Tag dyssynchrony
CCC Critical Care compendium 340

Patient-Ventilator Dyssynchrony

OVERVIEWPatient-Ventilator Dyssynchrony occurs when the patient’s demands are not met by the ventilator, resulting from problems with: VENTILATION STRATEGIES Total Ventilator-controlled Mechanical Support: Partial Patient-Controlled Mechanical Support: CAUSES Patient factors Ventilator factors TYPES OF VENTILATOR DYSSYNCHRONY Ineffective triggering Inappropriate triggering…

Pulmonary Puzzler 340

Alarmingly high pressures

A mechanically ventilated patient has high peak inspiratory pressures. You need to silence that incessant the alarm... What are you going to do?