Research Article

VEMERS 2.0: Upgrading of an Emergency Use Ventilator from a Single Mandatory Volume Control Mode of Ventilation (VEMERS 1.0) to 8 Modes of Ventilation

Table 2

Ventilation modes in VEMERS 2.0. See [17] for a detailed description.

Mode numberVentilation mode

1Mandatory volume control
2Assisted volume control triggered by pressure
3Mandatory pressure control
4Assisted pressure control triggered by pressure
5Pressure support
6CPAP
7BiPAP
8High oxygen flow therapy