Carinal and Proximal Pressures During Intratracheal Pulmonary Ventilation in an Artificial Lung and in Rabbits † 183

Introduction: Accurate measurement of airway pressures (Paw) are crucial during mechanical ventilation. Intratracheal pulmonary ventilation(ITPV) utilizes a reverse thruster device to deliver a continuous flow of gas at the level of the carina, thereby generating a different carinal Paw than conventional ventilation (CV). This study compares the proximal and carinal Paw during CV and ITPV, in both an artificial lung an in a rabbit model.