Abbreviations

A

A	Ampere
Add. O2	Additional O2 delivery
AGSS	Anesthetic gas scavenging system
AGS	Anesthetic gas receiving system
Air	Medical compressed air
APL	Adjustable Pressure Limitation
APRV	Airway Pressure Release Ventilation
ASA	American Society of Anesthesiologists, American Society of Anesthesiologists
ATPS	Ambient temperature and pressure, saturated, Ambient temperature and pressure, saturated
Aux. O2	O2 insufflation

B

BIPAP	Biphasic Positive Airway Pressure, spontaneous breathing under continuous positive airway pressure with 2 different
BMI	Body Mass Index
BTPS	Body temperature and pressure, saturated

C

CAL	Display when a measurement value is calibrated.
CBM mode	Cardiac bypass mode
Cdyn	Dynamic compliance (patient)
CISPR	Comité International Spécial des Perturbations Radioélectriques,International Special Committee on Radio Interference
cmH2O	Centimetres of water
CMV	Continuos Mandatory Ventilation
CO	Carbon monoxide
CO2	Carbon dioxide
COM	Serial interface
CPAP	Continuous Positive Airway Pressure, continuous positive airway pressure
Cpat	Patient compliance
CSA	Canadian Standards Agency

D

dB(A)	Decibel, rated sound level unit
ΔPsupp	Pressure support above PEEP
ΔO2	Difference between inspiratory and expiratory O2 concentration
Des	Desflurane

E

EMV	Electromagnetic compatibility
Enf	Enflurane
ERR	Display when a measured value cannot be determined.
ESD	Electrostatic Discharge, electrostatic discharge

F

FG	Fresh gas
FiO2	Inspiratory oxygen fraction
FTP	File Transfer Protocol

G

GPL	General Public Licence

H

Hal	Halothane
HF	High-frequency
HME	Heat and moisture exchanger
HMEF	HME filter
hPa	Hectopascal
Hz	Hertz

I

I:E	Ratio of inspiratory time to expiratory time
ID	Identification
Insp. term.	Inspiration termination criterion in % based on peak inspiratory flow
Iso	Isoflurane

J

JPEG	Image format

K

kg

Kilogram

L

L	Liter
LAN	Local network
lbs	Pound; unit of mass
LED	Light emitting diode
LGPL	Lesser General Public Licence

M

MAC	Minimum Alveolar Concentration
MAN/SPON Manual/ Spontaneous	Manual ventilation / Spontaneous breathing
MEDIBUS.X	Dräger communication protocol for medical devices with uniform data definition for all devices
mbar	Millibar
min	Minute
mL	Milliliter
mmHg	Millimeter of mercury
MRT	Magnetic resonance imaging
MV	Minute volume

N

N2O	Nitrous oxide
NTPD	Normal Temperature Pressure Dry, 20 °C (68 °F), 1013 hPa, dry
NMI	Nuclear magnetic imaging
NMR	Magnetic resonance

O

O2	Oxygen
O2+	O2 flush

P

Pa	Pascal; unit of pressure
Paw	Airway pressure
PEEP	Positive end-expiratory pressure
Pinsp	Inspiratory pressure
PIP	Peak inspiratory pressure
Pplat	Plateau pressure
Pmax	Maximum pressure
Pmean	Mean pressure
ppm	Parts per million

R

R	Resistance
RFID	Radio Frequency Identification, radio frequency identification

S

Sev	Sevoflurane
Slope	Pressure rise time
SNMP	Simple Network Management Protocol

T

TC	Time constant
Ti	Inspiratory time

U

UMDNS	Universal Medical Device Nomenclature System, nomenclature for medical devices
USB	Universal Serial Bus, computer interface

V

V	Volt
VT	Tidal volume

X

xMAC	Accumulated multiple of the MAC values of anesthetic agents and N2O