Journal article
Pressure support ventilation in patients with acute lung injury
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: To assess the success rate of pressure support ventilation (PSV) in acute lung injury patients undergoing continuous positive pressure ventilation (CPPV), to study physiologic changes after the transition from CPPV to PSV, and to investigate differences between patients who succeed and patients who fail PSV according to predetermined criteria.
DESIGN: Observational study.
Authors
Cereda M; Foti G; Marcora B; Gili M; Giacomini M; Sparacino M; Pesenti A
Journal
Critical Care Medicine, Vol. 28, No. 5, pp. 1269–1275
Publisher
Wolters Kluwer
Publication Date
5 2000
DOI
10.1097/00003246-200005000-00002
ISSN
0090-3493