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Happy 2016! This post is to inform readers on two topics related to this blog. First This year I will begin transitioning this blog...

Figure 1: Various flow patterns within VC-CMVs on the Hamilton G5 Ventilator. When a device operator thinks about changing the inspira...

In a previous post "APRV in the operating room is it practical?"  I argue that bringing a ICU ventilator into the operating room ...

Volume Control- Continuous Mandatory Ventilation with a “Set-point” targeting scheme (VC-CMV(s)) is likely the most utilized mode of mechan...

Ventilator Mode Map Mobile App Due to no industry standard for ventilator mode taxonomy and over 170 unique names for modes of ventila...

OPENPediatrics website provides a free virtual mechanical ventilator that allows users to review mechanical ventilator knowledge, pl...

A Intelligent targeting scheme is "a ventilator control system that uses artificial intelligence programs such as fuzzy logic, ru...

A Optimal targeting scheme is a "ventilator control system that automatically adjusts the targets of the ventilatory pattern to ei...

Adaptive targeting schemes use "a control system that allows the ventilator to automatically set some (or all) of the targets betw...

Ventilator modes that use Servo targeting schemes are very responsive and provide the most comfort and synchrony in the spontaneous breathin...

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, ...