Your patient is being ventilated with a common critical care ventilator using pressure support ventilation (flow cycled) with a nasal mask. A leak is present that is preventing the appropriate termination of the inspiratory cycle
What is the best response?
a. Switch to volume control mode.
b. Switch to time-cycled mode.
c. Switch to nasal pillows.
d. Switch to full-face mask.
ANS: B
Time-cycled (instead of flow-cycled), pressure-limited ventilation in the presence of air leaks markedly improves patient-ventilator synchrony and patient comfort.
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