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Ettrich RH, Caballero J, Sakharkar P, Ahmed S, Hurlston T, Parmar J, Deb S. Evaluation of agreement between a noninvasive method for real-time measurement of critical blood values with a standard point-of-care device. PLoS One 2024; 19:e0304706. [PMID: 38889168 PMCID: PMC11185484 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0304706] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2024] [Accepted: 04/07/2024] [Indexed: 06/20/2024] Open
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The purpose of this work was to investigate the degree of agreement between two distinct approaches for measuring a set of blood values and to compare comfort levels reported by participants when utilizing these two disparate measurement methods. Radial arterial blood was collected for the comparator analysis using the Abbott i-STAT® POCT device. In contrast, the non-invasive proprietary DBC methodology is used to calculate sodium, potassium, chloride, ionized calcium, total carbon dioxide, pH, bicarbonate, and oxygen saturation using four input parameters (temperature, hemoglobin, pO2, and pCO2). Agreement between the measurement for a set of blood values obtained using i-STAT and DBC methodology was compared using intraclass correlation coefficients, Passing and Bablok regression analyses, and Bland Altman plots. A p-value of <0.05 was considered statistically significant. A total of 37 participants were included in this study. The mean age of the participants was 42.4 ± 13 years, most were male (65%), predominantly Caucasian/White (75%), and of Hispanic ethnicity (40%). The Intraclass Correlation Coefficients (ICC) analyses indicated agreement levels ranging from poor to moderate between i-STAT and the DBC's algorithm for Hb, pCO2, HCO3, TCO2, and Na, and weak agreement for pO2, HSO2, pH, K, Ca, and Cl. The Passing and Bablok regression analyses demonstrated that values for Hb, pO2, pCO2, TCO2, Cl, and Na obtained from the i-STAT did not differ significantly from that of the DBC's algorithm suggesting good agreement. The values for Hb, K, and Na measured by the DBC algorithm were slightly higher than those obtained by the i-STAT, indicating some systematic differences between these two methods on Bland Altman Plots. The non-invasive DBC methodology was found to be reliable and robust for most of the measured blood values compared to invasive POCT i-STAT device in healthy participants. These findings need further validation in larger samples and among individuals afflicted with various medical conditions.
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- Rudi H. Ettrich
- College of Biomedical Sciences, Larkin University, Miami, FL, United States of America
- Wertheim College of Medicine, Florida International University, Miami, FL, United States of America
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- College of Pharmacy, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, United States of America
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- College of Pharmacy, Larkin University, Miami, FL, United States of America
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- College of Biomedical Sciences, Larkin University, Miami, FL, United States of America
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- College of Biomedical Sciences, Larkin University, Miami, FL, United States of America
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- College of Pharmacy, Larkin University, Miami, FL, United States of America
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- College of Pharmacy, Larkin University, Miami, FL, United States of America
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McGuire WC, Pearce AK, Elliott AR, Fine JM, West JB, Crouch DR, Prisk GK, Malhotra A. Noninvasive Assessment of Impaired Gas Exchange with the Alveolar Gas Monitor Predicts Clinical Deterioration in COVID-19 Patients. J Clin Med 2023; 12:6203. [PMID: 37834847 PMCID: PMC10573776 DOI: 10.3390/jcm12196203] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2023] [Revised: 09/21/2023] [Accepted: 09/24/2023] [Indexed: 10/15/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE The COVID-19 pandemic magnified the importance of gas exchange abnormalities in early respiratory failure. Pulse oximetry (SpO2) has not been universally effective for clinical decision-making, possibly because of limitations. The alveolar gas monitor (AGM100) adds exhaled gas tensions to SpO2 to calculate the oxygen deficit (OD). The OD parallels the alveolar-to-arterial oxygen difference (AaDO2) in outpatients with cardiopulmonary disease. We hypothesized that the OD would discriminate between COVID-19 patients who require hospital admission and those who are discharged home, as well as predict need for supplemental oxygen during the index hospitalization. METHODS Patients presenting with dyspnea and COVID-19 were enrolled with informed consent and had OD measured using the AGM100. The OD was then compared between admitted and discharged patients and between patients who required supplemental oxygen and those who did not. The OD was also compared to SpO2 for each of these outcomes using receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves. RESULTS Thirty patients were COVID-19 positive and had complete AGM100 data. The mean OD was significantly (p = 0.025) higher among those admitted 50.0 ± 20.6 (mean ± SD) vs. discharged 27.0 ± 14.3 (mean ± SD). The OD was also significantly (p < 0.0001) higher among those requiring supplemental oxygen 60.1 ± 12.9 (mean ± SD) vs. those remaining on room air 25.2 ± 11.9 (mean ± SD). ROC curves for the OD demonstrated very good and excellent sensitivity for predicting hospital admission and supplemental oxygen administration, respectively. The OD performed better than an SpO2 threshold of <94%. CONCLUSIONS The AGM100 is a novel, noninvasive way of measuring impaired gas exchange for clinically important endpoints in COVID-19.
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- W. Cameron McGuire
- UC San Diego Health Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, Sleep Medicine, and Physiology 9500 Gilman Drive, Mail Code 7381, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA; (A.K.P.); (A.R.E.); (J.M.F.); (J.B.W.); (D.R.C.); (G.K.P.); (A.M.)
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Celeste LFDN, Silva SAD, Raponi MBG, Barbosa MH, Bernardinelli FCP, Chavaglia SRR. Construção e validação do instrumento de verificação da adesão às diretrizes brasileiras de ventilação mecânica. REME: REVISTA MINEIRA DE ENFERMAGEM 2023. [DOI: 10.35699/2316-9389.2023.41432] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/19/2023] Open
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Objetivo: construir e validar um instrumento para verificar a adesão às recomendações das Diretrizes Brasileiras de Ventilação Mecânica dos profissionais de saúde envolvidos na assistência aos pacientes em Ventilação Mecânica Invasiva. Método: estudo metodológico conduzido entre setembro e dezembro de 2019, em um hospital público com 87 pacientes. Adotou-se o Índice de Validação de Conteúdo para a validação de conteúdo, o Coeficiente de Correlação de Pearson para a validade de critério, o alfa de Cronbach para a consistência interna, o Coeficiente Kappa e o Coeficiente de Correlação Intraclasse para a confiabilidade interobservador. Resultados: o instrumento apresentou validade de conteúdo e consistência interna aceitável. A correlação de Pearson, indicou uma correlação do escore de adesão com a saturação (r=0,31; p≤0,005), o escore médio para o observador A e B resultou, respectivamente, em 88,89(±5,23) e 88,86(±5,34) e o intervalo de confiança foi de 0,96. Conclusão: o instrumento se mostrou válido e confiável para verificar a adesão às Diretrizes Brasileiras de Ventilação Mecânica dos profissionais.
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Validation of Noninvasive Assessment of Pulmonary Gas Exchange in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease during Initial Exposure to High Altitude. J Clin Med 2023; 12:jcm12030795. [PMID: 36769447 PMCID: PMC9917654 DOI: 10.3390/jcm12030795] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2022] [Revised: 01/09/2023] [Accepted: 01/13/2023] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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Investigation of pulmonary gas exchange efficacy usually requires arterial blood gas analysis (aBGA) to determine arterial partial pressure of oxygen (mPaO2) and compute the Riley alveolar-to-arterial oxygen difference (A-aDO2); that is a demanding and invasive procedure. A noninvasive approach (AGM100), allowing the calculation of PaO2 (cPaO2) derived from pulse oximetry (SpO2), has been developed, but this has not been validated in a large cohort of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients. Our aim was to conduct a validation study of the AG100 in hypoxemic moderate-to-severe COPD. Concurrent measurements of cPaO2 (AGM100) and mPaO2 (EPOC, portable aBGA device) were performed in 131 moderate-to-severe COPD patients (mean ±SD FEV1: 60 ± 10% of predicted value) and low-altitude residents, becoming hypoxemic (i.e., SpO2 < 94%) during a short stay at 3100 m (Too-Ashu, Kyrgyzstan). Agreements between cPaO2 (AGM100) and mPaO2 (EPOC) and between the O2-deficit (calculated as the difference between end-tidal pressure of O2 and cPaO2 by the AGM100) and Riley A-aDO2 were assessed. Mean bias (±SD) between cPaO2 and mPaO2 was 2.0 ± 4.6 mmHg (95% Confidence Interval (CI): 1.2 to 2.8 mmHg) with 95% limits of agreement (LoA): -7.1 to 11.1 mmHg. In multivariable analysis, larger body mass index (p = 0.046), an increase in SpO2 (p < 0.001), and an increase in PaCO2-PETCO2 difference (p < 0.001) were associated with imprecision (i.e., the discrepancy between cPaO2 and mPaO2). The positive predictive value of cPaO2 to detect severe hypoxemia (i.e., PaO2 ≤ 55 mmHg) was 0.94 (95% CI: 0.87 to 0.98) with a positive likelihood ratio of 3.77 (95% CI: 1.71 to 8.33). The mean bias between O2-deficit and A-aDO2 was 6.2 ± 5.5 mmHg (95% CI: 5.3 to 7.2 mmHg; 95%LoA: -4.5 to 17.0 mmHg). AGM100 provided an accurate estimate of PaO2 in hypoxemic patients with COPD, but the precision for individual values was modest. This device is promising for noninvasive assessment of pulmonary gas exchange efficacy in COPD patients.
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Balmain BN, Tomlinson AR, MacNamara JP, Sarma S, Levine BD, Hynan LS, Babb TG. Estimating exercise Pa CO2 in patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction. J Appl Physiol (1985) 2022; 132:36-45. [PMID: 34762529 PMCID: PMC8721897 DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00474.2021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2021] [Revised: 10/25/2021] [Accepted: 11/04/2021] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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Patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) exhibit cardiopulmonary abnormalities that could affect the predictability of exercise [Formula: see text] from the Jones corrected partial pressure of end-tidal CO2 (PJCO2) equation (PJCO2 = 5.5 + 0.9 × [Formula: see text] - 2.1 × VT). Since the dead space to tidal volume (VD/VT) calculation also includes [Formula: see text] measurements, estimates of VD/VT from PJCO2 may also be affected. Because using noninvasive estimates of [Formula: see text] and VD/VT could save patient discomfort, time, and cost, we examined whether partial pressure of end-tidal CO2 ([Formula: see text]) and PJCO2 can be used to estimate [Formula: see text] and VD/VT in 13 patients with HFpEF. [Formula: see text] was measured from expired gases measured simultaneously with radial arterial blood gases at rest, constant-load (20 W), and peak exercise. VD/VT[art] was calculated using the Enghoff modification of the Bohr equation, and estimates of VD/VT were calculated using [Formula: see text] (VD/VT[ET]) and PJCO2 (VD/VT[J]) in place of [Formula: see text]. [Formula: see text] was similar to [Formula: see text] at rest (-1.46 ± 2.63, P = 0.112) and peak exercise (0.66 ± 2.56, P = 0.392), but overestimated [Formula: see text] at 20 W (-2.09 ± 2.55, P = 0.020). PJCO2 was similar to [Formula: see text] at rest (-1.29 ± 2.57, P = 0.119) and 20 W (-1.06 ± 2.29, P = 0.154), but underestimated [Formula: see text] at peak exercise (1.90 ± 2.13, P = 0.009). VD/VT[ET] was similar to VD/VT[art] at rest (-0.01 ± 0.03, P = 0.127) and peak exercise (0.01 ± 0.04, P = 0.210), but overestimated VD/VT[art] at 20 W (-0.02 ± 0.03, P = 0.025). Although VD/VT[J] was similar to VD/VT[art] at rest (-0.01 ± 0.03, P = 0.156) and 20 W (-0.01 ± 0.03, P = 0.133), VD/VT[J] underestimated VD/VT[art] at peak exercise (0.03 ± 0.04, P = 0.013). Exercise [Formula: see text] and VD/VT[ET] provides better estimates of [Formula: see text] and VD/VT[art] than PJCO2 and VD/VT[J] does at peak exercise. Thus, estimates of [Formula: see text] and VD/VT should only be used if sampling arterial blood during CPET is not feasible.NEW & NOTEWORTHY [Formula: see text] provides a better estimate of [Formula: see text] than PJCO2 at peak exercise, and VD/VT[ET] provides a better estimate of VD/VT[art] than VD/VT[J] at peak exercise. Although we reported significant correlations, we did not find an identity between [Formula: see text] and estimates of [Formula: see text], nor did we find an identity between VD/VT[art] and estimates of VD/VT[art]. Thus, caution should be taken and estimates of [Formula: see text] and VD/VT should only be used if sampling arterial blood during CPET is not feasible.
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- Bryce N Balmain
- Institute for Exercise and Environmental Medicine, Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital, Dallas, Texas
- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas
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- Institute for Exercise and Environmental Medicine, Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital, Dallas, Texas
- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas
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- Institute for Exercise and Environmental Medicine, Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital, Dallas, Texas
- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas
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- Institute for Exercise and Environmental Medicine, Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital, Dallas, Texas
- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas
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- Institute for Exercise and Environmental Medicine, Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital, Dallas, Texas
- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas
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- Department of Population and Data Sciences (Biostatistics) & Psychiatry, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas
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- Institute for Exercise and Environmental Medicine, Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital, Dallas, Texas
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Prisk GK, West JB. Non-invasive Measurement of Pulmonary Gas Exchange Efficiency: The Oxygen Deficit. Front Physiol 2021; 12:757857. [PMID: 34744795 PMCID: PMC8567009 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2021.757857] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2021] [Accepted: 09/24/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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The efficiency of pulmonary gas exchange has long been assessed using the alveolar-arterial difference in PO2, the A-aDO2, a construct developed by Richard Riley ~70years ago. However, this measurement is invasive (requiring an arterial blood sample), time consuming, expensive, uncomfortable for the patients, and as such not ideal for serial measurements. Recent advances in the technology now provide for portable and rapidly responding measurement of the PO2 and PCO2 in expired gas, which combined with the well-established measurement of arterial oxygen saturation via pulse oximetry (SpO2) make practical a non-invasive surrogate measurement of the A-aDO2, the oxygen deficit. The oxygen deficit is the difference between the end-tidal PO2 and the calculated arterial PO2 derived from the SpO2 and taking into account the PCO2, also measured from end-tidal gas. The oxygen deficit shares the underlying basis of the measurement of gas exchange efficiency that the A-aDO2 uses, and thus the two measurements are well-correlated (r2~0.72). Studies have shown that the new approach is sensitive and can detect the age-related decline in gas exchange efficiency associated with healthy aging. In patients with lung disease the oxygen deficit is greatly elevated compared to normal subjects. The portable and non-invasive nature of the approach suggests potential uses in first responders, in military applications, and in underserved areas. Further, the completely non-invasive and rapid nature of the measurement makes it ideally suited to serial measurements of acutely ill patients including those with COVID-19, allowing patients to be closely monitored if required.
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- G Kim Prisk
- Department of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, United States
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- Department of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, United States
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Amaza I, Kalra H, Eberlein M, Jethava Y, McDonell J, Wolfe B, Tomasson MH, Bates ML. Case Studies in Physiology: Untangling the cause of hypoxemia in a patient with obesity with acute leukemia. J Appl Physiol (1985) 2021; 131:788-793. [PMID: 33955261 DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00867.2020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Diagnosing the cause of hypoxemia and dyspnea can be complicated in complex patients with multiple comorbidities. This "Case Study in Physiology" describes an man with obesity admitted to the hospital for relapse of acute lymphoblastic leukemia, who experienced progressive hypoxemia, shortness of breath, and dyspnea on exertion during his hospitalization. After initial empirical treatment with diuresis and antibiotics failed to improve his symptoms and because an arterial blood gas measurement was not readily available, we applied a novel, recently described physiological method to estimate the arterial partial pressure of oxygen from the peripheral saturation measurement and calculate the alveolar-arterial oxygen difference to discern the source of his hypoxemia and dyspnea. Using basic physiological principles, we describe how hypoventilation, anemia, and the use of a β blocker and furosemide, collaborated to create a "perfect storm" in this patient that impaired oxygen delivery and limited utilization. This case illustrates the application of innovative physiology methodology in medicine and provides a strong rationale for continuing to integrate physiology education in medical education.NEW & NOTEWORTHY Discerning the cause of dyspnea and hypoxemia in complex patients can be difficult. We describe the "real world" application of an innovative methodology to untangle the underlying physiology in a patient with multiple comorbidities. This case further demonstrates the importance of applying physiology to interrogate the underlying cause of a patient's symptoms when treatment based on probability fails.
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- Iliya Amaza
- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Occupational Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
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- Department of Health and Human Physiology, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa.,Stead Family Department of Pediatrics, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Occupational Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Hematology, Oncology, and Bone Marrow Transplant, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa.,Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
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- Department of Health and Human Physiology, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa.,Stead Family Department of Pediatrics, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
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- Department of Surgery, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Hematology, Oncology, and Bone Marrow Transplant, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa.,Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Hematology, Oncology, and Bone Marrow Transplant, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa.,Department of Health and Human Physiology, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa.,Stead Family Department of Pediatrics, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa.,Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
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Patrician A, Spajić B, Gasho C, Caldwell HG, Dawkins T, Stembridge M, Lovering AT, Coombs GB, Howe CA, Barak O, Drviš I, Dujić Ž, Ainslie PN. Temporal changes in pulmonary gas exchange efficiency when breath-hold diving below residual volume. Exp Physiol 2021; 106:1120-1133. [PMID: 33559974 DOI: 10.1113/ep089176] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2020] [Accepted: 02/04/2021] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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NEW FINDINGS What is the central question of this study? How does deep breath-hold diving impact cardiopulmonary function, both acutely and over the subsequent 2.5 hours post-dive? What is the main finding and its importance? Breath-hold diving, to depths below residual volume, is associated with acute impairments in pulmonary gas exchange, which typically resolve within 2.5 hours. These data provide new insight into the behaviour of the lungs and pulmonary vasculature following deep diving. ABSTRACT Breath-hold diving involves highly integrative and extreme physiological responses to both exercise and asphyxia during progressive elevations in hydrostatic pressure. Over two diving training camps (Study 1 and 2), 25 breath-hold divers (recreational to world-champion) performed 66 dives to 57 ± 20 m (range: 18-117 m). Using the deepest dive from each diver, temporal changes in cardiopulmonary function were assessed using non-invasive pulmonary gas exchange (indexed via the O2 deficit), ultrasound B-line scores, lung compliance and pulmonary haemodynamics at baseline and following the dive. Hydrostatically induced lung compression was quantified in Study 2, using spirometry and lung volume measurement, enabling each dive to be categorized by its residual volume (RV)-equivalent depth. From both studies, pulmonary gas exchange inefficiency - defined as an increase in O2 deficit - was related to the depth of the dive (r2 = 0.345; P < 0.001), with dives associated with lung squeeze symptoms exhibiting the greatest deficits. In Study 1, although B-lines doubled from baseline (P = 0.027), cardiac output and pulmonary artery systolic pressure were unchanged post-dive. In Study 2, dives with lung compression to ≤RV had higher O2 deficits at 9 min, compared to dives that did not exceed RV (24 ± 25 vs. 5 ± 8 mmHg; P = 0.021). The physiological significance of a small increase in estimated lung compliance post-dive (via decreased and increased/unaltered airway resistance and reactance, respectively) remains equivocal. Following deep dives, the current study highlights an integrated link between hydrostatically induced lung compression and transient impairments in pulmonary gas exchange efficiency.
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- Alexander Patrician
- Center for Heart, Lung & Vascular Health, University of British Columbia - Okanagan, Kelowna, BC, Canada
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- Faculty of Kinesiology, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
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- Center for Heart, Lung & Vascular Health, University of British Columbia - Okanagan, Kelowna, BC, Canada
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- Center for Heart, Lung & Vascular Health, University of British Columbia - Okanagan, Kelowna, BC, Canada
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- Cardiff School of Sport and Health Sciences, Cardiff Metropolitan University, Cardiff, UK
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- Cardiff School of Sport and Health Sciences, Cardiff Metropolitan University, Cardiff, UK
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- Department of Human Physiology, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR, USA
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- Center for Heart, Lung & Vascular Health, University of British Columbia - Okanagan, Kelowna, BC, Canada
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- Center for Heart, Lung & Vascular Health, University of British Columbia - Okanagan, Kelowna, BC, Canada
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- Faculty of Medicine, University of Novi Sad, Novi Sad, Serbia
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- Faculty of Kinesiology, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
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- University of Split School of Medicine, Split, Croatia
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- Center for Heart, Lung & Vascular Health, University of British Columbia - Okanagan, Kelowna, BC, Canada
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Patrician A, Gasho C, Spajić B, Caldwell HG, Baković-Kramaric D, Barak O, Drviš I, Dujić Ž, Ainslie PN. Case Studies in Physiology: Breath-hold diving beyond 100 meters-cardiopulmonary responses in world-champion divers. J Appl Physiol (1985) 2021; 130:1345-1350. [PMID: 33600279 DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00877.2020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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In this case study, we evaluate the unique physiological profiles of two world-champion breath-hold divers. At close to current world-record depths, the extreme physiological responses to both exercise and asphyxia during progressive elevations in hydrostatic pressure are profound. As such, these professional athletes must be capable of managing such stress, to maintain performing at the forefront human capacity. In both divers, pulmonary function before and after deep dives to 102 m and 117 m in the open sea was assessed using noninvasive pulmonary gas exchange (indexed via the O2 deficit, which is analogous to the traditional alveolar to arterial oxygen difference), ultrasound B-line scores, airway resistance, and airway reactance. Hydrostatic-induced lung compression was also quantified via spirometry. Both divers successfully performed their dives. Pulmonary gas exchange efficiency was impaired in both divers at 10 min but had mostly restored within a few hours. Mild hemoptysis was transiently evident immediately following the 117-m dive, whereas both divers experienced nitrogen narcosis. Although B-lines were only elevated in one diver postdive, reductions in airway resistance and reactance occurred in both divers, suggesting that the compressive strain on the structural characteristics of the airways can persist for up to 3.5 h. Marked echocardiographic dyssynchrony was evident in one diver after 10 m of descent, which persisted until resolving at ∼77 m during ascent. In summary, despite the enormous hydrostatic and physiological stress to diving beyond 100 m on a single breath, these data provide valuable insight into the extraordinary capacity of those at the pinnacle of apneic performance.NEW & NOTEWORTHY This study shows that world-champion breath-hold divers demonstrate incredible tolerability to extreme levels of hydrostatic-induced lung compression. Immediately following dives to >100 m, there were acute impairments in pulmonary gas exchange efficiency, mild accummulation of extravascular lung fluid, noticable intrathoracic discomfort, and evident nitrogen narcosis, however, within a few hours, these had all mostly resolved.
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- Alexander Patrician
- Center for Heart, Lung, and Vascular Health, School of Health and Exercise Sciences, University of British Columbia Okanagan, Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada
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- Center for Heart, Lung, and Vascular Health, School of Health and Exercise Sciences, University of British Columbia Okanagan, Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada
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- Faculty of Kinesiology, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
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- Center for Heart, Lung, and Vascular Health, School of Health and Exercise Sciences, University of British Columbia Okanagan, Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada
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- Faculty of Medicine, University of Novi Sad, Novi Sad, Serbia
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- Faculty of Kinesiology, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
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- School of Medicine, University of Split, Split, Croatia
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- Center for Heart, Lung, and Vascular Health, School of Health and Exercise Sciences, University of British Columbia Okanagan, Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada
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Sieck DC, Sieck GC. Improving gas exchange and exercise tolerance in mild COPD patients. J Physiol 2021; 599:1943-1944. [PMID: 33576012 DOI: 10.1113/jp281323] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2021] [Accepted: 02/08/2021] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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- Department of Physiology & Biomedical Engineering, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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Tremblay JC, Ainslie PN, Turner R, Gatterer H, Schlittler M, Woyke S, Regli IB, Strapazzon G, Rauch S, Siebenmann C. Endothelial function and shear stress in hypobaric hypoxia: time course and impact of plasma volume expansion in men. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2020; 319:H980-H994. [PMID: 32886005 DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00597.2020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
Abstract
High-altitude exposure typically reduces endothelial function, and this is modulated by hemoconcentration resulting from plasma volume contraction. However, the specific impact of hypobaric hypoxia independent of external factors (e.g., cold, varying altitudes, exercise, diet, and dehydration) on endothelial function is unknown. We examined the temporal changes in blood viscosity, shear stress, and endothelial function and the impact of plasma volume expansion (PVX) during exposure to hypobaric hypoxia while controlling for external factors. Eleven healthy men (25 ± 4 yr, mean ± SD) completed two 4-day chamber visits [normoxia (NX) and hypobaric hypoxia (HH; equivalent altitude, 3,500 m)] in a crossover design. Endothelial function was assessed via flow-mediated dilation in response to transient (reactive hyperemia; RH-FMD) and sustained (progressive handgrip exercise; SS-FMD) increases in shear stress before entering and after 1, 6, 12, 48, and 96 h in the chamber. During HH, endothelial function was also measured on the last day after PVX to preexposure levels (1,140 ± 320 mL balanced crystalloid solution). Blood viscosity and arterial shear stress increased on the first day during HH compared with NX and remained elevated at 48 and 96 h (P < 0.005). RH-FMD did not differ during HH compared with NX and was unaffected by PVX despite reductions in blood viscosity (P < 0.05). The stimulus-response slope of increases in shear stress to vasodilation during SS-FMD was preserved in HH and increased by 44 ± 73% following PVX (P = 0.023). These findings suggest that endothelial function is maintained in HH when other stressors are absent and that PVX improves endothelial function in a shear-stress stimulus-specific manner.NEW & NOTEWORTHY Using a normoxic crossover study design, we examined the impact of hypobaric hypoxia (4 days; altitude equivalent, 3,500 m) and hemoconcentration on blood viscosity, shear stress, and endothelial function. Blood viscosity increased during the hypoxic exposure and was accompanied by elevated resting and exercising arterial shear stress. Flow-mediated dilation stimulated by reactive hyperemia and handgrip exercise was preserved throughout the hypoxic exposure. Plasma volume expansion reversed the hypoxia-associated hemoconcentration and selectively increased handgrip exercise flow-mediated dilation.
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- Joshua C Tremblay
- Centre for Heart, Lung and Vascular Health, University of British Columbia-Okanagan, Kelowna, Canada
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- Centre for Heart, Lung and Vascular Health, University of British Columbia-Okanagan, Kelowna, Canada
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- Institute of Mountain Emergency Medicine, Eurac Research, Bolzano, Italy
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- Institute of Mountain Emergency Medicine, Eurac Research, Bolzano, Italy
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- Institute of Mountain Emergency Medicine, Eurac Research, Bolzano, Italy
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- Institute of Mountain Emergency Medicine, Eurac Research, Bolzano, Italy.,Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
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- Institute of Mountain Emergency Medicine, Eurac Research, Bolzano, Italy.,Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine, "F. Tappeiner" Hospital, Merano, Italy
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- Institute of Mountain Emergency Medicine, Eurac Research, Bolzano, Italy.,Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
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- Institute of Mountain Emergency Medicine, Eurac Research, Bolzano, Italy.,Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine, "F. Tappeiner" Hospital, Merano, Italy
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West JB, Liu MA, Stark PC, Prisk GK. Measuring the efficiency of pulmonary gas exchange using expired gas instead of arterial blood: comparing the "ideal" Po 2 of Riley with end-tidal Po 2. Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol 2020; 319:L289-L293. [PMID: 32491950 DOI: 10.1152/ajplung.00150.2020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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When using a new noninvasive method for measuring the efficiency of pulmonary gas exchange, a key measurement is the oxygen deficit, defined as the difference between the end-tidal alveolar Po2 and the calculated arterial Po2. The end-tidal Po2 is measured using a rapid gas analyzer, and the arterial Po2 is derived from pulse oximetry after allowing for the effect of the Pco2 on the oxygen affinity of hemoglobin. In the present report we show that the values of end-tidal Po2 and Pco2 are highly reproducible, providing a solid foundation for the measurement of the oxygen deficit. We compare the oxygen deficit with the classical ideal alveolar-arterial Po2 difference (A-aDO2) as originally proposed by Riley, and now extensively used in clinical practice. This assumes Riley's criteria for ideal alveolar gas, namely no ventilation-perfusion inequality, the same Pco2 as arterial blood, and the same respiratory exchange ratio as the whole lung. It transpires that, in normal subjects, the end-tidal Po2 is essentially the same as the ideal value. This conclusion is consistent with the very small oxygen deficit that we have reported in young normal subjects, the significantly higher values seen in older normal subjects, and the much larger values in patients with lung disease. We conclude that this noninvasive measurement of the efficiency of pulmonary exchange is identical in many respects to that based on the ideal alveolar Po2, but that it is easier to obtain.
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- John B West
- Department of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California
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- Department of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California
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- Department of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California
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- Department of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California
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Liu MA, Stark PC, Prisk GK, West JB. Oxygen deficit is a sensitive measure of mild gas exchange impairment at inspired O 2 between 12.5% and 21. Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol 2020; 319:L91-L94. [PMID: 32401675 DOI: 10.1152/ajplung.00003.2020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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The oxygen deficit (OD) is the difference between the end-tidal alveolar Po2 and the calculated Po2 of arterial blood based on measured oxygen saturation that acts as a proxy for the alveolar-arterial Po2 difference. Previous work has shown that the alveolar gas meter (AGM100) can measure pulmonary gas exchange, via the OD, in patients with a history of lung disease and in normal subjects breathing 12.5% O2. The present study measured how the OD varied at different values of inspired O2. Healthy subjects were split by age (young 22-31; n = 23; older 42-90; n = 13). Across all inspired O2 levels (12.5, 15, 17.5, and 21%), the OD was higher in the older cohort 10.6 ± 1.0 mmHg compared with the young -0.4 ± 0.6 mmHg (P < 0.0001, using repeated measures ANOVA), the difference being significant at all O2 levels (all P < 0.0001). The OD difference between age groups and its variance was greater at higher O2 values (age × O2 interaction; P = 0.002). The decrease in OD with lower values of inspired O2 in both cohorts is consistent with the increased accuracy of the calculated arterial Po2 based on the O2-Hb dissociation curve and with the expected decrease in the alveolar-arterial Po2 difference due to a lower arterial saturation. The persisting higher OD seen in older subjects, irrespective of the inspired O2, shows that the measurement of OD remains sensitive to mild gas exchange impairment, even when breathing 21% O2.
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- Matthew A Liu
- Department of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California
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- Department of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California
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- Department of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California
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- Department of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California
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Validation of a Noninvasive Assessment of Pulmonary Gas Exchange During Exercise in Hypoxia. Chest 2020; 158:1644-1650. [PMID: 32343965 DOI: 10.1016/j.chest.2020.04.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2019] [Revised: 04/03/2020] [Accepted: 04/09/2020] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Pulmonary gas exchange efficiency, determined by the alveolar-to-arterial Po2 difference (A-aDo2), progressively worsens during exercise at sea-level; this response is further elevated during exercise in hypoxia. Traditionally, pulmonary gas exchange efficiency is assessed through measurements of ventilation and end-tidal gases paired with direct arterial blood gas (ABG) sampling. Because these measures have a number of caveats, particularly invasive blood sampling, the development of new approaches for the noninvasive assessment of pulmonary gas exchange is needed. RESEARCH QUESTION Is a noninvasive method of assessing pulmonary gas exchange valid during rest and exercise in acute hypoxia? STUDY DESIGN AND METHODS Twenty-five healthy participants (10 female) completed a staged maximal exercise test on a cycle ergometer in a hypoxic chamber (Fio2 = 0.11). Simultaneous ABGs via a radial arterial catheter and noninvasive gas-exchange measurements (AGM100) were obtained in 2-minute intervals. Noninvasive gas exchange, termed the O2 deficit, was calculated from the difference between the end-tidal and the calculated Pao2 (via pulse oximetry and corrected for the Bohr effect by using the end-tidal Pco2). Noninvasive O2 deficit was compared with the traditional alveolar to arterial oxygen difference (A-aDo2), using the traditional Riley analysis. RESULTS Under conditions of rest at room air, hypoxic rest, and hypoxic exercise, strong correlations between the calculated gPao2 and directly measured Pao2 (R2 = 0.97; P < .001; mean bias = 1.70 mm Hg) were observed. At hypoxic rest and exercise, strong relationships between the estimated and directly measured Pao2 (R2 = 0.68; P < .001; mean bias = 1.01 mm Hg) and O2 deficit with the traditional A-aDo2 (R2 = 0.70; P < .001; mean bias = 5.24 mm Hg) remained. INTERPRETATIONS Our findings support the use of a noninvasive measure of gas exchange during acute hypoxic exercise in heathy humans. Further studies are required to determine whether this approach can be used clinically as a tool during normoxic exercise in patients with preexisting impairments in gas exchange efficiency.
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Prisk GK, West JB. Deriving the arterial Po 2 and oxygen deficit from expired gas and pulse oximetry. J Appl Physiol (1985) 2019; 127:1067-1074. [PMID: 31436512 DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.01100.2018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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The efficiency of pulmonary gas exchange is often assessed by the ideal alveolar-arterial partial pressure difference (A-aDO2). Through a combination of pulse oximetry and rapidly responding gas analyzers to measure the partial pressures of O2 and CO2 in expired gas, one can measure the oxygen deficit. Defined as the difference between the measured alveolar Po2 and the arterial Po2 calculated from SpO2, the oxygen deficit is a substitute for the alveolar-arterial Po2 difference. The oxygen deficit is physiologically reasonable in that it increases with age in healthy subjects and is well correlated with the A-aDO2. To calculate arterial Po2 from saturation, the saturation should be below the very flat upper part of the O2-Hb dissociation curve; good estimates can be made provided the arterial O2 saturation is below ~95%. Since saturations at or above 95% imply reasonably well-maintained gas exchange efficiency, this limitation is of only minor concern. Calculations show that it is necessary to take into account the change in Po2 at a saturation of 50% of the O2-Hb dissociation curve based on the measured alveolar Pco2. As the measurement is designed to be noninvasive, determination of any base excess is not practical, but calculations show that the effect of assuming a zero base excess is modest, with a similar small effect from an abnormal body temperature. Taken together, these results show that a noninvasive assessment of pulmonary gas exchange efficiency can be obtained from subjects with below-normal arterial O2 saturations through a combination of expired O2 and CO2 measurements and SpO2 made during quiet breathing.NEW & NOTEWORTHY The details and limitations of a noninvasive measurement of pulmonary gas exchange efficiency, the oxygen deficit, are described. The oxygen deficit, calculated from expired gas measurements made during quiet breathing coupled with pulse oximetry, is a good surrogate measurement of the ideal alveolar-arterial Po2 difference and does not require arterial blood gas sampling.
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- G Kim Prisk
- Department of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California
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- Department of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California
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Pickerodt PA, Kuebler WM. Go West: translational physiology for noninvasive measurement of pulmonary gas exchange in patients with hypoxemic lung disease. Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol 2019; 316:L701-L702. [DOI: 10.1152/ajplung.00515.2018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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- Philipp A. Pickerodt
- Department of Anesthesiology and Operative Intensive Care Medicine, Campus Charité Mitte and Virchow-Klinikum, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Institute of Physiology, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
- Keenan Research Centre for Biomedical Science, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Departments of Physiology and Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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