Monitoring of Respiratory Muscle Function in Critically Ill Children

Conclusions: Physiologic techniques are useful to precisely assess respiratory muscle function and to individualize and optimize the management of mechanical ventilation in children. Among all the available techniques, the measurements of esophageal pressure and electrical activity of the diaphragm appear particularly helpful in the era of individualized ventilatory management.
Source: Pediatric Critical Care Medicine - Category: Pediatrics Tags: Online Review Articles Source Type: research