I WAS INTERESTED I KNOWING IF THIS IS SOMETHING THAT ANYONE HAS ANY SUCCESS IN THE ADULT PEDIATRIC OR NEONATAL POPULATION?

this vent should not be used in the NNICU. THe 7200 was a better vent than this one.

a mechanical ventilation genius

I agree with Chris. That's not to say the 7200 was a good ventilator, but the 840 is worse.

I personally like the 7200 better myself in both the adult and ped areas. Have never used it in NICU, we still have one of the dinosaurs of the last century in use there. Getting ANY changes in that area here is like pulling duck teeth...impossible.

Janet Bush RRT

I have used both the Drager E4 in the past and currently the hospital I work at has the PB 840 (Adult only--we use the Babylog in our Level 2 Nursery).

I like the E4 better--ATC over TC, Autoflow behind the scenes as opposed to VC+, having trends, having the ability to hook up volumetric capnography, etc.

I like the 840's ability to scale the graphics, having VS available MIGHT be an advantage (Doc insists on PS for full support for instance----try to talk 'em into VS then).

BUT my experience so far in no way has generated a "this is crap" feeling about the 840. We have VC+ (very similar to Autoflow---just based on volume leaving the vent as opposed to returning).

We have used 8 of them pretty heavily for about 6 months and they have performed and held up well.

If your 840 version doesn't have VC+ I could see the angst over it.

We use the 840 on adults and in our nicu, which we were previously using infant stars.I wouldnt say the 840 is poor or worse than the 7200 by any means

I like the 840 very much. We have about 15 or so used heavily and the active exhalation valve makes it a far better critical care vent over the 7200. Graphics are superior. The only problem has been a few "INOPS" from software problems.

Anyone recently purchase or have been using the Esprit (not sure on spelling sorry) by Respironics. Good, bad, don't buy?

Thanks

Antigo, WIsconsin

With all due respect to the 840 nay-sayers please consider the following:

Two weeks ago I was called to a hospital to attend to a term 5 hr.old infant with Muconium Aspiration Syndrome. The baby was in very critical condition with sever hypotension, had entrained NO and was minutes away from ECMO ventilation.

The 840 ventilated that baby exquisitely! She was home with her mother in less than 3 weeks.