Continuous assessment of neuro-ventilatory drive during 12 h of pressure support ventilation in critically ill patients.
Rosa Di MussiSavino SpadaroCarlo Alberto VoltaNicola BartolomeoPaolo TrerotoliFrancesco StaffieriLuigi PisaniRachele IannuzzielloLidia DalfinoFrancesco MurgoloSalvatore GrassoPublished in: Critical care (London, England) (2020)
We observed wide variations in EAdi amplitude and unevenly distributed "Low" and "High" neuro ventilatory drive periods during 12 h of PSV in critically ill patients. Further studies are needed to assess the possible clinical implications of our physiological findings.