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Oftentimes when a patient presents with acute respiratory failure, a clinician will decide what type of
ventilatory support that should be used based on the severity of the patient’s disease. Noninvasive
respiratory support such as high flow oxygen therapy, noninvasive ventilation, and CPAP are alternatives to
intubation and mechanical ventilation with patients who have respiratory failure. High flow oxygen therapy
delivers heated humidified gas at a set FiO2 and flow rate through an unsealed patient interface. High flow
oxygen therapy offers a number of physiological benefits such as pharyngeal dead space washout, work
of breathing reduction, PEEP effect, constant FiO2 and improvement of mucociliary clearance and patient
comfort. The CARESCAPE R860 Ventilator offers integrated high flow oxygen therapy, which allows clinicians
to seamlessly transition from high flow oxygen therapy to mechanical ventilation and back again.
Equipment Required for High Flow Oxygen Therapy
on the CARESCAPE R860 Ventilator
1. CARESCAPE R860 Ventilator
2. Single-limb or dual-limb circuit
3. Fisher & Paykel MR850 humidifier
4. Unsealed patient interface (F&P nasal cannula)
CARESCAPE R860
EXP
P
aux
-20 - +120
hPa (cmH
2
0)
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