Search Tag: ventilated patients

ICU Management

Individualisation-of-mechanical-ventilation-in-obstructive-lung-disease-not-all-patients-have-ards

2023 13 Oct

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and asthma are pathologies par excellence with an obstructive pattern. It is important to understand the fundamentals of mechanical ventilation management in these patients. Therefore, it is crucial to perform proper measurement of respiratory mechanics in patients with obstructive pathology     Introduction...Read more

ICU Management

How-to-improve-patient-ventilator-synchrony

2019 16 Apr

Waveform analysis and optimization of ventilator settings Anita Orlando, MD, Servizio di Anestesia e Rianimazione I, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, IT Background Asynchronies are a frequent issue in ventilated patients.1They represent a mismatch between the inspiratory and expiratory times of patient and ventilator,...Read more