Abstract

It is estimated that 9-37% of all mechanically ventilated patients experience difficulty during weaning from mechanical ventilation (MV). Weaning may be problematic for individuals with co-existing cardiac dysfunction, since hemodynamic instability is one proposed cause of weaning failure. Hemodynamic instability during weaning may develop with transition from positive intrathoracic pressure (ITP) during inspiration with MV to the negative ITP with spontaneous ventilation. This ITP shift may induce changes in right ventricular preload, afterload and contractility. The purpose of this study was to describe changes in right heart hemodynamics associated with weaning. Twenty instrumented, anesthetized, canines were randomly assigned to Group 1, normal ventricular function (n = 10), or Group 2, propranolol induced biventricular failure (n = 10). Each subject was randomly exposed to 4 weaning permutations: spontaneous ventilation (T-piece), spontaneous ventilation with a resistor (Resistor), pressure support 5 cm.

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This dissertation has also been disseminated through the ProQuest Dissertations and Theses database. Dissertation/thesis number: 9630891; ProQuest document ID: 304285184. The author still retains copyright.

Author Details

Susan Kay Frazier, PhD, RN

Sigma Membership

Delta Psi at-Large, Epsilon

Type

Dissertation

Format Type

Text-based Document

Study Design/Type

Other

Research Approach

Quantitative Research

Keywords:

Patient Care, Mechanical Ventilation Removal, Cardiac Care

Advisor

Kathleen S. Stone

Degree

PhD

Degree Grantor

The Ohio State University

Degree Year

1996

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Review Type

None: Degree-based Submission

Acquisition

Proxy-submission

Date of Issue

2019-11-20

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