Mechanical Ventilation

Learn about the types of ventilator settings, including the basic and initial settings for breathing support during mechanical ventilation.

Discover facts and statistics about mechanical ventilation and its role in treating respiratory failure to improve patient care.

Discover the Life2000 Ventilator, a portable solution for respiratory support, ideal for patients seeking to maintain an active lifestyle.

Learn about auto-PEEP, a mechanical ventilation complication; including its causes, adverse effects, and strategies to correct it.

Discover the essential drugs used in mechanical ventilation, including sedatives, analgesics, and paralytics.

Ventilator-induced lung injury (VILI) is an acute injury to the lungs that occurs while a patient is receiving mechanical ventilation.

Ventilator troubleshooting is the process of identifying and solving a problem that occurs in the patient-ventilator connection.

Ventilators have an interface that displays waveforms and graphics on a monitor, which provides a display of the patient’s status.

Ventilator alarms are essential during mechanical ventilation. This guide explains the troubleshooting interventions for each type.

A ventilator mode is a specific setting in mechanical ventilation that determines the characteristics of support delivered to the patient.

Plateau pressure is measured during mechanical ventilation by applying an inspiratory hold at end-inspiration for 0.5–2.0 seconds.

Mechanical Ventilation Made Easy – This guide covers the ventilator basics, modes, types, settings, indications, benefits, and more.

This guide has practice questions designed to help respiratory therapy students pass their mechanical ventilation final exam.

Weaning a CABG patient (coronary artery bypass graft) from a mechanical ventilator can be a daunting task. This article breaks down how.

Ventilator initiation involves understanding the goals and indications while selecting the appropriate initial ventilator settings.

Noninvasive ventilation is a type of positive pressure ventilation that does not require an artificial airway, such as BiPAP and CPAP.

Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is a type of pneumonia that develops 48 hours after a patient has been placed on the ventilator.

The principles of mechanical ventilation include ventilation, oxygenation, respiration, lung compliance, airway resistance, and more.

Neonatal mechanical ventilation refers to the process of providing ventilatory support for infants, which is slightly different than adults.

Ventilator weaning is the process of removing a patient from the mechanical ventilator so that they can breathe without ventilatory support.