A Higher Tidal Volume May Be Used for Athletes according to Measured FVC
Joint Authors
Myrianthefs, Pavlos
Baltopoulos, George
Source
Issue
Vol. 2013, Issue 2013 (31 Dec. 2013), pp.1-6, 6 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2013-10-27
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
6
Main Subjects
Medicine
Information Technology and Computer Science
Abstract EN
We investigated whether professional athletes may require higher tidal volume (Tv) during mechanical ventilation hypothesizing that they have significantly higher “normal” lung volumes compared to what was predicted and to nonathletes.
Measured and predicted spirometric values were recorded in both athletes and nonathletes using a Spirovit SP-1 spirometer (Schiller, Switzerland).
Normal Tv (6 mL/kg of predicted body weight) was calculated as a percentage of measured and predicted forced vital capacity (FVC) and the difference (δ) was used to calculate the additional Tv required using the equation: New Tv(TvN)=Tv+(Tv×δ).
Professional athletes had significantly higher FVC compared to what was predicted (by 9% in females and 10% in males) and to nonathletes.
They may also require a Tv of 6.6 mL/kg for males and 6.5 mL/kg for females during mechanical ventilation.
Nonathletes may require a Tv of 5.8 ± 0.1 mL/kg and 6.3 ± 0.1 mL/kg for males and females, respectively.
Our findings show that athletes may require additional Tv of 10% (0.6/6 mL/kg) for males and 8.3% (0.5/6 mL/kg) for females during general anesthesia and critical care which needs to be further investigated and tested.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Myrianthefs, Pavlos& Baltopoulos, George. 2013. A Higher Tidal Volume May Be Used for Athletes according to Measured FVC. The Scientific World Journal،Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1033024
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Myrianthefs, Pavlos& Baltopoulos, George. A Higher Tidal Volume May Be Used for Athletes according to Measured FVC. The Scientific World Journal No. 2013 (2013), pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1033024
American Medical Association (AMA)
Myrianthefs, Pavlos& Baltopoulos, George. A Higher Tidal Volume May Be Used for Athletes according to Measured FVC. The Scientific World Journal. 2013. Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1033024
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1033024