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9 P/V tool maneuver option
Figure 9-6. Using the cursor function in the P/V Tool Pro
window: Creating the linear compliance curve
1 dv curve
2 Cursor 1
3 Cursor 2
9.2.3 Analyzing the curve
NOTE:
The P/V Tool is a monitoring maneuver providing infor-
mation that can be used to optimize PEEP and other
ventilator settings. The P/V Tool is just one piece of infor-
mation that must be considered, along with hemody-
namics and other clinical conditions. The clinician's
remains responsible to appropriately interpret and apply
this information in course of patient treatment.
A pressure/volume (P/V) curve depicts data that can be used to
optimize ventilator settings, among others uses. Figure 9-7
shows some information that you can obtain from a P/V curve.
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