Abbreviations Abbreviations, Symbols, and Units of Measure
D - 2 Operator’s Manual of Anesthesia System
D.1 Abbreviations
ABBREVIATIONS DESCRIPTION
AA anesthetic agent
ACGO auxiliary common gas outlet
AGSS anesthetic gas scavenging system
APL airway pressure limit
Apnea I:E ratio of inspiratory time to expiratory time of apnea
APRV airway pressure release ventilation
BTPS body temperature and pressure, saturated
CCdyn
CPAP/PS Continuous positive airway pressure/pressure support ventilation
Cardiac Bypass
Mode
cardiopulmonary bypass
Exp% expiration trigger level
FiO
2
Fraction of inspired oxygen
Flow flow
F-Trig flow trigger level
IBW ideal body weight
I:E ratio of inspiratory time to expiratory time
MEAN mean pressure
Min RR minimum respiratory rate
MV minute volume
MVi inspiratory minute ventilation
MVleak minute leakage
N
2
O nitrous oxide
O
2
Oxygen
P
insp
pressure control level of inspiration
P
limit
pressure limit level
PAW airway pressure
PCV pressure controlled ventilation
PCV-VG pressure controlled ventilation-volume guarantee
PEAK peak pressure
PEEP positive end-expiratory pressure
PLAT plateau pressure
ΔPapnea apnea pressure
ΔPsupp pressure support level
P-Trig pressure trigger level
R airway resistance
RR respiratory rate
SIMV-PC synchronized intermittent mandatory ventilation - pressure control
SIMV-VC synchronized intermittent mandatory ventilation - volume control
SIMV-VG synchronized intermittent mandatory ventilation - volume guarantee
SP Spontaneous breathing