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Mandatory breaths
Mandatory breaths can be triggered by the machine, patient or operator. The Avea
ventilator can deliver five mandatory breath types:
1. Volume breaths
2. Pressure breaths
3. Time cycled pressure limited (TCPL) breaths (neonatal patients only)
4. Pressure regulated volume control (PRVC/Vsync
®
) breaths
(adult and pediatric patients only)
5. Volume Guarantee (VG) breaths (neonatal patients only)
Note: The volume controlled breath is the default breath type for adult and pediatric
patients. The TCPL breath type is only available for neonates and the default breath
type for neonate patients.