System Overview
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Instructions for Use Oxylog 2000 plus SW 1.n
Abbreviations
Abbreviation Explanation
bpm Breaths per minute
BTPS Body Temperature, Pressure
Saturated
Measured values referred to the con-
ditions of the patient's lung, body
temperature 37
o
C, airway pressure,
water-vapor-saturated gas
C Lung compliance
EN 794-3 European standard for medical
ventilators, Part 3 "Emergency and
transport ventilators"
ESD Electrostatic discharge
∆Psupp Positive pressure above PEEP
FiO2 Fraction of inspiratory oxygen
FRC Functional Residual Capacity
HME Heat Moisture Exchange
I:E Relation inspiratory time to
expiratory time
IrDA Infrared Data Association
MVe Total expiratory minute volume
MVi Total inspiratory minute volume
MV
spon Spontaneous minute volume
NIV Non-invasive ventilation – mask ven-
tilation
O
2 AirMix Inspiratory gas mixture of O2 and
ambient air.
Paw Airway pressure
PEEP Positive end expiratory pressure
PIP Peak inspiratory pressure
Pinsp Inspiratory pressure
Pmax Maximum allowed inspiratory
pressure
Pmean Mean airway pressure
Pplat Plateau pressure
PS Pressure Support, pressure assisted
spontaneous breathing
RF Radio Frequency
RR Respiratory Rate (frequency)
RRapn Respiratory Rate during apnea
ventilation
RRsp Spontaneous Respiratory Rate
Slope Speed of which inspiratory flow is
reached
SpnCPAP Continuous Positive Airway
Pressure
Spontaneous breathing with
continuous positive pressure
Tapn Time for apnea alarm
Te Expiratory time
Ti Inspiratory time
Tplat % Plateau time in % of inspiratory time
Taw Airway temperature
VC-AC Volume Controlled
Assist Control with PEEP
VC-CMV Volume Controlled
Controlled Mandatory Ventilation
VC-SIMV Volume Controlled
Synchronized Intermittent
Mandatory Ventilation
VTapn Tidal volume during apnea
ventilation
VT Tidal volume
VTe Expiratory tidal volume
VTi Inspiratory tidal volume
Abbreviation Explanation