Sunday, 29 November 2009

ABBREVIATIONS IN RESPIRATORY VENTILATION

ETT: Endotracheal Tube
PEEP: Positive End Expiratory Pressure
CPAP: Continuous Positive Airway Pressure, PEEP with no rate
PIP: Peak inspiratory pressure
MAP: Mean Airway Pressure
RR: Respiratory Rate
Ti,Te: Inspiratory and expiratory times
I:E: Ratio of inspiratory to expiratory time
Vt: Tidal Volume, volume of each breath
SaO2 : arterial oxygen saturation determined by arterial blood gas analysis
SpO2 : arterial oxygen saturation determined by pulse oximetry
FiO2 : Fractional inspired oxygen
HFV: High Frequency Ventilation
HFOV: High Frequency Oscillatory Ventilator/Ventilation

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