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The evaluation of a non-invasive respiratory volume monitor in surgical patients undergoing elective surgery with general anesthesia

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Continuous respiratory assessment is especially important during post-operative care following extubation. Respiratory depression and subsequent adverse outcomes can arise due to opioid administration and/or residual anesthetics. A non-invasive respiratory volume monitor (RVM) has been developed that provides continuous, real-time, measurements of minute ventilation (MV), tidal volume (TV), and respiratory rate (RR) via a standardized set of thoracic electrodes. Previous work demonstrated accuracy of the RVM versus standard spirometry and its utility in demonstrating response to opioids in postoperative patients. This study evaluated the correlation between RVM measurements of MV, TV and RR to ventilator measurements during general anesthesia (GA). Continuous digital RVM and ventilator traces, as well as RVM measurements of MV, TV and RR, were analyzed from ten patients (mean 62.6 ± 7.4 years; body mass index 28.6 ± 5.2 kg/m2) undergoing surgery with GA. RVM data were compared to ventilator data and bias, precision and accuracy were calculated. The average MV difference between the RVM and ventilator was −0.10 L/min (bias: −1.3 %, precision: 6.6 %, accuracy: 9.0 %. The average TV difference was 40 mL (bias: 0.4 %, precision: 7.3 %, accuracy: 9.1 %). The average RR difference was −0.22 breaths/minute (bias: −1.8 %, precision: 3.7 % accuracy: 4.1 %). Correlations between the RVM traces and the ventilator were compared at various points with correlations >0.90 throughout. Pairing the close correlation to ventilator measurements in intubated patients demonstrated by this study with previously described accuracy compared to spirometry in non-intubated patients, the RVM can be considered to have the capability to provide continuity of ventilation monitoring post-extubation This supports the use of real-time continuous RVM measurements to drive post-operative and post-extubation protocols, initiate therapeutic interventions and improve patient safety.

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Acknowledgments

C. Marshall MacNabb, Dr. Brayanov Dr. Freeman and Dr. Ladd are employed by Respiratory Motion, Inc. Drs. Voscopoulos, Qin, Mullen and George have no financial relationship with Respiratory Motion, Inc.

Conflict of interest

C. Marshall MacNabb, Dr. Brayanov Dr. Freeman and Dr. Ladd are employed by Respiratory Motion, Inc. Drs. Voscopoulos, Qin, Mullen and George declare that they have no conflict of interest.

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  1. Department of Anesthesiology, Pain and Perioperative Medicine, Brigham and Woman’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA

    Christopher J. Voscopoulos

  2. Respiratory Motion, Inc., 411 Waverley Oaks Road, Suite 150, Waltham, MA, 02452, USA

    C. Marshall MacNabb, Jordan Brayanov, Jenny Freeman & Diane Ladd

  3. Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA

    Lizeng Qin

  4. East Carolina Anesthesia Associates, PLLC, Greenville, NC, USA

    Gary John Mullen

  5. School of Nursing, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, USA

    Diane Ladd

  6. Department of Anesthesia, Massachesetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA

    Edward George

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Voscopoulos, C.J., MacNabb, C.M., Brayanov, J. et al. The evaluation of a non-invasive respiratory volume monitor in surgical patients undergoing elective surgery with general anesthesia. J Clin Monit Comput 29, 223–230 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10877-014-9596-0

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