"Ventilator Waveforms" by Craig Smallwood, PhD RRT for OPENPediatrics

Respiratory therapist Craig Smallwood discusses the pressure, volume and flow of waveforms. He explains how to use these waveforms in troubleshooting mechanical ventilation issues.
2:25 Chapter 2: Pressure Control
5:38 Chapter 3: Volume Control
9:24 Chapter 4: Pressure Support
12:28 Chapter 5: Variable Flow Exhalation
14:23 Chapter 6: Airflow Obstruction
16:48 Chapter 7: Trigger Sensitivity
18:52 Chapter 8: Autocycling
20:39 Chapter 9: Ventilator Leaks
Initial publication: September 1, 2012.
Last reviewed date: March 20, 2019.
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[@celiasalas2277]

Good length. Concise. It should be part of a series.of videos. I'll look for them. Thank you.

[@leighannallen4699]

As an RT student learning to interpret waveforms, this is exactly what I needed. Detailed enough to make understanding simple. Thank you!

[@1finert738]

Great video! Very thorough! I will recommend this to our RT students. Water sloshing around in the ventilator circuit can also cause autocycling. This happens often with heated wire circuits when fans are used to cool patients with elevated temperatures. The fans also cool the circuits causing rain out.

[@meganlesinszki7144]

Thank you! This was very helpful.

[@theresashaughnessy3517]

Great video, made it very easy to understand!

[@logeshwaran1984]

Excellent work

[@docsanti8971]

I´m learning a lot, thank you!

[@sinclair657]

Thank you

[@mohmmedalsiddig4170]

Thanks alot very informative

[@pepecachu7611]

It was good. Able to understand and a food refresher course...

[@damansky11]

I'd like to see more content identifying & correcting improper Ti, esens %, Rise Time, as well as neuro breathing. If there's anything that can be done aside from giving sedation.

[@how8087]

Thx verry much about this great vedio ....... it will be great if you make vedio for some cases ........ thx allot again

[@subodhshetty5963]

Great for basic

[@sskoul]

Great video. but may be a bit short for intensivists.

[@tiredtill2010]

RIP

[@adeemsalman2048]

good video ... but the talking doctor was so rapidly talk with no enough time to see what is going on..