Title: PRVC Ventilation<br/>Author: Feras Khan<br/><a href='http://umem.org/profiles/faculty/1145/'>[Click to email author]</a><hr/><p>
<strong>Pressure Regulated Volume Control (PRVC)</strong></p>
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Here are some basic pearls about PRVC Ventilation</p>
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Form of Assist Control (AC) ventilation: patient initiated or ventilator intiated</li>
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Constant pressure through inspiration</li>
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Decelerating inspiratory flow pattern</li>
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Ventilator adjusts pressure breath to breath based on patient’s airway resistance and compliance</li>
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Not recommended for asthma or COPD</li>
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<u>Set:</u> RR, tidal volume, upper pressure limit, oxygen level, I:E ratio (can start at 1:2), PEEP</li>
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<strong>Benefits:</strong> minimum PIP, guaranteed tidal volume, patient can trigger more breaths, improved oxygenation, breath by breath changes </p>