Alexander Kolettas, Vasilis Grosomanidis, Vasilis Kolettas, Paul Zarogoulidis, Kosmas Tsakiridis, Nikolaos Katsikogiannis, Theodora Tsiouda, Ioanna Kiougioumtzi, Nikolaos Machairiotis, Georgios Drylis, Georgios Kesisis, Thomas Beleveslis, Konstantinos Zarogoulidis
Apnoeic oxygenation is an alternative technique of oxygenation which is recommended in the consecutive oxygen administration with varying flows (2-10 lt/min) through a catheter which is positioned over the keel of the trachea. Apnoeic oxygenation maintains for a significant period of time the oxygenation of blood in breathless conditions. This technique was first applied in 1947 by Draper, Whitehead, and Spencer and it was studied sporadically by other inventors too. However, the international literature shows few studies that have examined closely apnoeic oxygenation and its effects on Hemodynamic image and the respiratory system of the human body...
March 2014: Journal of Thoracic Disease