Ventilator- and interface-related factors influencing patient-ventilator asynchrony during noninvasive ventilation

Patient-ventilator asynchrony (PVA) is common in patients receiving noninvasive ventilation (NIV). This occurs primarily when the triggering and cycling-off of ventilatory assistance are not synchronized with the patient's inspiratory efforts and could result in increased work of breathing and...

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Main Authors: Hadil A Al Otair, Ahmed S BaHammam
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2020-01-01
Series:Annals of Thoracic Medicine
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Online Access:http://www.thoracicmedicine.org/article.asp?issn=1817-1737;year=2020;volume=15;issue=1;spage=1;epage=8;aulast=Al