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LETTER TO THE EDITOR

“Six-dial Strategy”—Mechanical Ventilation during Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation

Ankit Kumar Sahu, Ghanashyam Timilsina

Citation Information : Sahu AK, Timilsina G. “Six-dial Strategy”—Mechanical Ventilation during Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation. Indian J Crit Care Med 2020; 24 (6):487-489.

DOI: 10.5005/jp-journals-10071-23464

License: CC BY-NC 4.0

Published Online: 23-10-2020

Copyright Statement:  Copyright © 2020; The Author(s).


Abstract

As per current guidelines, whenever an advanced airway is in place during cardiopulmonary resuscitation, positive pressure ventilation should be provided without pausing for chest compression. Positive pressure ventilation can be provided through bag-valve resuscitator (BV) or mechanical ventilator (MV), which was found to be equally efficacious. In a busy emergency department, with less trained personnel use of MV is advantageous over BV in terms of reducing human errors and relieving the airway manager to focus on other resuscitation tasks. Currently, there are no guidelines specific to MV settings in cardiac arrest. We present a concept of “six-dial ventilator strategy during CPR” that encompasses the evidence-based settings appropriate during chest compression. We suggest use of volume control ventilation with the following settings: (1) positive end-expiratory pressure of 0 cm of water (to allow venous return), (2) tidal volume of 8 mL/kg with fraction of inspired oxygen at 100% (for adequate oxygenation), (3) respiratory rate of 10 per minute (for adequate ventilation), (4) maximum peak inspiratory pressure or Pmax alarm of 60 cm of water (to allow tidal volume delivery during chest compression), (5) switching OFF trigger (to avoid trigger by chest recoil), and (6) inspiratory to expiratory time ratio of 1:5 (to provide adequate inspiratory time of 1 second).


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