Open AccessA Long-Term Clinical Evaluation of AutoFlow During Assist-Controlled Ventilation
Author(s) -
Sigismond Lasocki,
Françoise Labat,
Gaëtan Plantefève,
Mathieu Desmard,
Hervé Mentec
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
anesthesia and analgesia/anesthesia and analgesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.404
H-Index - 201
eISSN - 1526-7598
pISSN - 0003-2999
DOI - 10.1213/ane.0b013e3181f00015
Subject(s) - medicine , mechanical ventilation , ventilation (architecture) , anesthesia , sedation , midazolam , pressure support ventilation , ventilator associated pneumonia , mechanical engineering , engineering
Many new mechanical ventilation modes are proposed without any clinical evaluation. "Dual-controlled" modes, such as AutoFlow™, are supposed to improve patient- ventilator interfacing and could lead to fewer alarms. We performed a long-term clinical evaluation of the efficacy and safety of AutoFlow during assist-controlled ventilation, focusing on ventilator alarms.