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Kondili, E., Akoumianaki, E., Alexopoulou, C., & Georgopoulos, D. (2009). Identifying and relieving asynchrony during mechanical ventilation. Expert review of respiratory medicine, 3(3), 231-43. https://doi.org/10.1586/ers.09.13
Kondili, Eumorfia, et al. "Identifying and relieving asynchrony during mechanical ventilation." Expert review of respiratory medicine vol. 3,3 (2009): 231-43. doi: https://doi.org/10.1586/ers.09.13
Kondili E, Akoumianaki E, Alexopoulou C, Georgopoulos D. Identifying and relieving asynchrony during mechanical ventilation. Expert Rev Respir Med. 2009 Jun;3(3):231-43. doi: 10.1586/ers.09.13. PMID: 20477318.
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Expert Rev Respir Med. 2009 Jun;3(3):231-43. doi: 10.1586/ers.09.13.

Identifying and relieving asynchrony during mechanical ventilation.

Expert review of respiratory medicine

Eumorfia Kondili, Evangelia Akoumianaki, Christina Alexopoulou, Dimitrios Georgopoulos

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  1. Department of Intensive Care Medicine, University Hospital of Heraklion, Medical School, University of Crete, Heraklion, Crete, Greece. [email protected].

PMID: 20477318 DOI: 10.1586/ers.09.13

Abstract

Patient-ventilator asynchrony refers to the uncoupling between the mechanically delivered breath and the patient's respiratory effort. It is common during assisted mechanical ventilation and may affect the morbidity of critically ill patients. Close inspection of pressure, volume and flow waveforms - displayed by modern ventilators - may help the physician to recognize and act appropriately to minimize patient-ventilator asynchrony. During the last two decades new modes of assisted mechanical ventilation have been introduced, aiming to improve patient ventilator synchrony by modulating the triggering function and the variables that control the flow delivery and the cycling off.

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