AutoFlow enables non-invasive ventilation (NIV) to be applied in volume controlled modes and can help to increase patient compliance. When patients are ventilated with a mask the airway is not protected and gastric insufflation and subsequent aspiration of gastric contents may occur.

Is AutoFlow the same as PRVC?

Autoflow is Drager’s method of delivering a mode of ventilation otherwise known as volume assured pressure control, or pressure regulated volume control (PRVC – Maquet’s version).

What is the difference between BiPAP and SIMV?

The main differences between SIMV and BiPAP are that SIMV does not allow spontaneous breathing during the mandatory breaths, whereas spontaneous breathing is possible during all phases with BiPAP, and that with SIMV, all mandatory breaths are volume- or pressure-targeted, whereas BiPAP provides only pressure-targeted …