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Pressure SIMV
In SIMV mode, the ventilator can deliver mandatory and demand breath types. Mandatory
breaths deliver when the SIMV Time window is open as a patient eort is detected, the
breath interval has elapsed when no patient eort is detected or the MANUAL BREATH key
is activated.
Primary controls: Active in Pressure
SIMV mode are Rate, Inspiratory
Pressure, Inspiratory Time, Pressure
Support, PEEP, Flow Trigger
and %O
2
.
Advanced settings: Available in
Pressure SIMV mode are Machine
Volume, Volume Limit, Inspiratory
Rise, Flow Cycle, Pressure Support
Rise, Pressure Support Cycle,
Pressure Support Tmax, Bias Flow
and Pressure Trigger.
Pressure SIMV with mandatory (1) and assisted
(2) breaths