2006 OPEN FORUM Abstracts
COMPARISON OF A CRITICAL CARE VENTILATOR FOR USE AS A NPPV VENTILATOR: A lung simulator and breathing test comparison of the Versamed iVent201 and Respironics Vision
Jodette A. Brewer, RRT, RCP,
Scripps Mercy Hospital, San Diego, CA.
Background: Recent developments in Critical Care
Ventilators have made available their use for NPPV (non invasive positive
pressure ventilation). The Respironics Vision is known throughout the
clinical arena as the gold standard of NPPV.
If the traditional invasive ventilator devices can provide a clinically
equivalent means of delivering NPPV, then clinicians and patients could possibly
benefit. Efficiency, training and
ability to quickly switch between NPPV and Invasive Ventilation may prove
advantageous. This study tested a
Critical Care Transport Ventilator (Versamed iVent201, Pearl River, NY) and a
NPPV Ventilator (Respironics Vision, Carlsbad, CA). The study was designed to determine whether
there were any clinically significant differences and to analyze the features
of both as they apply to clinical use.
Method: The ventilators were tested using a lung
simulation model and by spontaneous breathing.
The lung simulator was made up of a Michigan Dual adult TTL
(Michigan Instruments, Inc., Grand Rapids, MI) and a PF 300 Flow/Pressure
analyzer (IMT Medical, Inc., Oceanside, CA.). A ventilator was used to drive
consistent triggering/demand for breath initiation for both ventilators.
Flow/Pressure analysis was measured between patient interface and the Michigan
TTL. Each ventilator was set-up using manufacturers recommended breathing
circuits with a full face mask. Each ventilator was tested using the most
sensitive trigger settings (-0.5 cmH20 / 1 lpm for the iVent201, non-adjustable
for the Vision), rise time set to 0.1 seconds and expiratory sensitivity set to
40% for the iVent201 and non-adjustable for the Vision.
Results: Both devices were set at 3 different
IPAP (inspiratory positive airway pressure) and EPAP (expiratory positive
airway pressure) settings. Definitions of data collected for comparison of the
iVent201 and the Vision are as follows: Response Times - amount of time
required for pressure to return to baseline; Pmax - maximum pressure drop below
baseline; Vmax - maximum measured inspiratory flow; Ti - total inspiratory
time; Trise - time measured from baseline to target pressure:
Lung simulator Response Times (R.Times) and
Pmax
| Settings (IPAP/EPAP) | iVent R. Times/Pmax | Vision R. Times/Pmax |
| 10/5 | 114 ms/-2.6 cmH2O | 110 ms/-1.8 cmH2O |
| 15/8 | 100 ms/-3.2 cmH2O | 104 ms/-2.5 cmH2O |
| 25/10 | 102 ms/-3.6 cmH2O | 94 ms/-2.5 cmH2O |
Spontaneous breathing test results for Vmax,
Ti, Trise
| Settings (IPAP/EPAP) | iVent Vmax, Ti, Trise | Vision Vmax, Ti, Trise |
| 10/5 | 60 lpm, 1.71, .40 | 49 lpm, 1.91, .34 |
| 15/8 | 72 lpm, 1.32, .38 | 56 lpm, 1.71, .29 |
| 25/10 | 87 lpm, 1.33, .87 | 93 lpm, .67, .36 |
Conclusion: This study illustrated that the iVent201 can deliver safe and effective NPPV
and that with it's added features, i.e. battery and compressor transport
capability, size and weight, MRI compatibility, invasive ventilation with
advance modes of ventilation, and enhanced breath delivery adjustments
(expiratory sensitivity 10-90%, Rise time .1-1.5sec and Auto rise), it could
positively impact patient care, staff efficiency and overall institutional
costs. Further study is needed to assess NPPV and the additional features of
the Versamed iVent201 as well as other critical care ventilators, and overall
impact on improved patient care and institutional costs.