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24 Instructions for use Babylog 8000 plus SW 5.n
Abbreviations
Abbreviation Explanation
%, Vol.% Gas proportion as a percentage
of the total volume
Air Medical compressed air
BTPS Body Temperature and Pres-
sure, Saturated
C Compliance
C
20/C Index of the last 20 % of compli-
ance in relation to the dynamic
total compliance
cmH
2O Centimeters of water
CO
2 Carbon dioxide
CPAP Continuous Positive Airway
Pressure
DCO
2 Transport coefficient describing
the transport of CO2 from the
lungs
EMC Electromagnetic compatibility
ESD Electrostatic Discharge, electro-
static discharge
f Respiratory rate
FiO
2 Inspiratory oxygen fraction
fset Set respiratory rate
HFV High-Frequency Ventilation
hPa Hectopascal
I:E Ratio of inspiratory time to expi-
ratory time
IMV Intermittent Mandatory Ventila-
tion
Setting knob for inspiratory flow
IPPV Intermittent Positive-Pressure
Ventilation
IRV Inverse-Ratio Ventilation
kg Kilogram
LLiter
Insp. Flow
lbs Pound; unit of mass
LED Light emitting diode
mbar Millibar
Mean Mean pressure
min Minute
mL Milliliter
MRI Magnetic resonance imaging
MV Minute volume
MVim Minute volume applied with man-
datory breaths during high-fre-
quency ventilation, measured on
the inspiratory side
NTPD Normal Temperature, Pressure,
Dry
Paw Airway pressure
Peak Peak pressure
PEEP Positive end-expiratory pressure
Pinsp Inspiratory pressure
PSV Pressure-Supported Ventilation
r Correlation coefficient of linear
regression
R Resistance
RC Resistance and Compliance
RVR Rate-Volume Ratio
SIPPV Synchronized Intermittent Posi-
tive-Pressure Ventilation
Tc Time constant
TE Expiratory time
TI Inspiratory time
TIspo Inspiratory time during sponta-
neous breathing
Abbreviation Explanation
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