Hamilton G5 - Detailed Functional Description of ASV; Normal Minute Ventilation; Targeted Minute Ventilation; Normal Minute Ventilation as a Function of Ideal Body

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C.3 Detailed functional description of ASV
C.3.1 Normal minute ventilation
ASV defines normal minute ventilation according to the graph
in Figure C-6.
Figure C-6. Normal minute ventilation as a function of
ideal body weight (IBW)
For adult patients, minute ventilation is calculated as 0.1 l/kg *
IBW (solid line). For pediatric patients, the value indicated by
the dotted line is used. Minute ventilation for a 15 kg patient
thus is calculated as 0.2 l/kg * 15 kg = 3 l/min.
For example, for an IBW of 70 kg, normal minute ventilation
corresponds to 7 l/min.
C.3.2 Targeted minute ventilation
When you chose ASV, you must select an appropriate minute
ventilation for the patient. Minute ventilation is set with the
%MinVol control, which, together with the Patient height
control, determines the total minute ventilation in liters per
minute.