Occurrence of pendelluft under pressure support ventilation in patients who failed a spontaneous breathing trial: an observational study.

Andrea CoppadoroAlice GrassiCecilia GiovannoniFrancesca RabboniNilde EroniaAlfio BroncoGiuseppe FotiRoberto FumagalliGiacomo Bellani

Published in: Annals of intensive care (2020)

Occult pendelluft can be measured by EIT, and is frequently present in patients failing an SBT. When present, pendelluft increases with the reduction of ventilator support and is associated with increased EtCO2, suggesting a reduction of the ability to eliminate CO2.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
study protocol
clinical trial
mechanical ventilation
peritoneal dialysis
prognostic factors
acute respiratory distress syndrome
phase iii
phase ii
extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
open label
double blind