VAN 029- Ben Brainard VMD, DACVAA, DACVECC

Veterinary Anesthesia Nerds

How do you determine oxygen flow during anesthesia? Are you a "set it and forget it" type of anesthetist, or do you adjust your O2 constantly? Do you live on the edge and try "low-flow"? Is there a magic number when it comes to Oxygen flow rate? Listen in as Dr. Ben Brainard makes sense out of it all... and shakes out some common myths when it comes to flow rates. Articles referenced: Staffieri F et al. Computed tomographic analysis of the effects of two inspired oxygen concentrations on pulmonary aeration in anesthetized and mechanically ventilated dogs :https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17764405/ Ambrisko T et al. Evaluation of isoflurane and sevoflurane vaporizers over a wide range of oxygen flow rates. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16740083/