CLINICAL-EVALUATION OF PUSHOVER MECHANICAL VENTILATION WITH THE OHMEDA UNIVERSAL PORTABLE ANESTHESIA COMPLETE VAPORIZER

Previous studies have not demonstrated the usefulness of a mechanical ventilator with the Universal Portable Anesthesia Complete (UPAC) fiel d anesthesia delivery system in a pushover mode. This study demonstrat ed that the Lifecare PLV-100 ventilator can function effectively in a practical pushover configuration with the UPAC vaporizer. By compariso n, vaporizer output followed the patterns of documented concentration curves for isoflurane at a given dial setting and, minute ventilation, Measured airway pressures in the breathing circuit were within physio logical parameters.