
Overview
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Instructions for use Fabius plus SW 3.n
Abbreviations
Abbreviation
Explanation
%, Vol %
Percentage gas ratio, related to
total volume
A
Ampere
AGS
Anesthetic gas receiving system
AGSS
Anesthetic gas scavenging sys-
tem
Air
Medical compressed air
APL
Adjustable Pressure Limitation,
adjustable pressure limitation
bpm
Breaths per minute
BTPS
Body Temperature and Pres-
sure, Saturated
37 °C (98.6 °F), ambient pres-
sure, 100 % relative humidity
CAL
Display when a measurement
value is calibrated.
cmH
2
O
Centimeters of water
CO
Carbon monoxide
CO
2
Carbon dioxide
COM
Serial interface
COSY
Compact breathing system
CSA
Canadian Standards Agency
dB(A)
Decibel, rated sound level unit
EMC
Electromagnetic compatibility
ESD
Electrostatic Discharge, electro-
static discharge
FiO
2
Inspiratory oxygen fraction
Freq
Respiratory rate
Freq Min
Mandatory minimal respiratory
rate in
Pressure Support
mode
HF
High-frequency
hPa
Hectopascal
Insp Flow
Inspiratory flow
kPa
Kilopascal
L/min
Liters per minute
lbs
Pound; unit of mass
LED
Light emitting diode
ManSpont
Manual ventilation/Spontaneous
breathing
mbar
Millibar
MEAN
Mean airway pressure
MEDIBUS.X
Dräger communications proto-
col for medical devices with uni-
form data definition for all
devices
min
Minute
mL
Milliliter
mmHg
Millimeter of mercury
MRI
Magnetic resonance imaging
MV
Minute volume
N
2
O
Nitrous oxide, dinitrogen monox-
ide
NMI
Nuclear magnetic imaging
NMR
Magnetic resonance
O
2
Oxygen
O
2
+
O
2
flush
PAW
Airway pressure
PEAK
Peak airway pressure
PEEP
Positive end-expiratory pressure
PINSP
Inspiratory pressure
PLAT
Plateau pressure
PMAX
Pressure limitation
psi
pounds per square inch
SIMV
Synchronized Intermittent Man-
datory Ventilation
Abbreviation
Explanation