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VENTILATOR GRAPHICS. LOOPS AND CURVES. dr.r.selvakumar. Some definitions…. Inspiratory flow time: beginning of flow to end of flow during inspiration Inspiratory pause time:time in inspiration where flow is zero Inspiratory phase time: Insp.flow time+insp.pause time.
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VENTILATOR GRAPHICS LOOPS AND CURVES dr.r.selvakumar
Some definitions… • Inspiratory flow time: beginning of flow to • end of flow during inspiration • Inspiratory pause time:time in inspiration where • flow is zero • Inspiratory phase time: Insp.flow time+insp.pause • time
Some definitions…contd Expiratory flow time,Exp.pause time Exp.phase time Inspiratory flow rate: rate at which gas flows into the pt expressed as volume per unit of time Peak pressure: max. pressure during the insp.phase time Plateau pressure: resting pressure during the insp.pause
Some definitions…contd • Resistance: ratio of the change in driving • pressure to the change in flow rate.cmH2O/L/sec • Compliance: ratio of a change in volume to a change in pressure
Insp phase time flow pause Flow 0 flow pause Exp.phase time
hold volume 0
plateau pressure peak 0
AIRWAY PRESSURE WAVE FORM peak plateau 20 normal 40 High airway resistance
Press.cont.ventilation Volume cont.ventilation
LOOPS: Dynamic relationship between two variables on a graph
NORMAL P-V LOOP End inspiration exhalation V O l U M e inspiration pressure
NORMAL FLOW-VOLUME LOOP +30 exhalation Flow lpm FRC TV inspiration
CONTROLLED VENTILATION - No ins.pause P-V LOOP • Double convex • Begins at zero volume and near zero pressure • Ins. Slope – compliance • End of insp- peak press and TV attained
volume Normal P-V loop 900 TV 600 300 Peak pressure
Normal flow-volume loop • Smoothly curved,rectangular insp.limb • Upper triangular exp.portion • Apex – peak exp.flow • Slope of exp.flow- reflects the resistance • And recoil pressure of the entire ventilatory system
Cont.ventilation with PEEP • P-V loop shifts to the right • Begins at the PEEP value
Insp.pause volume pressure
Controlled ventilation with insp.pause • After peak press. Is reached,there is a pause • During pause,press. drops to a plateau level • Insp.volume will increase during insp.pause
SPONTANEOUS RESPIRATION • starts at zero • inspiration- airway press is negative. • loop moves on to left • End of insp- press. Becomes zero • Exhalation-pree.becomes positive,volume drops
volume -10 10 20 pressure
Normal F-V loop-spon.respiration exhalaton 30 lpm 600 volume inspiration
P-V loop –spon.breathing with PEEP exhalation inhalation F-V loop- lower flows during insp and expiration
SPON.BREATH DURING CONT.VENTILATION 900ml Spon.breath 10 pressure
Spon.breath during cont.ventilation If it occurs during expiration,the pressure drops and volume increases As the pt exhales,press. increases briefly and volume drops
F-V Loop-spon.breath in cont.ventilation Breath occurs during inspiration Sudden increase in ins.flow and volume As the breath is exhaled,flow & volume move towards zero
Fighting with ventilator 600ml 30 Inhalation at the beginning of ventilator insp. So loop moves to the left of the vertical axis marked decrease in compliance
OPEN LOOP 900ml pressure
Open F-V loop 30 lpm
OPEN LOOP A loop should return to its starting point Gap between the end and starting points Exhaled volume is less than inhaled volume Causes: uncuffed ETT,LMA,leak Partial disconnection tension pnemothorax extreme absorption of N2O
An open F-V loop 30 lpm 600 ml There is still exp.flow when the next insp. Is commenced COPD
OVERSHOOT LOOP exhaled volume is more than the inspired volume
P-V loop in decreased compliance Normal loop Loop shifted To right and down PEEP may restore the curve back towards left
60 lpm F-V loop- decreased compliance Flow will be increased during exhalation with a higher peak and steeper slope
P-V loop – increased resistance 500 ml 10 30 pressure
CHANGES IN RESISTANCE: • Higher insp.pressure required to • deliver the given flow • TV reduced • Curve shifted right and down • Large internal area • Loop may be open if air trapping
P-V loop in emphysema No problem in inflating lungs Exhalation - press.drops with little change in volume until the end of exhalation Open loop
F-V loop in emphysema 30 lpm Insp. Almost normal Severe reduction in exp.flow Loop may be open
F-V LOOPS IN OBSTRUCTIVE PATHOLOGY Fixed tracheal obs Both are restricted Extra thoracic obs Ins.plateau Normal expiratory flow
Intra thoracic obstruction airway collapse during exhalation Normal ins. flow
RESTRICTIVE LUNG DISEASE • increase in elastic recoil • associated with high exp.flow and • deep descending flow • As disease progresses, lung volume decreases • And the loop becomes tall and narrow
60 lpm RESTRICTIVE DISEASE
normal One lung intubation DLT deeply placed
BALL VALVE OBSTRUCTION Tip of the tube impinging on the side wall of trachea Press. Rises rapidly with little increase in volume Until press is sufficient to overcome the obstruction. The vol. Increases and press.drops. If the press. drops low enough, there will be again an obstruction to flow,creating another notch on the upswing of the loop