When you adjust the pressure drop necessary to trigger a breath on a ventilator, what are you adjusting on the machine?

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Adjusting the sensitivity on a ventilator changes the pressure drop necessary to trigger a breath. This means that the machine will respond to changes in the patient's breathing efforts based on the selected level of sensitivity. Pressure limit, mode setting, and PEEP level are other parameters that can be adjusted on a ventilator but they do not directly affect the triggering of a breath.

When You Adjust the Pressure Drop Necessary to Trigger a Breath