J. Fichter et al., PROPORTIONAL ASSIST VENTILATION (PAV) - C LINICAL-APPLICATION OF A NEW MODE FOR ASSIST VENTILATION, Medizinische Klinik, 91, 1996, pp. 70-71
Background: Proportional assist ventilation (PAV), a new mode for assi
st ventilation, allows the patient not only to trigger the ventilator
but enables him to keep his breathing pattern. The basis of PAV is a p
ositive feed back between patient and ventilator. Patients and method:
PAV was applied in 6 patients, who were under long-term ventilation a
nd who were stable. The ventilator was adjusted to compensate for the
endotracheal tube, different parts between 90 and 40% of resistance an
d elastance were assisted. Airway pressure, flow and tidal volume were
measured. PAV was compared with pressure support ventilation (PSV). R
esult: No differences in blood gases were found in PAV as compared to
PSV. Airway pressure were lower in PAV than in PSV (10.4 +/- 3.3 cm H2
O vs. 18.8 +/- 5.9 cm H2O in PSV). Breathing frequency was higher (22.
4 +/- 8.1 vs. 15.8 +/- 5.9 in PSV). Conclusion: The higher breathing f
requencies in PAV were associated with the underlying diseases and res
ulted in a better synchronisation with the respiratory center output.