Introduction
Instructions for Use Apollo SW 4.5n 23
Part Number: 9053586, 3rd edition
Abbreviations
List of abbreviations used in the software
and on the device
Abbreviation Explanation
Agent/agent Anesthetic gas
Air/AIR Compressed air for medical use
APL Adjustable Pressure Limitation
Aux CGO Auxiliary Common Gas Outlet
BW Body weight
CAL Calibration
CO
2 Carbon dioxide
COM1
COM2
Interfaces used as MEDIBUS,
MEDIBUS.X interfaces
CPAP Continuous Positive Airway Pressure
C
PAT Patient compliance
C
SYS System compliance
ΔO
2 Difference between inspiratory and
expiratory O
2
ΔPPS Difference in pressure to PEEP in
Pressure Support mode
ΔVT Difference between inspiratory and
expiratory tidal volume
Des. Desflurane
etCO
2 End-expiratory CO2 concentration
Enf. Enflurane
exp. Expiratory
FG Fresh gas
FiCO
2 Fractional inspiratory CO2
concentration
FiO
2 Fractional inspiratory O2 concentration
Freq./freq. Frequency
Freq
MIN Mandatory minimum frequency in
Pressure Support mode
Hal. Halothane
HF High frequency
I:E Ratio of inspiration time to expiration
time
insp. Inspiratory
inDes Inspiratory desflurane concentration
inEnf Inspiratory enflurane concentration
inHal Inspiratory halothane concentration
inIso Inspiratory isoflurane concentration
inSev Inspiratory sevoflurane concentration
INOP Inoperable
Iso. Isoflurane
Leak
SYS System leakage
MAC Minimum Alveolar Concentration
Man.Spont.,
MAN/SPONT
Manual/Spontaneous breathing
MV Expiratory minute volume
MV
LEAK Difference between inspiratory and
expiratory minute volume
MV
MAND Mandatory breathed expiratory minute
volume
MV
SPON Spontaneously breathed expiratory
minute volume
MV
*CO2 Expiratory minute volume CO2
N2O Nitrous oxide
O
2 Oxygen
O
2+ O2 flush
PAW Airway pressure
PAW-V loop Pressure-Volume Loop
PEAK Peak pressure
PEEP Positive end-expiratory pressure
P
INSP Inspiratory pressure in Pressure Mode
PLAT Plateau pressure
pleth Plethysmogram
P
MAX Pressure limitation in Volume Mode
P
MEAN Mean pressure
Pressure/
Press. Mode
Pressure Mode
Pressure-controlled ventilation
Abbreviation Explanation