Acta anaesthesiologica Scandinavica
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Acta Anaesthesiol Scand · Aug 1997
Continuous low-flow tracheal gas insufflation during partial liquid ventilation in rabbits.
Both partial liquid ventilation (PLV) and tracheal gas insufflation are novel techniques for mechanical ventilation. In this study we examined whether PLV superimposed by continuous low-flow tracheal gas insufflation (TGI) offers any advantage to the blood gases and lung mechanics in normal-lung rabbits compared to the use of PLV only. ⋯ In summary, continuous low-flow TGI superimposed on PLV can decrease and stabilize the PaCO2 elevation caused by the initiation of PLV.