This tool will help you calculate the driving pressure value (cm H₂O). Enter the V_TE values and C_PAV values in the calculator.

Calculating driving pressure at the bedside may help identify patients prone to developing ventilator induced lung injury and increased risk of death.

The PAV+^TM software on the Puritan Bennett^TM 980 ventilator provides a lung compliance variable (C_PAV), which allows for an easy calculation of the driving pressure.

Keeping the driving pressure below 15 cm H₂O provides a threshold to help clinicians titrate tidal volume (V_TE) to minimize lung injury.

This calculator is not a substitute for the exercise of professional judgment and is not intended to replace the Operator's Manual, which should always be available while using the ventilator.

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