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Take lung protection into focus

If intubation may become necessary the first aim may be to improve gas exchange and lung mechanics. The initiation of a lung protective ventilation strategy and the optimization of ventilator settings may be key elements during this phase. The ventilator has to adapt to the patient and not vice versa.

Stabilization as second step of the Respiration Pathway

Stabilize the patient and protect the lung because...

patients could develop ventilator-associated lung injury (VALI)
VALI could turn into acute lung injury (ALI) or acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS)
multiple organ failure and mortality rate may increase, associated with ALI or ARDS

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Tidal ventilation and risk of VILI

Repeated tidal recruitment and de-recruitment may lead to ventilator induced lung injury (VILI) (lower pictures). If alveoli are stabilized by sufficient PEEP at end-expiration, tidal ventilation is less likely to induce any negative side effects (upper pictures).

Can APRV prevent ARDS?

Airway Pressure Release Ventilation (APRV) applies continues positive airway pressure with integration of spontaneous breathing. Would you like to learn more?

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Image-guided lung protection

Personalized ventilation, assessment of lung recruitability and individualized PEEP are major contributors to lung protection in Intensive Care.

Treat the Unseen

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Dräger PulmoVista® 500 – making ventilation visible

PulmoVista 500 helps adjust ventilation settings to achieve individually optimized ventilation with regional specific, continuous and dynamic information at the bedside.

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Our set of treatment tools to protect the lung

Stabilizing a patient’s breathing means to be well informed about the state of the lung, at all times. Let yourself be assisted by a set of proven tools.