Figure 9 Flow-volume loop of pressure ventilation with a descending ramp flow patternInspiration is represented by the curve above the baseline and expiration by the curve below the baseline. Expiration 13
Identification of Patient Ventilator Desynchrony 14
Types of Waveform Abnormalities Auto PEEP Flow Desynchrony Trigger Desynchrony Cycle Desynchrony Air Leak 15
Figure 10 Auto-PEEP on a flow-time curveWhen the expiratory curve doesn't return to baseline before the next inspiration, the patient has auto-PEEP. 16
Figure 11 Auto-PEEP on an FV loopA flow-volume loop that doesn't close on the inspiratory curve indicates auto-PEEP. 17 Understanding ventilator waveforms—and how to use them in patient care Lian, Jin Xiong Nursing2020 Critical Care4(1):43-55, January 2009. doi: 10.1097/01.CCN.0000343236.47814.d8