Vent Settings

Choose a vent tool

Adult

Adult initial vent settings

PBW-based starting point.

Minute vent

Minute ventilation

VT × RR.

I:E

Obstructive I:E

Expiratory time / air trapping risk.

Pivots

Ventilator pivots

ARDS, obstructive, acidosis, neuro, shock/RV.

Control

How do I control a vent?

Modes, parameters, peak/plateau, alarms.

Educational resource only. Use institutional protocols, local policy, and bedside clinical judgment.