Airway pressure morphology and respiratory muscle activity during end-inspiratory occlusions in pressure support ventilation

Abstract Background The driving pressure of the respiratory system is a valuable indicator of global lung stress during passive mechanical ventilation. Monitoring lung stress in assisted ventilation is indispensable, but achieving passive conditions in spontaneously breathing patients to measure dri...

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Main Authors: Stella Soundoulounaki, Evangelia Akoumianaki, Eumorfia Kondili, Emmanouil Pediaditis, Georgios Prinianakis, Katerina Vaporidi, Dimitris Georgopoulos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-07-01
Series:Critical Care
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13054-020-03169-x