Dynamic determination of oxygenation and lung compliance in murine pneumonectomy.
Publication/Presentation Date
6-1-2011
Abstract
Thoracic surgical procedures in mice have been applied to a wide range of investigations, but little is known about the murine physiologic response to pulmonary surgery. Using continuous arterial oximetry monitoring and the FlexiVent murine ventilator, the authors investigated the effect of anesthesia and pneumonectomy on mouse oxygen saturation and lung mechanics. Sedation resulted in a dose-dependent decline of oxygen saturation that ranged from 55% to 82%. Oxygen saturation was restored by mechanical ventilation with increased rate and tidal volumes. In the mouse strain studied, optimal ventilatory rates were a rate of 200/minute and a tidal volume of 10 mL/kg. Sustained inflation pressures, referred to as a "recruitment maneuver," improved lung volumes, lung compliance, and arterial oxygenation. In contrast, positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) had a detrimental effect on oxygenation; an effect that was ameliorated after pneumonectomy. These results confirm that lung volumes in the mouse are dynamically determined and suggest a threshold level of mechanical ventilation to maintain perioperative oxygen saturation.
Volume
37
Issue
5
First Page
301
Last Page
309
ISSN
1521-0499
Published In/Presented At
Gibney, B. C., Lee, G. S., Houdek, J. P., Lin, M., Miele, L. F., Chamoto, K., Konerding, M. A., Tsuda, A., & Mentzer, S. J. (2011). Dynamic determination of oxygenation and lung compliance in murine pneumonectomy. Experimental lung research, 37(5), 301–309. https://doi.org/10.3109/01902148.2011.561399
Disciplines
Medicine and Health Sciences
PubMedID
21574875
Department(s)
Department of Surgery
Document Type
Article