Flow Index: a novel, non-invasive, continuous, quantitative method to evaluate patient inspiratory effort during pressure support ventilation.

Filippo AlbaniLuigi PisaniGianni CiabattiFederica FusinaBarbara BuizzaAnna GranatoValeria LippolisEros AniballiFrancesco MurgoloAntonio RosanoNicola LatronicoMassimo AntonelliSalvatore GrassoGiuseppe Natalini

Published in: Critical care (London, England) (2021)

Flow Index is associated with patient inspiratory effort during pressure support ventilation, and may provide potentially useful information for setting inspiratory support and monitoring patient-ventilator interactions.

Keyphrases

case report
mechanical ventilation
healthcare
respiratory failure
high resolution
acute respiratory distress syndrome
mass spectrometry
health information
extracorporeal membrane oxygenation