What every intensivist should know about monitoring respiratory drive and effort
The clinical challenge is not merely to avoid the extremes of overand under-assistance, but to identify the physiological window in which inspiratory effort maintains diaphragmatic conditioning without exposing the lung to injurious transpulmonary pressures.
There is a need to monitor the patient-specific balance between respiratory drive, inspiratory effort, and mechanical power to tailor ventilatory support within an appropriate physiological window.
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