Open AccessA calibrated measuring tape accurately predicts tidal volumes from ulna length
Author(s) -
Jon Rivers,
Jules Brown,
Kirsty Dolphin,
Yolande Squire
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of the intensive care society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.551
H-Index - 14
eISSN - 2057-360X
pISSN - 1751-1437
DOI - 10.1177/1751143715583861
Subject(s) - tidal volume , medicine , respiratory minute volume , volume (thermodynamics) , limits of agreement , ventilation (architecture) , nomogram , ulna , acute respiratory distress , mathematics , nuclear medicine , anesthesia , orthodontics , surgery , respiratory system , physics , anatomy , lung , meteorology , quantum mechanics
Low tidal volume ventilation improves outcomes in acute respiratory distress syndrome. Calculation of this volume requires knowledge of a patient's gender, and height, which may not be available in emergency admissions, and the subsequent application of a nomogram. The objective of this study was to test the accuracy of a calibrated measuring tape that reads in mL of tidal volume when the ulna is measured.
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