administration of cpap compressing with respiratory failure

摘要

CPAP treatment apparatus comprises: a controllable flow generator operable to produce breathable gas at a pressure elevated above atmosphere; a gas delivery tube coupled to the flow generator; a patient mask coupled to the tube to receive said breathable gas from the generator and provide said gas, at a desired treatment pressure, to the patient's airway; a controller operable to receive input signals and to control operation of said flow generator and hence the treatment pressure; and sensor means located at the flow generator, in the delivery tube or at the mask that generates a signal input to said controller from which patient respiratory airflow is determined; and wherein said controller is operable to determine the occurrence of an apnea from a reduction in said respiratory airflow, determine the duration of said apnea, and cause said flow generator to increase CPAP treatment pressure by an increment that is an increasing function of said apnea duration and a decreasing function of the treatment pressure immediately prior to said apnea. IMAGE