10. Adv Ventilator Modes Flashcards
assisted breath
vent gives breath at BEGINNING of spontaneous breath
assisted breath: pro
help pt achieve larger tidal volume
stacked breath
vent gives breath:
in MIDDLE of spontaneous breath
or
during EXPIRATION
stacked breaths cause
coughing/bucking
overinflated lungs
barotrauma
spontaneously ventilating patients will better tolerate ________ breaths
assisted breaths
assist control
every spontaneous breath is assisted
ensures minimum respiratory rate is met
during assist control, the AA sets _____
minimum respiratory rate
SIMV is similar to
volume control
pressure control
is the vent sensing patient breaths in IMV?
no
IMV
ventilator will deliver a certain number of mechanical breaths per minute, regardless of the pt’s spontaneous rate
SIMV
set # of minimum mechanical breaths per second
vent senses spontaneous breaths
SIMV vs IMV
SIMV senses breath
IMV does not sense breath
are all breaths assisted in SIMV?
no - only the ones that occur at the same time as the mechanical breath
pressure support
every single spontaneous breath is assisted
PSV benefits
decr work of breathing
larger tidal volumes
decr atelectasis
lowers CI for SV in certain pts
what can you adjust in PSV
trigger sensitivity
amount of (+) pressure
min resp rate
PEEP
slope
inspiratory term
trigger sensitivity too low
vent wont sense spontaneous breaths
trigger sensitivity too high
vent might sense cardiogenic oscillations and may deliver breaths when pt isnt breathing
potential problem with high ventilator sensitivity
can make you think the pt is breathing faster than they really areno
normal inspiratory flow
15L/min
what will trigger pressure supported breaths
small respiratory efforts with low tidal volumes
increase PSV sensitivity
decrease trigger L/min
(lower flow)
decrease PSV sensitivity
increase trigger L/min (higher flow)
situation to INCR trigger sensitivity (DECR flow)
pt recovering from NMB and vent is not picking up spontaneous respirations