TY - JOUR
T1 - Interpretation of airway pressure waveforms
AU - Fernández-Pérez, Evans R.
AU - Hubmayr, Rolf D.
PY - 2006/5
Y1 - 2006/5
N2 - Most mechanical ventilators display tracings of airway pressure (Paw) volume (V) and flow (V̇). In volume preset modes, Paw informs about the mechanical properties of the respiratory system and about the activity of respiratory muscles acting on the system. When monitoring ventilator waveforms, it is important to appropriately scale the tracing so that nuances in time profiles may be appreciated. In this short monograph, we offer three examples of how clinicians may use this information for patient assessment and care.
AB - Most mechanical ventilators display tracings of airway pressure (Paw) volume (V) and flow (V̇). In volume preset modes, Paw informs about the mechanical properties of the respiratory system and about the activity of respiratory muscles acting on the system. When monitoring ventilator waveforms, it is important to appropriately scale the tracing so that nuances in time profiles may be appreciated. In this short monograph, we offer three examples of how clinicians may use this information for patient assessment and care.
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U2 - 10.1007/s00134-006-0108-7
DO - 10.1007/s00134-006-0108-7
M3 - Article
C2 - 16550375
AN - SCOPUS:33646391554
SN - 0342-4642
VL - 32
SP - 658
EP - 659
JO - Intensive Care Medicine
JF - Intensive Care Medicine
IS - 5
ER -