Status Monitor
BP 85/50
Temp 38.0 oC
HR 140
RR 16

 

Changing the Inspiration : Expiration ratio to 1.5 : 1 causes a rise in her oxygen saturation to 95%. But unfortunately her cardiac output falls and her blood pressure drops, 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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