Bubble CPAP for CCU

Bubble CPAP for CCU

Set-Up

• Equipment needed to set up the bubble CPAP
  • Water chamber
  • CPAP Generator
  • Pressure Manifold
  • Oxygen Tubing
  • Water funnel
  • Neo vent circuit
  • RAM cannula / HFNC prongs/Flexitrunk

• The water is added to the fill line

• Flow is not ordered, so turn flow to insure rolling bubble on inspiration

• we use the vent circuit instead of the BCPAP circuit because we need the y-adaptor from the neo circuit since we are using the ram cannula or HFNC interface

Troubleshooting

• Dampening of the BCPAP bubbling is caused by:
  • Excessive water in the expiratory limb of the circuit
  • Flow from the oxygen blender to the BCPAP system is too low
  • There is a disconnect somewhere in the BCPAP circuit