The Impedance Threshold Device (ITD-7) A New Device For Combat Casualty Care To Augment Circulation And Blood Pressure In Hypotensive Spontaneously Breathing Warfighters

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The Impedance Threshold Device (ITD-7) A New Device For Combat Casualty Care To Augment Circulation And Blood Pressure In Hypotensive Spontaneously Breathing Warfighters
Parsons DL, Convertino VA, Idris A, Smith S, Lindstrom D, Parquette B, Aufderheide T 9(2). 49
Publication Type: Journal Article

Abstract:
Inspiration through -7cm H2O resistance results in an increase in venous blood flow back to the heart and a subsequent increase in cardiac output and blood pressure in hypotensive animals and patients. Breathing through the impedance threshold device with 7cm H2O resistance (ITD-7) also reduces intracranial pressure with each inspiration, thereby providing greater blood flow to the brain. A new device called an ITD-7 was developed to exploit these physiological mechanisms to buy time in hypotensive War Fighters when other therapies are not readily available. Animal and clinical data with the ITD-7 demonstrate the potential value and limitations of this new non-invasive approach to enhancing circulation

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PMID: 19813518

DOI: 10.55460/3F1L-5UQF