6.10 Conclusion

Now that you have reached the end of Chapter 6, you should understand spontaneous modes in much more depth, including when they are used. You should be able to describe pressure support ventilation (PSV) and understand why it is the most popular spontaneous mode, as well as Volume support ventilation and other spontaneous modes.

 

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Three nursing students practice intubation. These students understand that mechanical ventilation and other respiratory treatments are critically important in health care and save countless lives. Intubation by UMDNJ School of Nursing, CC BY-NC 2.0

Review

Please review the following key points from this chapter:

  • Spontaneous modes are always used for patients who have a spontaneous drive to breathe
  • Patient populations for which spontaneous modes are used include:
    • Tachypneic or tired patients that may require ventilatory support to unload their work of breathing, and
    • Patients who are weaning from the ventilator.
  • PSV can range from [latex]\text{5 - 20 cmH}_2\text{O}[/latex], and the setting is consistent for every breath unless changed by the health care professional.
  • PS of approximately [latex]5\text{ cmH}_2\text{O}[/latex] is considered to be “minimal settings.”
  • Other spontaneous modes available.

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