Premium
Randomised controlled cross‐over comparison of continuous positive airway pressure through the Hamilton Galileo ventilator with a Dräger CF 800 device *
Author(s) -
Sutton P. J.,
Perkins C. L.,
Giles S. P.,
McAuley D. F.,
Gao F.
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
anaesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.839
H-Index - 117
eISSN - 1365-2044
pISSN - 0003-2409
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2044.2004.04030.x
Subject(s) - medicine , anesthesia , continuous positive airway pressure , galileo (satellite navigation) , respiratory rate , airway , mean airway pressure , ventilation (architecture) , positive pressure , heart rate , blood pressure , geodesy , obstructive sleep apnea , geography , mechanical engineering , engineering
Summary In this controlled, randomised cross‐over trial on 26 intensive care patients, we compared the effects on haemodynamic and respiratory profiles of continuous positive airway pressure delivered through the Hamilton Galileo ventilator or a Dräger CF 800 device. We also compared the nursing time saved using the two approaches when weaning patients from mechanical ventilation. We did not find significant differences in haemodynamics, respiratory rate, physiological dead space, oxygen saturation and carbon dioxide production between the continuous positive airway pressure generated by the Galileo and Dräger machines. However, there was a 10‐fold reduction in nursing time using the Galileo ventilator compared with the Dräger generator. We conclude that continuous positive airway pressure delivered through the Galileo ventilator is as efficient as a Dräger device but consumes less nursing time.