32 Functions and Parameters of the Vivo 40
Vivo 40 clinician’s manual
Doc. 003886 En-Us A-1e
4.6 The Difference between PCV and PSV Mode
The figure below shows the previous two examples superimposed to illustrate
how the PCV and PSV modes differ.
PSV
PCV
Pressure
cmH
2
O
Flow
seconds
seconds
Insp. time PSV
Insp. time PCV
IPAP
EPAP