In critically ill patients ventilated on assisted modes, propofol administration to achieve the recommended level of sedation suppresses the REM sleep stage and further worsens the poor sleep quality of these patients.
A signal generated from flow, volume and airway pressure may be used to provide breath-by-breath quantitative information of inspiratory muscle pressure.
Pattern of lung emptying and expiratory resistance in mechanically ventilated patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease Intensive Care Med (2004) 30:1311-1318 In Tables 4 and 5, symbols and values were incorrectly rendered in the online PDF version and in print. Only in the online HTML version were the tables reproduced correctly. The tables should appear as follows:
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