Status Monitor
BP 80/50
Temp 37.9 oC
HR 120
RR 20

 

Changing the Inspiration : Expiration ratio to 1.5 : 1 causes a rise in her oxygen saturation to 95%. Unfortunately her cardiac output and blood pressure fall, most likely due to significant air trapping. It is therefore best to discontinue inverse-ratio ventilation and change the I : E ratio back to 1 : 1.3.

 

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