title: Draeger Medical Evita and Savina ventilators may incorrectly display high-airway-pressure alarm following some circuit disconnections.
abstract: If the patient's breathing circuit becomes disconnected during a high-airway-pressure event, Draeger Medical's Evita series and Savina ventilators may continue to display an "Airway Pressure High" alarm message, rather than appropriately displaying the "Airway Pressure Low" message. This may distract staff from the true hazard, potentially inhibiting or delaying care of ventilated patients. Facilities should alert users of Evita and Savina ventilators to this behavior and direct them to verify connection of the breathing circuit when responding to "Airway Pressure High" and other high-priority alarms.
mesh_terms: D004868:Equipment Failure; D006801:Humans; D012122:Ventilators, Mechanical