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Ventilation Modes<br />

Volume-controlled ventilation with PLV and AutoFlow®<br />

Sigh<br />

This effect can also be caused during ventilation, e.g. due to a<br />

build-up of secretion. In this situation, the pressure is limited<br />

by the alarm limit »PAW W«. The pressure rise stops 5 mbar<br />

below the alarm limit »PAW W«, and the alarm »Volume not<br />

constant« is only given when the set tidal volume VT is not<br />

longer applied.<br />

The start of mandatory inspiration can be synchronised with<br />

the patient's own efforts with the aid of the variable Flowtrigger.<br />

Only in IPPV mode can Flowtrigger be fully switched off<br />

(IPPVAssist -> IPPV).<br />

The steepness of the pressure rise from the PEEP level to the<br />

inspiration level can be even more closely adapted to the<br />

needs of the patient in SIMV and MMV modes by means of the<br />

pressure rise time »Ramp«.<br />

Start-up procedure with AutoFlow<br />

On switching on the AutoFlow function, <strong>EvitaXL</strong> applies the set<br />

tidal volume VT through a volume-controlled ventilation stroke<br />

with minimum inspiration flow and subsequent inspiratory<br />

pause.<br />

The plateau pressure PPlat calculated for this ventilation<br />

stroke serves as start-up inspiration pressure for the AutoFlow<br />

function.<br />

Sigh<br />

"Sigh" is effective in the form of intermittent PEEP in the IPPV,<br />

IPPVAssist and ILV modes.<br />

The purpose of expiratory sigh during ventilation is to open collapsed<br />

areas of the lung, or to keep open "slow" areas of the<br />

lung.<br />

Since atelectatic alveoli have a longer time constant – also<br />

caused by obstructed bronchioles – increased airway pressure<br />

maintained over a longer period is required to open them.<br />

In <strong>EvitaXL</strong> the activated sigh has an expiratory effect with an<br />

intermittent PEEP for two ventilation strokes every 3 minutes.<br />

The average airway pressure is higher, and a longer filling time<br />

is normally available.<br />

To avoid overinflation of the lung, the pressure peaks during<br />

the sigh phase can be limited by pressure limitation Pmax, without<br />

impairing the sigh function.<br />

During the sigh phase, the "Volume not constant" alarm is<br />

disabled.<br />

210 Instructions for Use <strong>EvitaXL</strong><br />

PEEP<br />

Pmax<br />

PAW<br />

Flow<br />

PAW<br />

interm.<br />

PEEP<br />

PEEP<br />

Tinsp Te<br />

1<br />

f<br />

VT<br />

Pinsp = f (VT,C)<br />

without spontaneous<br />

breathing<br />

with spontaneous<br />

breathing<br />

Sigh phase<br />

PAW ><br />

t<br />

t<br />

t<br />

018<br />

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