Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences Karnataka

Volume of gas delivered with each ventilation. Normal is 5 – 8 cc/kg (ideal body weight). **too much can cause volutrauma. It will often be set a higher rate lower volume . Minute Volume / Minute Ventilation (VE) Volume of air that is moved through the lungs over 1 minute. **This regulates CO2 and acid/base . Vt x Rate (ventilator / patient). ................
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