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1
Ratio of inspiratory time to expiratory
time.
Applies to mandatory breaths, if the
ventilator is so configured.
1:9.0 to 4.0:1
Loudness Alarm loudness.
NOTE:
If the alarm loudness was set to
< 5 before the ventilator was
powered OFF, the loudness set-
ting will default to 5 when the
device is powered ON.
1 to 10
%MinVol Percentage of minute volume to be
delivered. The device uses the %Min-
Vol, Patient height, and Gender set-
tings to calculate the target minute
ventilation.
The %MinVol for a normal patient
might be 100% (100 ml/min/kg body
weight for adults and 200 ml/min/kg
body weight for pediatric patients); for
a COPD patient, 90%; for an ARDS
patient, 120%; and for other patients,
110%. Add 20% if body temperature
> 38.5 °C (101.3 °F) and 5% per 500 m
(1640 ft) above sea level.
Applies in ASV
®
mode (see Appendix
C) and in INTELLiVENT
®
-ASV. In INTEL-
LiVENT
®
-ASV the %MinVol can be set
manual or automatic (range in auto-
matic mode: 50%-200% (see the
INTELLiVENT
®
-ASV manual).
25 to 350%
Table 5-2. Control settings, mode additions, and ranges
Parameter Definition Range
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