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Patient-ventilator asynchronies: may the respiratory mechanics play a role?

2013; BioMed Central; Volume: 17; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1186/cc12580

1466-609X

Annalisa Carlucci, Lara Pisani, Piero Ceriana, Alberto Malovini, Stefano Nava,

Family and Patient Care in Intensive Care Units

The mechanisms leading to patient/ventilator asynchrony has never been systematically assessed. We studied the possible association between asynchrony and respiratory mechanics in patients ready to be enrolled for a home non-invasive ventilatory program. Secondarily, we looked for possible differences in the amount of asynchronies between obstructive and restrictive patients and a possible role of asynchrony in influencing the tolerance of non-invasive ventilation (NIV).