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…
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…
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_2 2. Prolonged Weaning from Mechanical Ventilation: Pathophysiology and Weaning Strategies, Key Major Recommendations Vasilios Papaioannou1 and Ioannis Pneumatikos1 (1)…
© 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…
