Interest of Monitoring Diaphragmatic Electrical Activity in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit

The monitoring of electrical activity of the diaphragm (EAdi) is a new minimally invasive bedside technology that was developed for the neurally adjusted ventilatory assist (NAVA) mode of ventilation. In addition to its role in NAVA ventilation, this technology provides the clinician with previously...

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Main Authors: Laurence Ducharme-Crevier, Geneviève Du Pont-Thibodeau, Guillaume Emeriaud
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2013-01-01
Series:Critical Care Research and Practice
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/384210