Ventilatory ratio and mechanical power in prolonged mechanically ventilated COVID-19 patients versus respiratory failures of other etiologies.

Alessandro GhianiKonstantinos TsitourasJoanna PaderewskaKathrin KahnertSwenja WalcherLukas GernholdClaus NeurohrNikolaus Kneidinger

Published in: Therapeutic advances in respiratory disease (2023)

COVID-19 patients differed considerably in ventilation efficiency and respiratory mechanics among prolonged ventilated individuals, demonstrating significantly higher VRs and MP. The differences in MP were linked with higher lung-thorax compliance in COVID-19 patients, possibly contributing to the lower rate of weaning failures observed.

Keyphrases

sars cov
mechanical ventilation
intensive care unit
acute respiratory distress syndrome
respiratory tract
extracorporeal membrane oxygenation