Journal article
Evaluation of a New Circuit Configuration for the VDR-4 (R) High-Frequency Percussive Ventilator
Journal of burn care & research, Vol.31(4), pp.640-645
07/01/2010
DOI: 10.1097/BCR.0b013e3181e4ca4c
PMID: 20616653
Abstract
High-frequency percussive ventilation (HFPV) by the VDR-4 (R) has been a successful mode of ventilation in the management of inhalation injuries for nearly 20 years. A limitation of the standard VDR-4 ventilator circuit is that the sliding venturi manifold is heavy in weight and is normally connected directly to the patient's endotracheal tube (ETT), resulting in potentially hazardous torque on the ETT. In this study, we evaluate the mechanics of a new circuit for the VDR-4 that relocates the sliding venturi manifold portion of the circuit away from the ETT into the ventilator proper. This new VDR-4 circuit configuration may have an important impact on patient safety. (J Burn Care Res 2010; 31: 640-645)
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Evaluation of a New Circuit Configuration for the VDR-4 (R) High-Frequency Percussive Ventilator
- Creators
- Samuel W. Jones - N Carolina Jaycee Burn Ctr, Dept Surg, Chapel Hill, NC USAKathy A. Short - University of North Carolina HospitalsWilliam J. Hanson - University of North Carolina HospitalsLaura Hendrix - University of North Carolina at Chapel HillAnthony G. Charles - University of North Carolina at Chapel HillBruce A. Cairns - N Carolina Jaycee Burn Ctr, Dept Surg, Chapel Hill, NC USA
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Journal of burn care & research, Vol.31(4), pp.640-645
- Publisher
- Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
- DOI
- 10.1097/BCR.0b013e3181e4ca4c
- PMID
- 20616653
- ISSN
- 1559-047X
- eISSN
- 1559-0488
- Number of pages
- 6
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 07/01/2010
- Academic Unit
- Surgery
- Record Identifier
- 9984756259602771
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