Basic Ventilator Setup SOP - ( Adult Critical Care ) |
| Publication: 19/12/2016 |
| Next review: 16/12/2025 |
| Standard Operating Procedure |
| CURRENT |
| ID: 4857 |
| Approved By: ACC Clinical Governance |
| Copyright© Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust 2022 |
This Standard Operating Procedure is intended for use by healthcare professionals within Leeds unless otherwise stated. |
Basic Ventilator Setup SOP
Important to know
- Positive-pressure ventilation can cause lung injury.
- Our choice of ventilation mode can minimise this damage
- The tidal volume, rate and PEEP and inspired oxygen all need to be carefully selected
- The proposed initial settings can be revised according to the patient’s individual needs
- These settings may not suitable for patients with acute severe asthma or a head injury
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Provenance
| Record: | 4857 |
| Objective: | |
| Clinical condition: | Patients in Adult Critical Care |
| Target patient group: | Patients in Adult Critical Care |
| Target professional group(s): | Secondary Care Doctors Secondary Care Nurses |
| Adapted from: |
Evidence base
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Approved By
ACC Clinical Governance
Document history
LHP version 2.0
Related information
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