TY - JOUR
T1 - The effects of different mouth-to-mouth ventilation tidal volumes on gas exchange during simulated rescue breathing
AU - Stallinger, Angelika
AU - Wenzel, Volker
AU - Oroszy, Stephan
AU - Mayr, Viktoria D.
AU - Idris, Ahamed H.
AU - Lindner, Karl H.
AU - Hörmann, Christoph
PY - 2001
Y1 - 2001
N2 - The American Heart Association recommends tidal volumes of 700 to 1000 mL during mouth-to-mouth ventilation, but smaller tidal volumes of 500 mL may be of advantage to decrease the likelihood of stomach inflation. Because mouth-to-mouth ventilation gas contains only 17% oxygen, but 4% carbon dioxide, it is unknown whether 500-mL tidal volumes given during rescue breathing may result in insufficient oxygenation and inadequate carbon dioxide elimination. In a university hospital research laboratory, 20 fully conscious volunteer health care professionals were randomly assigned to breathe tidal volumes of 500 or 1000 mL of mouth-to-mouth ventilation gas (17% oxygen, 4% carbon dioxide, 79% nitrogen), or room air control (21% oxygen, 79% nitrogen) for 5 min. Arterial blood gases were taken immediately before, and after breathing 5 min of the experimental gas composition. When comparing 500 versus 1000 mL of mouth-to-mouth ventilation tidal volumes with 500 mL of room air, 500 mL of mouth-to-mouth ventilation tidal volume resulted in significantly (P < 0.05) lower mean ± SEM arterial oxygen partial pressure (70 ± 1 versus 85 ± 2 versus 92 ± 3 mm Hg, respectively), and lower oxygen saturation (94 ± 0.4 versus 97 ± 0.2 versus 98 ± 0.2%), but increased arterial carbon dioxide partial pressure (46 ± 1 versus 40 ± 1 versus 39 ± 1 mm Hg, respectively). Sixteen of 20 volunteers had to be excluded from the experiment with 500 mL of mouth-to-mouth ventilation gas after about 3 min instead of after 5 minutes as planned because of severe nervousness, sweating, and air hunger. We conclude that during simulated mouth-to-mouth ventilation, only large (approximately 1000 mL), but not small (approximately 500 mL) tidal volumes were able to maintain both sufficient oxygenation and adequate carbon dioxide elimination.
AB - The American Heart Association recommends tidal volumes of 700 to 1000 mL during mouth-to-mouth ventilation, but smaller tidal volumes of 500 mL may be of advantage to decrease the likelihood of stomach inflation. Because mouth-to-mouth ventilation gas contains only 17% oxygen, but 4% carbon dioxide, it is unknown whether 500-mL tidal volumes given during rescue breathing may result in insufficient oxygenation and inadequate carbon dioxide elimination. In a university hospital research laboratory, 20 fully conscious volunteer health care professionals were randomly assigned to breathe tidal volumes of 500 or 1000 mL of mouth-to-mouth ventilation gas (17% oxygen, 4% carbon dioxide, 79% nitrogen), or room air control (21% oxygen, 79% nitrogen) for 5 min. Arterial blood gases were taken immediately before, and after breathing 5 min of the experimental gas composition. When comparing 500 versus 1000 mL of mouth-to-mouth ventilation tidal volumes with 500 mL of room air, 500 mL of mouth-to-mouth ventilation tidal volume resulted in significantly (P < 0.05) lower mean ± SEM arterial oxygen partial pressure (70 ± 1 versus 85 ± 2 versus 92 ± 3 mm Hg, respectively), and lower oxygen saturation (94 ± 0.4 versus 97 ± 0.2 versus 98 ± 0.2%), but increased arterial carbon dioxide partial pressure (46 ± 1 versus 40 ± 1 versus 39 ± 1 mm Hg, respectively). Sixteen of 20 volunteers had to be excluded from the experiment with 500 mL of mouth-to-mouth ventilation gas after about 3 min instead of after 5 minutes as planned because of severe nervousness, sweating, and air hunger. We conclude that during simulated mouth-to-mouth ventilation, only large (approximately 1000 mL), but not small (approximately 500 mL) tidal volumes were able to maintain both sufficient oxygenation and adequate carbon dioxide elimination.
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U2 - 10.1097/00000539-200111000-00046
DO - 10.1097/00000539-200111000-00046
M3 - Article
C2 - 11682411
AN - SCOPUS:0034752548
SN - 0003-2999
VL - 93
SP - 1265
EP - 1269
JO - Anesthesia and analgesia
JF - Anesthesia and analgesia
IS - 5
ER -