Philips Trilogy 200 manual Pressure Control PC Mode

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Pressure Control (PC) Mode

All of the settings available in S/T mode are available in PC mode, except for the Flow Cycle Sensitivity setting (when Flow Trigger is enabled). Please refer to the descriptions in the S and S/T Mode sections of this chapter for detailed information on the PC mode settings.

Pressure Control Synchronized Intermittent Mandatory Ventilation (PC-SIMV) Mode

The following settings, described in the S and S/T mode sections of this chapter, also are available in PC-SIMV mode:

•• Breath Rate

•• Inspiratory Time

•• Trigger Type

•• Flow Trigger Sensitivity (if Trigger Type is set to Flow Trigger)

•• Flow Cycle Sensitivity (if Trigger Type is set to Flow Trigger)

•• Rise Time

In addition to these, the following settings are also available in PC- SIMV mode.

1.Pressure

You can increase or decrease the Pressure setting from 4 to 50

cm H2O in increments of 1. This is the pressure the ventilator will deliver during the inspiratory phase of a mandatory or assist breath.

2.Pressure Support

You can increase or decrease the Pressure Support setting from

0 to 30 cm H2O in increments of 1. This is the pressure support the ventilator will deliver during the inspiratory phase of a Spontaneous breath.

Note: In PC-SIMV mode, you cannot set up Pressure Support for Mandatory and Assist breaths (Pressure - PEEP) greater than 30 cm H2O.

Note: The Pressure Support and PEEP settings together cannot exceed 50 cm H2O.

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