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Scott Weingart, MD FCCM. EMCrit Wee – Should a Nasal Cannula be Part of Denitrogenation / Preoxygenation. EMCrit Blog. Published on July 19, 2016. Accessed on December 7th 2021. Available at [https://emcrit.org/emcrit/nasal-cannula-denitrogenation-preoxygenation/ ].
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Hey Scott, Enjoyed listening to your excellent response! This is such a great topic and a super important one. If nothing else, I hope by now at least that 2 major points have been driven home: 1. How abysmal a job the traditional standard NRB mask at 15 lpm does at PreOx/DeNitro 2. O2 flow rates definitely do matter for PreOx/DeNitro But I must say that I don’t think the question on my end is: “Should a nasal cannula be part of Denitrogenation/Preoygenation?” NC for PreOx is perfectly fine, and it already being on for ApOx works out nicely. I… Read more »
Scott,
From prior studies and your experience does the addition of a NC during pre-ox and ap-ox increase risk of gastric insufflation and regurgitation?
P. Thompson
Intensivist
Baptist Health Lexington
i think you can extrapolate the safety of 15 lpm NC from the large 40-60 lpm Hi-Flow NC studies
Scott,
Thanks for the shout out. I will admit to slacking a bit over the last year, I moved to MT and even my HEMS colleagues accused me of taking a “microretirement”! But, I’m back. It is fortuitous that this shout out came when it did as I have just started using the LaMW lectures as part of my EMS education locally. My entire HEMS crew just went through them as part of monthly training. If they hear the Wee, they’ll probably think it was a set up.
Looking forward to ongoing review
Thanks again,
Mike
thanks guys. I listened to the wee on a flight today and kept thinking. Whats the point in all of this? Dont critically unwell patients who require RSI, deserve the gold standard? WHy are we making do with lesser measures? I really dont see the point of using multiple different setups to achieve the same goal which should be gold standard preoxygenation and denitrogenation for a potentially homicidal procedure.(sic) (LaMW series) If patient is going to end up on a ventilator then why not use it from the very start of the whole process? These half measure setups and techniques… Read more »
don’t disagree. there are however realities and ideals. making the two meet is a life’s work–until they do, there still needs to be means to get things done. i have vents available always; the VAST majority do not.
One thing that has been getting drove into my skull for the last few years is “free radicals”, formed by what studies are showing to be cause by what you could say over oxygenation. When flowing NRM@15 and NC@5. wouldn’t this be textbook over oxygenation and cause free radicals? I am somewhat of a newer Paramedic, but I am always learning more.
Thanks in advance for any help
Joe Plouff
NREMT-P
The goal, in this case, is to increase oxygen saturation and wash out nitrogen prior to the induction of apnea pre-intubation in order to hold off hypoxia for longer. I think the use of high FiO2 leading to oxidative stress is more of a long-term concern and or in the case of high FiO2 being used on patients that do not require additional oxygen. I am by no means an authority on this but I hope this answer helps.
Has anyone tried to measure the actual peep generated by an NC @ 15lpm or the combination of NRB and NC both being at 15lpm? Any literature on this you would suggest. This technique is one of the only ones available to me in order to maximally oxygenate patients who do not require CPAP or BVM ventilation as we don’t carry HFNC.