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Ventilator Types. Ventilators for home use are small, lightweight and run on electricity. They can be powered by the internal battery for brief trips outside the home, and can sit on a bedside stand, cart or wheelchair and be used for travel. Most feature various levels of gas/air-flow pressure, volume, rate and duration to control breathing or to wean a patient off the ventilator.
SIMV vs AC. The goal of both SIMV and AC ventilator modes is to insure proper ventilation/gas exchange for our patients. The major difference has to do with the tidal volume and how/when it is delivered. This concept is discussed in the episode along with some of the common vent settings liek PEEP, Pressure Support, Tidal Volume and FiO2.