A review of the evolution of Dräger's respiratory equipment throughout the century, starting with the Pulmotor in 1907 to the microprocessor controlled Evita 4.
(Order-no. 90 97 434) 下栽 (PDF, 446 KB)
BIPAP* Two Steps forward in Ventilation
A detailed explanation of this interesting ventilation mode which has become one of the respiratory standards in respiratory care worldwide. (In some places "BIPAP" is also known as "PCV+".) Order-no. (no longer available) 下栽 (PDF, 310 KB)
BIPAP, BiPAP, APRV - A breadth of explanations.
Biphasic Positive Airway Pressure (pressure controlled ventilation mode for spontaneous breathing). This article from MT-Aktuell 2/98 explains this an many further expressions. 下栽 (PDF, 62 KB)
AutoFlow™ 20 Questions - 20 Answers
A book which addresses the many aspects of the ability to breathe spontaneously with AutoFlow™ during volume controlled ventilation on the Evita 2 dura and Evita 4. (Order-No. 90 97 451) 下栽 (PDF, 231 KB)
ATC and PPS Breathing Support with Optimum Patient Comfort
The automatic tube compensation is a new addition for all existing ventilation modes. Today proportional pressure support offers the results of even further innovation, where at every point the breath delivered by the ventilator is proportional to the breathing effort of the patient.
(Order-no. 90 97 436) 下栽 (PDF, 255 KB)
Curves and Loops in Mechanical Ventilation
All information contained in a curve or a loop gives a picture of the patient and settings on the ventilator can be optimized accordingly.
(Order-no. 90 97 421) 下栽 (PDF, 236 KB)
CO2-Measurement during Ventilation
A book with information about general ventilation, lungs, gas exchange, explanations and interpretations of different CO2-curves and trends.
(Order-no. 90 97 450) 下栽 (PDF, 373 KB)
Intensive Care and Costing Methodologies
Today in the growing world of costs there are many perspectives which must be considered. Not only do consumers have costs, but producers as well. This booklet provides a tool for dealing with costs and how they can be categorised.
(Order-no. 90 97 538) 下栽 (PDF, 354 KB)
New forms of assisted spontaneous breathing
Mechanical ventilation is the most important life-support procedure in modern intensive care medicine, though it can, especially as its invasiveness increases, cause serious side effects. One way out of this dilemma is assisted spontaneous breathing: rather than suppressing spontaneous breathing in a patient with respiratory failure and replacing it completely with mechanical ventilation, the aim here is to maintain and mechanically support the patient's own breathing.
(ISBN-no. 3-926762-53-5) (appr. 54,95 Euro)
Only available in a bookstore!
