GE Healthcare Avance - Manual (Page 3)

SIMV–PC+PSV (increments of
1 breath per minute)
Inspiratory/
expiratory ratio:
2:1 to 1:8 (increments of 0.5)
Inspiratory time: 0.2 to 5.0 seconds
(increments of 0.1 seconds)
(SIMV and PSV Pro)
Trigger window: 0 to 80% (increments of 5%)
Flow trigger: 1 to 10 L/min
(increments of 0.5 L/min)
0.2 to 1 L/min
(increments of 0.2 L/min)
Inspiration
termination level:
5 to 50% (increments of 5%)
Inspiratory Pause range: 0-60%
Positive End Expiratory Pressure (PEEP)
Type: Integrated, electronically
controlled
Range: OFF, 4 to 30 cm H
2
O
(increments of 1 cm H
2
O)
Ventilator performance
Pressure range at inlet: 240 kPa to 700 kPa/
35 psig to 100 psig
Peak gas flow: 120 L/min + fresh gas flow
Flow valve range: 1 to 120 L/min
Flow compensation range: 200 mL/min to 15 L/min
Ventilator Accuracy
Delivery/monitoring accuracy
Volume delivery: > 210 mL = better than 7%
< 210 mL = better than 15 mL
< 60 mL = better than 10 mL
Pressure delivery: ±10% or ±3 cm H
2
O
PEEP delivery: ±1.5 cm H
2
O
Volume monitoring: > 210 mL = better than 9%
< 210 mL = better than 18 mL
< 60 mL = better than 10 mL
Pressure monitoring: ±5% or ±2 cm H
2
O
Alarm settings
Tidal volume (V
TE
): Low: OFF, 0 to 1500 mL
High: 20 to 1600 mL, OFF
Minute volume (V
E
): Low: OFF, 0 to 10 L/min
High: 0 to 30 L/min, OFF
Inspired oxygen (FiO
2
): Low: 18 to 100%
High: 19 to 100%, OFF
Apnea alarm: Mechanical ventilation ON:
< 5 mL breath measured
in 30 seconds
Mechanical ventilation OFF:
< 5 mL breath measured
in 30 seconds
Low airway pressure: 4 cm H
2
O above PEEP
High pressure: 12 to 100 cm H
2
O
(increments of 1 cm H
2
O)
Sustained airway pressure: Mechanical ventilation ON:
P
limit
< 30 cm H
2
O, the
sustained limit is 6 cm H
2
O
P
limit
30 to 60 cm H
2
O,
the sustained limit is 20% of P
limit
P
limit
> 60 cm H
2
O, the
sustained limit is 12 cm H
2
O
PEEP and mechanical
ventilation ON:
Sustained limit increases by
PEEP minus 2 cm H
2
O
Mechanical ventilation OFF:
P
limit
≤ 60 cm H
2
O,
the sustained limit is 50% of P
limit
P
limit
> 60 cm H
2
O, the
sustained limit is 30 cm H
2
O
Subatmospheric pressure: Paw < -10 cm H
2
O
Alarm silence
countdown timer:
120 to 0 seconds
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