Dräger Babylog 8000 plus Operating Instructions Manual page 62

Operation
Setting Ventilation Modes and Extensions
SIMV
Synchronized Intermittent Mandatory Ventilation
Ventilation with fixed pattern and rate but synchron-
ized with patient's spontaneous breathing.
Patients are allowed to breathe spontaneously
between ventilator breaths, but will not receive
pressure support.
Used for weaning patients from ventilator.
If a patient becomes apneic, ventilation will be
performed using a rate determined by T
settings.
Switching on SIMV:
Press (menu) keys »Vent. Mode«, »SIMV«, »On«.
SIMV may be combined with:
– Guaranteed volume delivery VG, see page 66.
– Separate expiratory flow VIVE, see page 69.
Set the desired ventilation pattern using dial knobs
»P «, »PEEP«, »T «, »T
insp in
- with or without a plateau, as with CMV -
and the set ventilator rate.
For setting a trigger volume, please refer to page 56.
Adjust inspiratory time »T
spontaneous breathing pattern.
In case of auto triggering, increase trigger volume.
For setting of alarm limits, please refer to
page 68, 69.
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in ex
« and » * * * * «
ex insp
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