Explanation of Modes, Breath Types and Special Functions
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patient spontaneous efforts that trigger the ventilator, e360 delivers
breaths with a constant pressure equal to PEEP/CPAP + Pressure
Support until the end of patient inspiration which is determined by
the attainment of one of the three cycling off thresholds. The breaths
are delivered according to the user-selected settings for Pressure
Support, Slope/Rise, and PEEP/CPAP.
Pressure Support breaths are cycled off based on attaining one of
threethresholds:apercent(%)ofpeakow(usersetviaExpiratory
Threshold in Advanced Data Set), maximum inspiratory time (2.0
seconds for Adult, 1.2 seconds for Ped/Infant) or pressure overshoot,
whichever comes first.
NOTE: See Figure 7-2 for a graphical representation of the pressure
overshoot cycling off threshold for Pressure Support and Volume
Target Pressure Support breaths.
NOTE: If Pressure Support is set to zero, the ventilator raises the
pressureinthepatientcircuittoatargetpressureof1.5cmH
2O/mbar
above the set PEEP/CPAP until the end of inspiration.
Volume Target Pressure Support (VTPS)
Volume Target Pressure Support is available in SIMV and SPONT
- Volume Target Pressure Control breath type only. For patient
Figure 7-2 Pressure Overshoot Cycling Off