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Automatic Tube Compensation is "a feature that allows the operator to enter the size of the patient's endotracheal tube & ...

One corrective action in correcting flow mismatch is switching from a constant flow pattern to a decelerating flow pattern this provi...

Flow mismatch is a common patient ventilatory asynchrony associated with volume ventilation, which may lead to cardiovascular instabili...

I know in the past I stated I did not use Draeger simulators. However this Oxylog simulator is responsive and I will be using it in...

Dual targeting schemes are a step above Set-point targeting in regards to engineering hierarchy. These modes can switch from volume...

A Targeting Scheme is "A model of the relationship between operator inputs and ventilator outputs to achieve a specific ventilatory pat...

Image 1: From PiCCO @ Bedside, iOS Mobile app [1].  Due to the results of the March 2014 "ProCess Trial" indicating that...

The advantage of using Adaptive Support Ventilation (ASV) is that it automatically enforces the three primary clinical goals of mech...

MEDIA FIRE LINK: Mechanical Ventilation Handouts ROBERT CHATBURN: Author Page

Adjust %Min Vol setting during ASV in regards to ABG analysis I often get asked how do I adjust my settings during Adaptive Support Ve...

Image from: http://www.esicm.org “Strategies in Difficult Intra-Operative Ventilation” was a continuing education course originally pr...

In a previous post " How to Save $200,000 in Anesthetic Agent " I demonstrated how one anesthesia department could save close to a...

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I get asked often why do I not use other simulators in my videos. Specifically the Draeger ventilator simulators. It is very simple, ...

After finishing my videos on the mathematical models of PC-CMV, I decided to create videos on Adaptive Pressure Control (APC) ventil...

Image 1: PAV+ Work of Breathing bar.  PAV+ may be used for the initial mode of ventilation during the acute phase of mechanical ven...

In a previous post (The RT Hoarder) I mention that I carry very little on me when I'm at work.  Yes, I believe in being prepared, ho...

Today's  PODCAST at All Things Considered (Click Link): Bubonic Plague Is Back...Small Animals In The American West

October 18 Science Friday Podcast (click link): Promising New Treatment for the Deadly Ebola Virus

References Rob Chatburn's MFV simulator Journal of Applied Physiology 67 (3) (1982), 1081-1092 RELATED POST Mathe...

References Rob Chatburn's MFV simulator Journal of Applied Physiology 67 (3) (1982), 1081-1092 RELATED POST Minute ...

References Rob Chatburn's MFV simulator Journal of Applied Physiology 67 (3) (1982), 1081-1092 RELATED POST Minute...

References Rob Chatburn's MFV simulator Journal of Applied Physiology 67 (3) (1982), 1081-1092 RELATED POST Minute V...

Image 1 From:  http://stateoftomorrow.com/stories/biosafety/stan.htm Many academic institutions have or are in the process of implem...

Image from Prisonplanet.com Audio Podcast available from NPR's "Here & Now". Click Link:    Before Marathon Bom...

More information at GMEP Media Gallery (click link):  https://gmep.org/media/14474 RELATED POST The versatility of MFV The utilizati...

Waveform of the week   I posted a patient ventilator asynchrony case on the GMEP Media Gallery. Here is the link for viewing:...

Mathematical Review of Pressure Preset Ventilation Minute ventilation as a function of set frequency with no airflow obstruction. ...