The use of a virtual patient to follow changes in arterial blood gases associated with therapeutic thoracentesis

The International Journal of Artificial Organs
Anna M SteckaR Krenke

Abstract

Some controversies exist on the effect of therapeutic thoracentesis (TT) on arterial blood oxygen tension. The aim of this study was to evaluate this issue using a previously developed virtual patient. The analysis was based and supported by clinical data collected during 36 TT. Pleural pressure and transcutaneous oxygen and carbon dioxide pressures (PtcO2 and PtcCO2) were measured during pleural fluid withdrawal. Arterial blood oxygen tension and arterial CO2 tension (PaO2 and PaCO2) were analysed in simulations that mimicked TT. Minute ventilation was adjusted to maintain arterial CO2 tension at a constant level unless arterial blood oxygen tension fell below 8 kPa. Specifically, the influence of hypoxic pulmonary vasoconstriction efficiency was tested. In patients, PtcCO2 remained at an approximately constant level (average amplitude: 0.63 ± 0.29 kPa), while some fluctuations of PtcO2 were observed (amplitude: (1.65 ± 1.18 kPa) were observed. In 42% of patients, TT was associated with decrease in PtcCO2. Simulations showed the following: (a) there were similar PaO2 fluctuations in the virtual patient; (b) the lower the hypoxic pulmonary vasoconstriction efficiency, the more pronounced the PaO2 fall during fluid withdrawal; a...Continue Reading

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