Continuous spontaneous ventilation

Continuous spontaneous ventilation is any mode of mechanical ventilation where every breath is spontaneous (i.e., patient triggered and patient cycled).

Dependent modes

Some modes of mechanical ventilation require spontaneous ventilation, some of these include:

References

  1. Modrykamien A, Chatburn RL, Ashton RW (February 2011). "Airway pressure release ventilation: an alternative mode of mechanical ventilation in acute respiratory distress syndrome". Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine 78 (2): 101–10. doi:10.3949/ccjm.78a.10032. PMID 21285342.
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