Open AccessNovel Use of Catheter Mount as an Alternative to T-piece
Author(s) -
Saurabh Saigal,
Abhijeet Anand,
Rajesh Panda,
Saiteja Kodamanchili,
Krishnkant Bhardwaj,
TB Gowthaman
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
indian journal of critical care medicine/indian journal of critical care medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.317
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 1998-359X
pISSN - 0972-5229
DOI - 10.5005/jp-journals-10071-24114
Subject(s) - medicine , catheter , intensive care unit , weaning , endotracheal tube , mount , repurposing , intensive care medicine , anesthesia , emergency medicine , surgery , intubation , ecology , computer science , biology , operating system
Catheter mounts with swivel connectors are used to attach the endotracheal tube to the ventilator circuit, dampening jerks and drags and increasing patient comfort. We suggest a unique application of catheter mount as T-piece for weaning, eliminating the need for a single inventory purchase and repurposing a previously used item for a new use, lowering the financial burden on patients. In our ICU, catheter mounts are being used as an alternative to T-piece for 30-minute weaning trials following successful SBT trials to evaluate patients' response to Zero PEEP (ZEEP) and therefore the probable occurrence of alveolar derecruitment to decrease extubation failure.