Understanding Automatic Tube Compensation in Mechanical Ventilation

This chapter delves into the concept of automatic tube compensation in modern mechanical ventilation, focusing on its significance in addressing respiratory distress and hypoxemia. It explains how ATC provides continuous positive airway pressure at the trachea, reducing the work of breathing for patients during ventilation trials for extubation. The discussion also touches on the comparison of ATC to other ventilation techniques like CPAP and highlights the adjustments made by ventilators during both inspiration and expiration to reduce resistance.