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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Jun 16.
Published in final edited form as: Crit Care Med. 2011 Mar;39(3):527–532. doi: 10.1097/CCM.0b013e318206b99b

Table 1. Comparison of ventilator features.

Feature SAVe I SAVe II Servo
VT Fixed (0.6 L) Variable (0.2 – 1 L) Variable (0 – 2L)
Respiratory Rate
(breaths per minute)		 10 8-20 5-120
PEEP (cm H2O) 0 0-20 0-50
PIP (cm H2O) Up to 38 Up to 60 0-100
Inspiratory flow
(L/min)		 16 10-80 Adjustable to a
maximum of 200
Breath type Volume Volume Volume, Pressure
Weight (kg) 1.4 1.4 19
Power AC, Battery AC, Battery AC
Battery Life (hours) 5.5 6.5 NA
Price (US Dollars) $1,695 $1,995 Not available

Reported features for the Siemens Servo,(38) and the SAVe I & II (Personal communication, Automedx, Nov. 26, 2008)