NIV: noninvasive ventilation; IPAP: inspiratory pressure; EPAP: maximum expiratory pressure; bpm: breaths per minute; Vt: tidal volume; IBW: ideal body weight; PEEP: positive end-expiratory pressure; AVAPS: average volume-assured pressure support; IVAPS: intelligent volume-assured pressure support; IPAPmin: minimum inspiratory pressure; IPAPmax: maximum inspiratory pressure.
* Patients with obstructive sleep apnea may require higher EPAP or PEEP, which may need to be determined in the sleep laboratory.
¶ During titration, small air leaks may be tolerated particularly if the patient is comfortable and improving. If air leak is substantial, this may be addressed in future trials typically with further adjustment in the settings that are targeted at increasing the degree of support or tidal volume.
Δ A trial at home or the office typically lasts for 1 to 2 hours while those that are performed in the hospital or sleep laboratory may last for longer, typically during sleep or as long as is tolerated.Do you want to add Medilib to your home screen?