Student Research

Respiratory Care International Congress 2008

The following Poster Presentation was made at the American Association for Respiratory Care International Congress in Anaheim, CA, December 13- 16, 2008.

• Accuracy of Delivered Tidal Volume using Adaptive Support Ventilation on the Hamilton G5 when Ventilating an Electronic Test Lung Simulating COPD and ARDS.
  Hiroyuki Noguchi, Lonny Ashworth.

Respiratory Care International Congress 2007

The following Poster Presentation was made at the American Association for Respiratory Care International Congress in Orlando, FL, December 1-4, 2007.

• Evaluation of Continuous Positive Pressure Devices with Pressure Release Option.
  Lisa Johnatakis, Shandi Woodland, Lutana Haan.

Respiratory Care International Congress 2006

The faculty and students in the Department of Respiratory Care are very involved in research. The following poster presentations were made at the American Association for Respiratory Care International Congress in Las Vegas, NV, December 11-14, 2006. The author who made the presentation is in blue.

• Comparison of Peak Inspiratory Pressures Using Adult vs Pediatric Circuits during Volume-Targeted, Assist-control with the LTV 1000: Is it Reasonable to Stock only One Circuit?
  Eric Peart, Phillip Elle, Lonny Ashworth
• Comparing Resistance across the Expiratory Limb of the Limb-O-Circuit vs a Heated-Wire Circuit
  Ross Armstrong, Nicolas Sirs, Lonny Ashworth
• Effect of Altitude on Peak Inspiratory Pressure and Tidal Volume during Pressure-Targeted A/C using the LTV 1000 and HT 50
  Denise Y. Chase, Susan Marmentini, Lonny Ashworth
• Effect of Altitude on Tidal Volume and Peak Inspiratory Pressure during Volume-Targeted A/C using the LTV 1000 and HT 50
  Susan Marmentini, Denise Y. Chase, Lonny Ashworth
• Evaluation of Oxygen Bleed-in Location during CPAP when using an Electronic Breathing Simulator
  Ty Barnett, Eric Peart, Lutana Haan
• Comparing Slow-flow P-V Loops using the Viasys Avea, Drager XL and Hamilton Galileo
  Lacey Matteson, Rebecca Brollier, Lonny Ashworth
• Evaluation of Patient Work-of-Breathing on an Electronic Simulator and the Viasys Avea using Esophageal Pressure Monitoring
  Dan Neifert, Ty Barnett, Lutana Haan

AARC International Congress 2005

The faculty and students in the Department of Respiratory Care were very involved in research during the summer of 2005. The student/faculty group submitted 13 abstracts to the American Association for Respiratory Care. All were accepted for presentation at the AARC International Congress in San Antonio, TX, December 2005. The author who made the presentation is in blue.

• Evaluation of 6 and 12-foot circuit lengths on delivered volume and peak pressure during CPAP/PSV on the LTV 1000
  Dan Neifert, Matthew Seitz, Thomas J. Wing, Lonny Ashworth
• Evaluation of 6 and 12-foot circuit lengths on delivered volume and pressure during Pressure A/C on the LTV 1000
  Dan Neifert, Mattew Seitz, Thomas J. Wing, Lonny Ashworth
• Evaluation of 6 and 12-foot circuit lengths on delivered volume and pressure during Volume A/C on the LTV 1000
  Matthew Seitz, Dan Neifert, Thomas J. Wing, Lonny Ashworth
• Exhalation valve resistance of modern ventilators while ventilating an electronic lung simulator
  Thomas J. Wing, Candy Perry, Lonny Ashworth
• Evaluation of the changes in tidal volume during Pressure-targeted assist/control as time constants vary when flow-cycle is activated on the LTV 1000
  Coby Steele, Candy Perry, Lonny Ashworth
• Evaluation of peak inspiratory pressure during pressure-targeted assist/control on Pulmonetics LTV 1000 and Newport HT 50
  Ty Barnett, Alyssa Rowe, Coby Steele, Lonny Ashworth
• Evaluation of Positive End-Expiratory Pressure during volume-targeted assist/control ventilation
  Ty Barnett, Alyssa Rowe, Coby Steele, Lonny Ashworth
• Evaluation of delivered volume during volume-targeted assist/control on the PUlmonetics LTV 1000 and Newport HT 50
  Ty Barnett, Alyssa Rowe, Coby Steele, Lonny Ashworth
• Evaluation of peak pressure during CPAP 5 cm H2O and pressure support 10 cm H2O on the LTV 1000 and Newport HT 50
  Alyssa Rowe, Ty Barnett, Lonny Ashworth
• The effect of flow rate from an in-line nebulizer on delivered volume and pressure while using the LTV 1000 ventilating an electronic lung simulator
  Candy Perry, Coby Steele, Lonny Ashworth
• Does AAC maintain targeted pressure when endotracheal tube size, pressure support level and inspriatory effort are varied
  Randy Rose, Jody Lester
• The effect of patient effort, pressure support level and endotracheal tube size on automatic tube compensation (ATC) of the Drager Evita 2 using a lung simulator
  Jody Lester
• Automatic Tube Compensation: Is it Safe and Effective for Neonatal and Pediatric Patients?
  David W. Southwick, Jody Lester, Randy Rose

American Association for Respiratory Care International Conference 2004

The following Poster Presentations will be made at the American Association for Respiratory Care International Conference in New Orleans, LA, December 4-7, 2004. The author who made the presentation is in blue.

• Automatic Tube Compensation During Expiration: What Effect Does It Have On Peak Expiration Flowrate?
  Ross Armstrong, Nikolas Sirs, Lonny J. Ashworth MEd RRT
• Exhalation Valve Resistance of Modern Ventilators
  Thomas J. Wing, BS RRT, Lonny J. Ashworth, MEd, RRT
• Is Exhalation Valve-Induced Auto-Peep A Concern With Modern Day Ventilators?
  Russell G. Peterson, CRT1, Essam Al-Jamhan, RRT, NPS2, Jeffrey K. Goldman, CRT3, Lonny J. Ashworth MEd, RRT4. 1Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center, 2King Abdulaziz Medical City, 3St. Luke's Regional Medical Center, 4Boise State University, Boise ID
• Response Of The Ventilator Subsequent To Patient Disconnection During Dual-Mode Ventilation
  Essam Al-Jamhan, RRT, NPS1, David Southwick2, Lonny J. Ashworth, MEd, RRT2. 1King Abdulaziz Medical City, 2Boise State University, Boise ID.
• Ventilator Calculated Values Of Compliance: Are They Accurate?
  Jeffrey K. Goldman, AS, CRT1, Russell G. Peterson, AS, CRT2, Lonny J. Ashworth, MEd, RRT3. 1St. Luke's Regional Medical Center, 2Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center; 3Boise State University, Boise ID.
• Ventilator Calculated Values Of Resistance: Are They Accurate?
  Jeffrey K. Goldman, AS, CRT1, Russell G. Peterson, AS, CRT2, Lonny J. Ashworth, MEd, RRT3. 1St. Luke's Regional Medical Center, 2Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center; 3Boise State University, Boise ID.
• Ventilatory Response During Dual-Mode Ventilation After Removal Of A Fiberoptic Bronchoscope
  Nikolas Sirs, Ross Armstrong, Lonny J. Ashworth MEd RRT. Boise State University, Boise, ID.

American Thoracic Society International Congress 2004

The following Poster Presentations were made at the American Thoracic Society International Congress in Orlando, Florida, May, 2004. The author who presented the poster is in blue.

• Automatic Tube Compensation: Does It Really Matter?
  Lonny J. Ashworth, MEd, RRT. Thomas J. Wing, BS RRT, Jeffrey K. Goldman, AS, CRT, Russell G. Peterson, AS, CRT, Boise State University, Boise ID.
• Infusion Of Cold Saline Directly into the Bronchial Artery Produces Bronchoconstriction in Sheep
  Nirmal B. Charan, MD, Lonny J. Ashworth, MEd, RRT. Veteran's Administration Medical Center; Boise State University, Boise ID.