Additional work of breathing from trigger errors in mechanically ventilated children.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Patient-ventilator asynchrony is associated with increased morbidity and mortality. A direct causative relationship between Patient-ventilator asynchrony and adverse clinical outcome have yet to be demonstrated. It is hypothesized that during trigger errors excessive pleural pressure swings are generated, contributing to increased work-of-breathing and self-inflicted lung injury. The objective of this study was to determine the additional work-of-breathing and pleural pressure swings caused by trigger errors in mechanically ventilated children.

Methods

Prospective observational study in a tertiary paediatric intensive care unit in an university hospital. Patients ventilated > 24 h and < 18 years old were studied. Patients underwent a 5-min recording of the ventila

SUBMITTER: Blokpoel RGT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7653668 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature