title: Clinical evaluation of pushover mechanical ventilation with the Ohmeda Universal Portable Anesthesia Complete vaporizer.
abstract: Previous studies have not demonstrated the usefulness of a mechanical ventilator with the Universal Portable Anesthesia Complete (UPAC) field anesthesia delivery system in a pushover mode. This study demonstrated that the Lifecare PLV-100 ventilator can function effectively in a practical pushover configuration with the UPAC vaporizer. By comparison, vaporizer output followed the patterns of documented concentration curves for isoflurane at a given dial setting and minute ventilation. Measured airway pressures in the breathing circuit were within physiological parameters.
authors.affiliation: Anesthesia and Operative Nursing Services, Womack Army Medical Center, Fort Bragg, NC 28307, USA.
authors.forename: J K
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Hawkins
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Ciresi
authors.forename: W J
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Phillips
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000769:Anesthesia, Inhalation; D000776:Anesthesiology / Q000295:instrumentation*; D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008887:Military Medicine / Q000295:instrumentation; D009330:Nebulizers and Vaporizers; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative; D012122:Ventilators, Mechanical