GE iVent 201 Series User's Reference Manual page 206

Term
bpm
Breath Period
CMV Mode
Compliance (Dynamic)
Compliance (Static)
CPAP
Easy Exhale™
Exhalation Phase
Exhalation Time
Exhaled Tidal Volume
Flow
Flow Trigger
I:E Ratio
Initiate
Inspiratory Phase
Inspiratory Time
Definition
Breaths Per Minute. Breathing cycles per minute. The
respiratory rate.
The length of time between ventilator initiated breaths
(60 sec/ bpm).
Controlled Mechanical Ventilation. A mode of ventilation
in which the patient receives only a fixed number of
ventilator breaths per
Assist/Control or SIMV modes when the patient fails to
trigger breaths).
A measure of the stiffness of the lung and chest wall at
peak inspiratory pressure.
A measure of the stiffness of the lung and chest wall
during a static pause after peak inspiration.
Continuous Positive Airway Pressure. A mode of
ventilation in which the patient breaths spontaneously
from a positive pressure baseline as continuous positive
pressure is applied throughout the breath cycle.
When active this feature relieves the exhalation valve
diaphragm of pressure immediately at the end of
inspiration.
The part of the breath cycle in which the ventilator does
not perform mandatory inspiration.
The time required for the patient to exhale.
The exhaled volume measured by the flow sensor for all
breath types.
Inspired gas flow to the patient in liters per minute.
A method of initiating breath in response to patient
effort, by measuring an increase in inspiratory flow.
Inspiration time to Expiration time ratio.
The process of starting an inspiration.
The phase of the breath in which the patient inhales or
inspiratory flow is delivered into the lungs under positive
pressure.
The length of the inspiratory period measured from the
start of inspiration to the start of exhalation (all breath
types).
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