Nurses' Detection of Ineffective Inspiratory Efforts During Mechanical Ventilation

BACKGROUND PATIENT: ventilator dyssynchrony is common and may influence patients' outcomes. Detection of such dyssynchronies relies on careful observation of patients and airway flow and pressure measurements. Given the shortage of specialists, critical care nurses could be trained to identify dyssynchronies.To evaluate the accuracy of specifically trained critical care nurses in detecting ineffective inspiratory efforts during expiration.We...