AVAPS is a pressure support function that can be activated within S, ST, PC and T pressure modes. It automatically adapts pressure support to patient needs to guarantee an average tidal volume.

When do you use Avaps mode in non invasive ventilation?

There are various AVAPS indications, including: It provides patients who have chronic respiratory insufficiency with noninvasive ventilation, and using EPAP treats Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) in the AE mode. It also helps many chronic respiratory failure patients requiring ventilator support.

What is the difference between Avaps and ASV?

The VAPS mode targets a more consistent minute ventilation, being recommended in the treatment of sleep related hypoventilation disorders, while ASV mode attempts to provide a more steady breathing airflow pattern, treating successfully most central sleep apnea syndromes.