By looking only at these two parameters, you never will be able to tell if your patient has sufficient flow, hyperinflation, air trapping, secretions, appropriate PEEP levels, airway obstruction, etc. Pulmonary Monitoring with Graphics fills this gap. When using graphics, we see the entire breath from beginning to end. Ventilation decisions are made using thousands of points in time, not just two points in time. The graphics enable you to see exactly what is going on in the lungs while you ventilate your patient's lungs.
Mechanical ventilation becomes much more individualized.
Using graphics allows you to adjust your ventilator's settings to fit each patient's needs. Ventilation can become much more dynamic, because a patient's needs may change several times during his stay on a ventilator. One of the parameters that graphics can help you set to fit your patient's individual needs is Peak Flow. If the peak flow rate is set too low, the patient will be in severe distress. He might feel as though he is breathing through a straw.