A challenging patient-ventilator asynchrony in a patient with asthma exacerbation
By: Marcelo Alcantara, Médico - 08/21/2017 20:28
A 21-year-old man was intubated because of acute respiratory failure due to asthma exacerbation.
The patient was deeply sedated (RASS score: -5).
The following asynchrony was present in the ventilator screen.
What type of asynchrony is it?
What are possible explanations for it?
What intervention would you suggest?
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