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Inspiratory pause
It shows the duration of the patient's inspiratory standby phase:
the unit of measurement is the second. This parameter
represents the inspiratory time during which the ventilator keeps
the airway pressure constant.
Example: if RATE=15, I:E=1:1, Ppause=50% you will have an
inspiratory pause period of 1 second.
Expiratory time
It shows the duration of the patient's expiratory phase: the unit
of measurement is the second. This parameter defines the
expiration duration. This value depends on the respiratory rate
and I:E ratio parameters.
Example: if RATE = 15 and I:E=1:1 you will have an expiratory
phase of 2 seconds
Static compliance
It is one of the two parameters of the lung mechanics:
measured in ml/cmH O. You can use it to asses the lung
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elasticity: the higher the compliance, the more elastic the "lung";
the lower the compliance, the more "rigid" the lung.
The static compliance can be calculated using the formula
below:
CS = current inspired volume / pause pressure
Expiratory peak flow
Use the flow sensor installed on the expiratory line to measure
the exhaled flow peak. At the beginning of the expiration, a flow
peak arises in correspondence with the expiratory valve
opening and it depends on the lung resistance and compliance
This measure, just like the previous one, is not related to
specific alarms thresholds, it only provides information on the
ventilation status.
For additional ventilation parameters monitoring, please see 4.10.
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