Respiratory drive, inspiratory effort, and work of breathing: review of definitions and non-invasive monitoring tools for intensive care ventilators during pandemic times

Technological advances in mechanical ventilation have been essential to increasing the survival rate in intensive care units. Usually, patients needing mechanical ventilation use controlled ventilation to override the patient’s respiratory muscles and favor lung protection. Weaning from mechanical v...

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Main Authors: Francisco Ríos-Castro, Felipe González-Seguel, Jorge Molina
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Medwave Estudios Limitada 2022-04-01
Series:Medwave
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Online Access:https://www.medwave.cl/link.cgi/Medwave/Revisiones/RevisionClinica/8724.act