Fig. 4.1 Synchrony between patient’s inspiratory effort (bottom curve) and pressure support (upper curve). Paw airway pressure, Pdi transdiaphragmatic pressure, TiV ventilator’s inspiratory time, TiP patient’s inspiratory time, T sync…
Fig. 1.1 Balance between load (↑motor drive, ↑resistive, ↑elastic, cardiovascular impairment) and capacity (↓motor drive, ↓neurotransmission, inspiratory muscle weakness) determines the ability to sustain spontaneous ventilation Key Points In PMV…
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016Antonio M. Esquinas (ed.)Noninvasive Mechanical Ventilation and Difficult Weaning in Critical Care10.1007/978-3-319-04259-6_2 2. Prolonged Weaning from Mechanical Ventilation: Pathophysiology and Weaning Strategies, Key Major Recommendations Vasilios Papaioannou1 and Ioannis Pneumatikos1 (1)…
I. Pre-daily screening at time of admission: Evaluate for clinical stability including sedatives, analgesics requirement and delirium [24] Glasgow Coma Scale >13 Evaluate to begin inspiratory muscle strength training Evaluate…
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016Antonio M. Esquinas (ed.)Noninvasive Mechanical Ventilation and Difficult Weaning in Critical Care10.1007/978-3-319-04259-6_5 5. Recommendations of Sedation and Anesthetic Considerations During Weaning from Mechanical Ventilation Ari Balofsky1 and Peter J. Papadakos1 (1) Department…
