OPEN FORUM #15
Monitoring/Equipment—Part II
Thursday December 9, 2010
9:30 A.M.–11:25 A.M.
Room N239/N241
1. Performance of a Disposable Single Patient Use Continuous Cuff Pressure Monitoring System a Bench Test—Matthew Davis RRT, Nottingham MD
2. Evaluation of ABG Practice in an Academic MICU—Carla Wollens, Cleveland OH
3. Initial Experience With Registered Respiratory Therapists Placing Esophagogastric Tubes in Adult Mechanically Ventilated Patients—Richard Stairhime III BS, Charlottesville VA
4. Model of CO2 Production Storage and Elimination as an Aid to Understanding CO2 Transients—Joseph Orr PhD, Salt Lake City UT
5. Evaluation of Adequacy of Tidal Volumes Using a Volumetric Capnography Reference Data Set—Joseph Orr PhD, Salt Lake City UT
6. A Novel Method for Integrating a Lung Analog Into a Cadaver for Reliable Volume Measurement During Positive-Pressure Mask Testing—Andrew Mazzoli PhD, Augusta GA
7. Effect of Heliox on End-Tidal CO2 and Respiratory Rate Measurement in Healthy Adults—Donna Gardner MSHP, San Antonio TX
8. Evaluation of Sputum Production With the Use of the Frequencer With the Adult Cystic Fibrosis Patients—Theodore Vallejos, La Jolla CA
9. Bacteria Growth on Portable Oxygen Tanks During Hospital Use—Mark Babic, Cleveland OH
10. Accuracy of Acoustic Respiration Rate Monitoring in an Acute Nursing Unit—Jim Kumpula AS, Seattle WA
11. Comparing Breathing Intolerance Index Pre- and Post-Diaphragmatic Muscle Fatigue in Healthy Adults—Dawn Marie Axness, Emmett ID
12. Comparison of Mean Expired CO2 and VD/VT Measurements Calculated Using the Dräger XL Ventilator Volumetric Capnography verses the Respironics NICO2 Monitor—Mark Siobal BS RRT, San Francisco CA
13. Analysis of SpO2 and PaO2 Correlation in Adult Patients With ALI/ARDS: a Retrospective Comparison of Two Pulse Oximetry Systems—Mark Siobal BS RRT, San Francisco CA