Volume Controlled Ventilation: Volume Assist Control

Congratulations on finishing the introductory module. We are now going to move on the exploring modes of mechanical ventilation, the reasons for choosing them and problems associated with each mode. I hope you find this useful and I guarantee you will learn something.
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00:00 Beginning and Introduction
01:08 Review of Previous Tutorials
02:18 Overview of This Tutorial (Volume Control and Volume Assist Control)
02:30 Clinical Scenario
03:50 The Model I will use to explain these Modes
05:00 Volume Controlled Modes and why you might use them
06:45 How to Set Up volume controlled ventilation
09:20 Volume Assist Control - explanation
13:55 Assisted Inspiration (assist-control)
16:35 Screen Setup for VAC
19:20 Waveforms (sharks fin and divots)
22:00 Volume Cycled Volume Assist Control
22:48 Time Cycled Volume Assist Control (Inspiratory Pause - top hat)
25:05 Pressure Triggering
26:16 Advantages of Volume Assist Control
26:40 Disadvantages of Volume Assist Control
29:24 Problems with VAC: Pressure Cycling
32:20 Problems with VAC: Scooping (inspiratory dys-synchrony)
35:35 Screenshots: Constant vs Decelerating Flow Patterns and Inspiratory Pauses
37:30 Review of this Tutorial
38:00 Next Time - SIMV