How to prevent intubation
As Your Specialist in Acute Care, we understand that NIV is often possible before intubation may be required. Potential complications of mask ventilation can be avoided, and the length of stay and mortality may decrease in the ICU.
Prevent intubation as first step of the Respiration Pathway
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Prevent intubation as long as possible because ...
- patients with mechanically-assisted ventilation could develop ventilator-associated-pneumonia (VAP)
- patients with VAP could have a significantly longer ICU and hospital length of stay
- the treatment of VAP may account for almost half of all antibiotics administered in ICUs
The optimal gas exchange
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This model illustrates the function of the ventilation pump, the ideal condition and two extreme examples of pulmonary gas exchange. In the ideal condition, ventilation and circulation of the alveoli are optimal while the ventilation/perfusion ratio V./Q is 0.8.
High-flow oxygen therapy
High-flow oxygen therapy applied with a special binasal high-flow nasal cannula and a heated inspiratory breathing circuit – provides comfortable, non-invasive respiratory support to patients who require oxygen at higher flow rates.
Non-Invasive Ventilation and Non-Invasive Ventilation Types
Non-invasive ventilation (NIV) is ventilator support given to patients without the use of an endotracheal tube.
Our set of treatment tools to prevent intubation
The way to prevent intubation is the sum of an orchestra of treatment tools, therapy decisions, and know-how in acute care.
Anti Air Shower to improve patient comfort while avoiding air flush to the patient during e.g. mask fitting or suctioning procedure.
Non-invasive ventilation in all modes to support the seamless transition from one application mode to another, assisting minimal invasiveness.
O2 therapy to assure the delivery of oxygen with set FiO2 for optimal oxygen therapy.
Downloads
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Non-invasive ventilation booklet
Get insights about Non-invasive ventilation with our booklet
Mini Manual Ventilation
Learn more about ventilation with our mini manual
Did you know?
The Inspiratory and Expiratory Trigger: What it is? Why is it helpful?
Did you know? (Time Constant)
Time Constant: What is it, why is it helpful to improve outcomes and how to avoid it?
Did you know? (CO2 Production)
CO2 Production: What is it? How is ti measured? Why is it relevant?
Did you know? (Dead Space Volume)
Dead space: What is it? How is it measured? Why is it relevant?
Did you know? (ETCO2 Monitoring)
ETCO2 Monitoring: What is it, why is it helpful to improve outcomes and how to avoid it?
Did you know? (SPV)
Smart Pulmonary View: What is it, why is it helpful to improve outcomes and how to avoid it?
Dräger PulmoVista® 500 – making ventilation visible
Live non-invasive, regional information on distribution of ventilation. This could help adjusting ventilation parameters to achieve individually optimised ventilation.
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