Key settings for a mechanical ventilator

2023-12-15 17:36

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An intensive care and emergency medicine registrar introduces the key parameters on a ventilator, and suggests typical patient baseline settings. The COVID-19 pandemic has meant that many healthcare professionals have been redeployed to work in unfamiliar environments, such as the intensive care unit (ICU). Mechanical ventilation is a key part of treatment in intensive care, and an unfamiliarity with it led to considerable concern among many health professionals. This module aims to provide a brief introduction to mechanical ventilation, outlining the basic principles and settings that are likely to be used. With Harry Yong, an intensive care and emergency medicine registrar practising in London.

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