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Appendix D Symbols and glossary
D.1 Glossary
Terminology
Define
VCV
Volume control ventilation
PCV
Pressure vontrol ventilation
SIMV
Synchronized intermittent mandatory ventilation
PSV
Pressure support ventilation
DPAP
Dual Positive Airway Pressure
SPONT
Spontaneous breathing
PRVC
Pressure Regulated Volume Control
CPAP
Continuous Positive Airway Pressure
NPPV
Noninvasive positive pressure ventilation
V
T
Tidal volume, unit:mL
V
TI
Inspiration tial volume, unit:mL
V
TE
Expiration tial volume, unit:mL
MV
Mechanical minute ventilation volume, unit:L/min
MVspn
Spontaneously minute ventilaion volume, unit:L/min
Freq
Setting: mechanical ventilaion frequency; monitoring:total breathing frequency;
unit:bpm
f
spn
Spontaneous breathing frequency,unit:bpm
T
I
Inspiration time, unit:s
T
P
Breathing hold time,unit:s
I:E
Inspiration and Expiration rate
P
TRIG
Pressure trigger, unit: cmH
2
O
F
TRIG
Flow trigger,unit: L/min or LPM
PEEP
Positive expiration end pressure,unit: cmH
2
O
P
supp
Pressure spport, unit: cmH
2
O
P
insp
pressure control, unit:cmH
2
O
P
limit
Pressure limit, unit:cmH
2
O
P
high
High pressure level, unit:cmH
2
O
T
high
High pressure time, unit:s