Inspired Gas Composition Influences Recovery from Experimental Venous Air Embolism
Abstract
This study examined the effect of varying the breathing gas mixture on recovery from an experimentally induced venous air embolism (VAE). The specific objectives of this study were as follows: (1) To assess the lungs ability to dissipate a second air embolism. (2) To compare treatment gas breathing to air breathing with regard to: (a) Maximum change in physiological variables; (b) Length of time taken for the return to baseline of physiological variables; (c) Amount of residual intravascular air; and (d) Frequency with which venous air emboli are passed to the arterial circulation.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 1991
- Accession Number
- ADA285377
Entities
People
- Charles M. Harrison
- Joseph A. Bettencourt
- Patricia L. Schleiff
- Theodore Plemons
- William J. Mehm
Organizations
- Armed Forces Institute of Pathology