Standard vs. Alternative Vent Modes: What’s the Difference?

Webinar Summary

Standard modes of ventilation remain popular among critical care practitioners, but they have many limitations. The primary limitation of standard modes is the inability to address changes in patient ventilation needs over time. The classic volume/pressure control modes of standard ventilators deliver only set parameters, which may not provide optimal ventilation during improvement or deterioration. Alternative modes of ventilation offer the ability to match patient needs through incorporated feedback systems. These newer modes detect changes in lung parameters and adjust based on those changes. The use of ventilator physics by these newer alternative ventilation modes assists in weaning patients from mechanical ventilation, improves ventilator synchrony, decreases ventilation days and improves patient safety. This course describes the differences between standard and alternative modes of ventilation and the uses and limitations of both modalities.

Objectives

Describe the differences between volume-targeted and pressure-targeted ventilation modes.
Describe the different alternative ventilation modes and their role in lung protection, recruitment and ventilator liberation.
Identify limitations in the application of alternative ventilation modes.

Presenter

John Gallagher, DNP, RN, CCNS, CCRN-K, TCRN, CHSE, RRT, FCCM

John Gallagher is the trauma program manager and a clinical nurse specialist for the Division of Trauma, Surgical Critical Care and Emergency Surgery at Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, Philadelphia. He earned a DNP from the University of Pittsburgh and an MSN at LaSalle University in Philadelphia. He has practiced in a variety of clinical settings including the trauma resuscitation unit and surgical ICU, emergency department and pulmonary step-down units as both a staff nurse and clinical nurse specialist. Additionally, Gallagher is a registered respiratory therapist and has served as a paramedic. He is a member of AACN’s Southeastern Pennsylvania Chapter, the Society of Critical Care Medicine Nursing Section and the Society of Trauma Nurses. His areas of clinical expertise include ARDS, mechanical ventilation and endpoints of resuscitation.

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Learners must attend/view/read the entire activity, read Implicit Bias impacts patient outcomes, and complete the associated evaluation to be awarded the contact hours or CERP. No partial credit will be awarded.

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Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider number CEP 1036, for 1.00 contact hours.

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