Patent ID: 8638200

Claim:
A ventilator-implemented method for detecting Auto-PEEP during volume ventilation of a non-triggering patient, the method comprising: receiving one or more ventilatory settings associated with volume ventilation of the non-triggering patient; collecting data associated with ventilatory parameters; processing at least some of the collected ventilatory parameter data, wherein processing the collected ventilatory parameter data includes deriving ventilatory parameter data from at least some of the collected ventilatory parameter data; analyzing the processed ventilatory parameter data, wherein analyzing the processed ventilatory parameter data comprises: determining one or more predetermined thresholds for detecting Auto-PEEP based at least in part on the one or more ventilatory settings; and monitoring whether the processed ventilatory parameter data breaches the one or more predetermined thresholds; determining, by the ventilator, that Auto-PEEP is implicated for the non-triggering patient upon detecting that the processed ventilatory data breaches the one or more predetermined thresholds; determining a list of entries for mitigating Auto-PEEP based at least in part on identifying the patient as non-triggering; and issuing a smart prompt when Auto-PEEP is implicated, the smart prompt displaying: a notification that Auto-PEEP is implicated; and the list of entries for mitigating Auto-PEEP, comprising one or more of: decrease respiratory rate; increase flow; adjust ventilatory settings until end-expiratory flow (EEF) approximates zero; investigate reasons for increased resistance; and investigate reasons for increased compliance.