Aneclear? Thoughts?

[amyl]

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Anyone use this device that is supposed to increase cerebral blood flow and promote hypercapneic hyperventilation... And thus quicken wake up times? Anyone use it?

 

[Planktonmd]

What this device/technique is attempting to do is hyperventilate the patient at emergence to accelerate the elimination of inhaled agents while maintaining high ETCO2 by increasing dead space to avoid suppressing the patient's respiratory drive.
This can be done without a device, all you need to do is turn off the inhaled agent, hyperventilate the patient with 100% o2 until you eliminate the gas then start hypoventilating to get the patient to breath (do hyperventilation and increased CO2 consecutively instead of simultaneously).
I am not sure why you would want to do something like that though?

 

[narcusprince]

Amyl hope all is well. Long time no hear. This machine sounds like something invented by a person not practicing anesthesia. The device would be great for patients whom you think are undergoing a MH crisis and you attach this "filter" device to the circuit and to a jackson reese and rapidly clear the inhaled agent. How fast are they decreasing wakeup times? Any study showing superiority to an advanced anesthesia practicioner?

 

[deleted171991]

What this device/technique is attempting to do is hyperventilate the patient at emergence to accelerate the elimination of inhaled agents while maintaining high ETCO2 by increasing dead space to avoid suppressing the patient's respiratory drive.
This can be done without a device, all you need to do is turn off the inhaled agent, hyperventilate the patient with 100% o2 until you eliminate the gas then start hypoventilating to get the patient to breath (do hyperventilation and increased CO2 consecutively instead of simultaneously).
I am not sure why you would want to do something like that though?

Earth-shaking! This is what I do on a daily basis.

 

[BuzzPhreed]

 

[deleted87051]

You could do something similar by removing the sodalime canister from the circuit and use a moderate FGF.

 

[amyl]

I agree. Useless. Just curious if anyone used one.