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Ventilator Patient Asynchrony
Presented from India by Dr. Rishabh Kumar Mittal0
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Case Description
Ventilator patient asynchrony occurs when there is a mismatch between the patient’s respiratory efforts and the ventilator’s delivered breaths. Common types include trigger asynchrony, flow asynchrony, and cycle asynchrony. Causes may include improper ventilator settings, altered respiratory...
Case Summary
- Ventilator asynchrony refers to the lack of coordination between a patient's respiratory efforts and the ventilator's support, often due to mismatches in timing or support magnitude. This is a common issue, affecting around 24% of mechanically ventilated patients and is a frequent reason for doctors to simply paralyze or sedate the patient. Asynchrony can lead to diaphragmatic dysfunction, dyspnea, sleep disruption, agitation, delirium, and prolonged healing, and is tied to longer mechanical ventilation durations, higher mortality rates, and weaning failures.
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Dr. Rishabh Kumar Mittal
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