How does vent rate effect heart rate?

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  • Specializes in Private Duty Pediatrics. Has 44 years experience.

Why would increasing the vent rate from 12 to 14 cause the heart rate to increase from around 50 to 60? The SpO2 was 98% the entire time.

Specializes in NICU, ICU, PICU, Academia. Has 46 years experience.

I'm with KatieMI- coincidence.

Kitiger, RN

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Specializes in Private Duty Pediatrics. Has 44 years experience.

Thank you. I can't argue with success - the pulse is now in an acceptable range - but I can't explain why increasing the respiratory rate worked.

It may well be coincidence.