Patent ID: 8607790

Claim:
A ventilatory system for issuing a smart prompt when Auto-PEEP is implicated during pressure ventilation of a patient exhibiting an obstructive component, comprising: at least one processor; and at least one memory, communicatively coupled to the at least one processor and containing instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, issue a smart prompt when Auto-PEEP is implicated, the ventilatory system comprising: an Auto-PEEP detection module for detecting that Auto-PEEP is implicated for the patient upon detecting that parameter data breaches one or more predetermined thresholds; a smart prompt module for: determining a list of entries for mitigating Auto-PEEP, wherein the list of entries is determined based at least in part on determining that the patient exhibits an obstructive component; 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, the list of entries including one or more primary entries comprising one or more of: decrease inspiratory time (T I ); adjust ventilatory settings until end-expiratory flow (EEF) approximates zero; and investigate reasons for increased obstruction.