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| − | * Use TIVA/regional techniques when possible. In cases where no volatile anesthetic is used, [https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0007091220306346?via%3Dihub FGF should be 6 LPM] or match the patients MV (whichever is higher), to prevent undue consumption of CO2 absorbent. | + | * Use TIVA/regional techniques when possible. In cases where no volatile anesthetic is used, [https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0007091220306346?via%3Dihub FGF should be 6 LPM] or match the patients MV (whichever is higher), to prevent undue consumption of CO2 absorbent. However, a follow up [https://ovidsp-dc2-ovid-com.liboff.ohsu.edu/ovid-new-b/ovidweb.cgi?&S=GCKOFPCDEIEBGKEKJPIJJEIHPOGCAA00&Complete+Reference=S.projects.17%7c24%7c1 letter to the editor] in 2022 reporting their in vivo results was more nuanced. While CO2 absorber lifespan was indeed significantly prolonged in high flow TIVA patients (160 hrs vs 16 hrs), and running costs were significantly decreased, the GWP100 was moderately higher with FiO2 of 30%, and significantly higher if FiO2 was 60%. They speculate that selective use of high flows in high CO2 output TIVA cases (e.g. laparoscopic or bariatric) may yield environmental as well as economic benefits. |
Revision as of 18:15, 11 December 2024
- Use TIVA/regional techniques when possible. In cases where no volatile anesthetic is used, FGF should be 6 LPM or match the patients MV (whichever is higher), to prevent undue consumption of CO2 absorbent. However, a follow up letter to the editor in 2022 reporting their in vivo results was more nuanced. While CO2 absorber lifespan was indeed significantly prolonged in high flow TIVA patients (160 hrs vs 16 hrs), and running costs were significantly decreased, the GWP100 was moderately higher with FiO2 of 30%, and significantly higher if FiO2 was 60%. They speculate that selective use of high flows in high CO2 output TIVA cases (e.g. laparoscopic or bariatric) may yield environmental as well as economic benefits.