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Case Reports
. 2023 Dec 9;12(1):e01269.
doi: 10.1002/rcr2.1269. eCollection 2024 Jan.

Delivery of average assured pressure support (AVAPS) through tracheostomy in paediatric patients

Vishal Saddi  1   2 , Antonia O'Connor  1   2 , Ganesh Thambipillay  1   2 , Arthur Teng  1   2
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Delivery of average assured pressure support (AVAPS) through tracheostomy in paediatric patients

Vishal Saddi et al. Respirol Case Rep. .

Abstract

Average volume-assured pressure support (AVAPS) mode has been available since 2009 and allows the ventilator to deliver a constant pre-set tidal volume by automatically adjusting the inspiratory pressures within a set range. Data in AVAPS mode use is limited in both paediatric populations, and in patients who are ventilated through a tracheostomy. This case series reports on the successful use of AVAPS mode in four paediatric patients with tracheostomy ventilation.

Keywords: average volume‐assured pressure support; paediatrics; tracheostomy.

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Sleep study summary from Case 1—note improvement in TcCO2 with AVAPS mode commencement.
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