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Term/Acronym
Definition
Spontaneous (S) Mode
Spontaneous/Timed (S/T) Mode
Tidal Volume
Timed (T) Mode
Volume Control Ventilation (VCV)
Vte
Vti
Therapy mode in which all breaths are spontaneous. The ventilator supports breathing with
Therapy mode that is similar to S mode, except that it can also deliver a mandatory breath if the patient does not spontaneously breathe within a set time.
The amount of air passing in and out of the lungs for each breath.
Timed pressure support therapy mode. In Timed mode, all breaths delivered are mandatory.
Ventilation in which breaths are controlled by an operator- defined volume, flow pattern, breath rate, and inspiratory time.
Exhaled Tidal Volume
Inhaled Tidal Volume
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