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4 days ago · ANAESTHESIA VENTILATOR. Anaesthesia ventilators are an integral part of all modern anesthesia workstations. Automatic ventilators in the operating rooms were simple when introduced, with few modes of ventilation. Now, it has become very sophisticated with many advanced ventilation modes.
3 days ago · OVERVIEW. Ventilator management should be aimed at getting the patient off ventilator support as rapidly as possible. Weaning can be considered once the underlying process necessitating mechanical ventilation is resolving.
3 days ago · OVERVIEW. Auto-triggering of the ventilator is inappropriate triggering of ventilation when the patient is not attempting to initiate a breath. a type of ventilator-patient dyssynchrony. inspiratory triggers have been made more and more sensitive -> minimised extra-work. CAUSES.
3 days ago · Positive End-Expiratory Pressure (PEEP) is the maintenance of positive pressure (above atmospheric) at the airway opening at the end of expiration. PEEP acts to distend distal alveoli, assuming there is no airway obstruction.
4 days ago · The following is a summary of “Use of an Automated Ventilation Mode in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: A Randomized Controlled Trial,” published in the April 2024 issue of Critical Care by Cinleti et al.
3 days ago · Studies have illustrated that volume-controlled ventilation reduces the duration of ventilation, the risk of pneumothorax, grade 3/4 intraventricular haemorrhage, and chronic neonatal lung disease. So what’s on your ventilator screen?
1 day ago · Cardiopulmonary resuscitation ( CPR) is an emergency procedure consisting of chest compressions often combined with artificial ventilation, or mouth to mouth in an effort to manually preserve intact brain function until further measures are taken to restore spontaneous blood circulation and breathing in a person who is in cardiac arrest.
