OPEN FORUM #16
Ventilation and Ventilators—Part 4
Tuesday December 8, 2009
1:00 P.M.–2:55 P.M.
San Antonio Convention Center Room 203
1. Reducing Ventilator Associated Respiratory Infections By Discontinuing the Use of Normal Saline During Suctioning in the NICU—Rick L Amato, Cincinnati OH
2. High Frequency Percussive Ventilation Can Mimic Airway Pressure Release Ventilation in a Test Lung Model—Kathy Short, Durham NC
3. Reduced Ventilator Length of Stay (VLOS) Through Implementation of a Spontaneous Awakening and Breathing Trial (SAT & SBT) With a Multidisciplinary Approach—James Lamberti, Falls Church VA
4. A 2 Year Retrospective Review of Noninvasive Ventilation in an Emergency Department Setting—J Brady Scott, Durham NC
5. Evaluation of a New Graphical Interface for Mechanical Ventilation—Rory Mullin, Cleveland OH
6. Heliox Utilization by Two ICU Ventilators: A Bench Study—Daria Donelly, Framingham MA
7. Comparison of Capnography Derived Respiratory Rate Alarm Frequency Using the SARA Algorithm Versus an Established Non-Adaptive Respiratory Rate Alarm Management Algorithm in Bariatric Surgical Patients—Steven Hockman RRT, Winchester VA
8. Comparison of Frequencies Delivered During Manual Ventilation With Two T-Piece Resuscitation Devices: A Bench Study—John T Gallagher, Cleveland OH
9. Bench Protocol to Determine Heliox Consumption of the Event Medical ‘Inspiration Ls’ Ventilator—Michael McPeck RRT FAARC, Long Beach CA
10. Comparison of Two Different Proportional Assist Ventilation Algorithms—Jaimee L Wear, Cleveland OH
11. The Magnitude of Volume Oscillations During Bubble Nasal Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Are Affected by the CPAP Level and Bias Flow Setting—Jay Zignego, Seattle WA