DSI Buxco FinePointe - Resistance & Compliance

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Resistance & Compliance
The resistance and compliance analysis produce the following:
Parameter
Description
Units
f
respiratory Rate
BPM
TV
Tidal volume (volume inhaled)
mL
MV
Minute volume (the rate of ventilation)
mL/min
Rl
lung resistance
cmH
2
O/mL/s
Cdyn
Dynamic compliance
mL/cmH
2
O
Cstatic
Static compliance (Optional with special ventilation)
mL/cmH
2
O
dPpl
Compliant pressure, pressure change from the start to the end of
inspiration
cmH
2
O
dPmax
The maximum pressure change over the breath
cmH
2
O
EEW
End expiratory work, work of breathing
cmH2O  mL
PIF
Peak inspiratory flow, peak flow during inspiration
mL/s
PEF
Peak expiratory flow, peak flow during expiration
mL/s
Ti
Inspiratory time
S
Te
Expiratory time
S
Ve
Expired volume
mL
R2
Coefficient of determination
Rinx
Rejection index, percentage of breaths rejected
%