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What form of asynchrony do you see?

June 2, 2022 Thomas Piraino 11 Comments

Chose your answer and describe what you see and what you would do to correct it in the comment section!…

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Posted in: Asynchrony

The Effect of Lowering Tidal Volume on Mortality

December 8, 2021 CoEMV 4 Comments

The use of low tidal volume (4-8 ml/kg of predicted body weight) has been considered the default way to ventilate…

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Posted in: Measurements, Ventilation Management

How would you interpret this waveform?

October 2, 2021 CoEMV

Click the image or title to view the post and vote.

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Posted in: Asynchrony, Waveforms

A case of COVID-19 and high respiratory drive

June 17, 2021 CoEMV 6 Comments

Provided by Dr. Nuttapol Rittayamai Case Synopsis A 59 years old man presented with COVID-19 pneumonia and severe ARDS. He…

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Posted in: Measurements, Ventilation Management, Waveforms

Lung and Diaphragm Protective Ventilation

January 3, 2021 CoEMV 1 Comment

Lung protective ventilation is not a new concept in the world of mechanical ventilation. Extensive research has been published, and…

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Posted in: Measurements, Ventilation Management

Relations between dead space, respiratory rate, tidal volume and alveolar ventilation. Impact of protective ventilation settings and impact of instrumental dead space. Part 2

August 17, 2020 CoEMV 1 Comment

Based on the recently published paper “Impact of Respiratory Rate and Dead Space in the Current Era of Lung Protective…

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Posted in: Dead space, Ventilation Management

How to set the initial respiratory rate in critically ill patients and in the operating room? Impact for initial settings in mechanically ventilated COVID-19 patients. Part 1

August 10, 2020 CoEMV Leave a comment

Protective mechanical ventilation should be implemented after intubation in ARDS and in non ARDS patients, and in COVID-19 patients with…

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Posted in: Dead space, Ventilation Management

A Message to Respiratory Therapists and Bedside Clinicians Regarding COVID-19 Management

March 21, 2020 Thomas Piraino

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Posted in: Ventilation Management

Can we measure Plateau pressure during pressure support? And what does it indicate?

January 13, 2020 CoEMV 12 Comments

Pressure Support Ventilation is one of the most commonly used modes of assisted ventilation during the weaning phase. In patients…

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Posted in: Measurements, Waveforms

Reverse Triggering

May 15, 2019 CoEMV 6 Comments

Reverse triggering is a type of dyssynchrony that occurs when a patient effort occurs after (‘is triggered by’) the initiation…

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Posted in: Asynchrony, Waveforms

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