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Operation: Respiration Profiles
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Assist Pressure
The assist pressure is a sub-baseline pressure threshold which is used to trigger an inspi-
ration stroke. Inspira looks for this trigger within the first 10% of the calculated inspira-
tion time, which is determined by the inspiration rate. The default Assist Pressure is -5
cmH 2 O.
• The ASV will always use a negative assist pressure.
To set the assist pressure press the [Set] key followed by the [Pressure] key. The display
should now show a list of options "Press 1=Insp, 2=Asst". Press [2] on the numeric key-
pad to select the assist pressure. Now the display should read "Enter Assist Pressure" and
also show the current assist pressure setting. Use the numeric keypad to enter the vacu-
um pressure (the negative sign does not need to be entered, Inspira assumes that this
value is negative). Press the [Enter] key to enter the selected assist pressure value.
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