A practical guide to setting up NIV Dr G Wood, Respiratory Consultant at Royal Shrewsbury Hospital Ken, medical student at Keele University Respiratory Nurse Dr V Thakerar, FY2 in Academic Education www.drcrunch.co.uk/woodproject
Please explain how the term BiLevel is used when clearly using BiPAP. Bilevel is a seperate mode of ventilation which is a mode from Puritan Bennett clearly no one on BiPAP could or should ever be confused with BiLevel. BiLevel is for patients requiring very high peep levels and rapid drop times 0.8 seconds or so due to severe or acute ARDS. Patients on BiLevel are in a world of hurt. I wish I could draw it for you on this format but that is impossible. The term BiPAP is know by practitioners world wide to confuse the terms is a dis-service. Yes, there are two pressures IPAP/EPAP but never BiLevel.
