Table of modes of mechanical ventilation

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There are many modes of mechanical ventilation.[1] In medicine, mechanical ventilation is a method to mechanically assist or replace spontaneous breathing.

A breath by breath trigger, limit, cycling (TLC) classification of the common modes of ventilation. (V = ventilator; P = patient)[2]

Mode  | Trigger  | Limit  | Icycle | Pcycle | Servo

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CMV (VCa, AC)  | V or P  | Flow  | Volume  | Time  | no
PCV or PCIRV  | V or P  | Pressure  | Time  | Time  | no
SIMV (volume cycled)  | V or P  | Flow  | Volume  | \-  | no
SIMV (pressure limited)  | V or P  | Flow  | time  | \-  | no
SIMV+PS (volume cycled)  | V or P  | Flow  | Volume  | \-  | no
SIMV+PS (pressure limited)  | V or P  | Pressure  | Time  | \-  | no
CPAP | P  | Pressure  | Flow  | \-  | no
CPAP+PS | P  | Pressure  | Flow  | \-  | no
BPAP 1 (CPAP+PS)  | P  | Pressure  | Flow  | \-  | no
BPAP 2 (PCV)  | V or P  | Pressure  | Timed  | \-  | no
BPAP 3 (CPAP)  | V  | Pressure  | Time  | \-  | no
BPAP 4 (SIMV)  | V or P  | Pressure  | Time (IV) Flow (IP)  | \-  | no
BPAP 5 (APRV)  | V or P  | Pressure  | Flow (IP) Time (IV)  | \-  | no
APRV  | V or P  | Pressure  | Flow (IP) Time (IV)  | \-  | no
IMPRV  | V or P  | Pressure  | Time  | \-  | no
PRVC[2] | V or P  | Pressure  | Time  | \-  | Yes (VT)
Automode  | V or P  | Pressure  | Flow (IP) Time (IV)  | \-  | Yes (VT)
Volume Support[2] | P  | Pressure  | Flow  | \-  | Yes (VT)
Minimum minute ventilation[2] | P  | Pressure  | Flow  | \-  | Yes (VE)
Mandatory rate ventilation[2] | P  | Pressure  | Flow (IP) Time (IV)  | \-  | Yes (Vf)
Proportional assist  | P  | Pressure/time  | Flow  | \-  | Yes (Flow+VE)
Mandatory minute ventilation[2] | V or P  | Flow  | Time  | \-  | Yes (VE)

## See also[edit]

* Respiratory therapy

## References[edit]

1. ^ Esteban A, Alía I, Ibañez J, Benito S, Tobin MJ (1994). "Modes of mechanical ventilation and weaning. A national survey of Spanish hospitals. The Spanish Lung Failure Collaborative Group". Chest. 106 (4): 1188–93. doi:10.1378/chest.106.4.1188. PMID 7924494.
2. ^ a b c d e f Navalesi P, Costa R (2003). "New modes of mechanical ventilation: proportional assist ventilation, neurally adjusted ventilatory assist, and fractal ventilation". Curr Opin Crit Care. 9 (1): 51–8. doi:10.1097/00075198-200302000-00010. PMID 12548030.

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Mechanical ventilation

Fundamentals|

* Modes of mechanical ventilation
* Mechanical ventilation in emergencies
* Nomenclature of mechanical ventilation

Modes|

* IMV/SIMV
* CMV
* ACV
* CSV
* PAP
* BPAP/NIV
* CPAP
* APRV
* MMV
* PAV
* ASV
* HFV
* List of modes by category

Related illness|

* ARDS
* Atelectotrauma
* Biotrauma
* Pulmonary barotrauma
* Pulmonary volutrauma
* Rheotrauma
* Ventilator-associated pneumonia
* Oxygen toxicity
* Ventilator-associated lung injury

Pressure|

* PEEP
* FiO2
* ΔP
* PIP
* PS
* PAW
* Pplat

Volumes|

* VT
* VE
* Vf

Other|

* Cdyn
* Cstatic
* PAO2
* VD/VT
* OI
* A-a gradient
* Mechanical power

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