
Overview
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Instructions for use Babylog 8000 plus SW 5.n
Abbreviations
Abbreviation
Explanation
%, Vol.%
Gas proportion as a percentage
of the total volume
Air
Medical compressed air
BTPS
Body Temperature and Pres-
sure, Saturated
C
Compliance
C
20
/C
Index of the last 20 % of compli-
ance in relation to the dynamic
total compliance
cmH
2
O
Centimeters of water
CO
2
Carbon dioxide
CPAP
Continuous Positive Airway
Pressure
DCO
2
Transport coefficient describing
the transport of CO
2
from the
lungs
EMC
Electromagnetic compatibility
ESD
Electrostatic Discharge, electro-
static discharge
f
Respiratory rate
FiO
2
Inspiratory oxygen fraction
fset
Set respiratory rate
HFV
High-Frequency Ventilation
hPa
Hectopascal
I:E
Ratio of inspiratory time to expi-
ratory time
IMV
Intermittent Mandatory Ventila-
tion
Setting knob for inspiratory flow
IPPV
Intermittent Positive-Pressure
Ventilation
IRV
Inverse-Ratio Ventilation
kg
Kilogram
L
Liter
Insp. Flow
lbs
Pound; unit of mass
LED
Light emitting diode
mbar
Millibar
Mean
Mean pressure
min
Minute
mL
Milliliter
MRI
Magnetic resonance imaging
MV
Minute volume
MVim
Minute volume applied with man-
datory breaths during high-fre-
quency ventilation, measured on
the inspiratory side
NTPD
Normal Temperature, Pressure,
Dry
Paw
Airway pressure
Peak
Peak pressure
PEEP
Positive end-expiratory pressure
Pinsp
Inspiratory pressure
PSV
Pressure-Supported Ventilation
r
Correlation coefficient of linear
regression
R
Resistance
RC
Resistance and Compliance
RVR
Rate-Volume Ratio
SIPPV
Synchronized Intermittent Posi-
tive-Pressure Ventilation
Tc
Time constant
TE
Expiratory time
TI
Inspiratory time
TIspo
Inspiratory time during sponta-
neous breathing
Abbreviation
Explanation