10.4 Automatic ventilation modes
10.4.1 Controlled Ventilation
Pressure Control (PC)
Pressure controlled ventilation.
Volume Control (VC)
Volume controlled ventilation.
Pressure Regulated Volume Control (PRVC)
Pressure regulated volume controlled
ventilation.
10.4.2 Supported ventilation
Pressure Support (PS)
Pressure supported ventilation.
10.4.3 Combined ventilation
PS backup ventilation
Pressure supported ventilation combined with
pressure controlled backup ventilation.
SIMV (PC) + PS
Synchronized intermittent mandatory
ventilation based on pressure controlled
ventilation with pressure support.
SIMV (VC) + PS
Synchronized intermittent mandatory
ventilation based on volume controlled
ventilation with pressure support.
The following pages describe each automatic
ventilation mode in more detail.
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