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Pressure-controlled and volume-cycled mechanical ventilation
A W McKibben1, S A Ravenscraft
1Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, St. Paul-Ramsey Medical Center, Minnesota, USA.
Clinics in Chest Medicine
|September 1, 1996
Summary
Clinicians can choose between pressure-controlled and volume-cycled mechanical ventilation. This review compares these modes, discussing their characteristics and how to switch between them for patient care.
Area of Science:
- Critical Care Medicine
- Respiratory Physiology
Background:
- Mechanical ventilation offers clinicians choices in patient management.
- Two primary modes are volume-cycled ventilation and pressure-controlled ventilation.
Purpose of the Study:
- To review the characteristics of volume-cycled and pressure-controlled ventilation.
- To discuss the conversion process between these two ventilatory modes.
Main Methods:
- Review of pertinent clinical studies.
- Analysis of direct comparisons between volume-cycled and pressure-controlled ventilation.
Main Results:
- Volume-cycled ventilation sets tidal volume and measures airway pressure.
- Pressure-controlled ventilation sets pressure and measures volume.
Conclusions:
- Understanding the differences and conversion between modes is crucial for effective mechanical ventilation.
- This review provides insights into optimizing ventilator settings for patient outcomes.