PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Branson, Richard D
TI  - Patient-Ventilator Interaction: The Last 40 Years
AID  - 10.4187/respcare.00937
DP  - 2011 Jan 01
TA  - Respiratory Care
PG  - 15--24
VI  - 56
IP  - 1
4099  - http://rc.rcjournal.com/content/56/1/15.short
4100  - http://rc.rcjournal.com/content/56/1/15.full
AB  - Patient-ventilator synchrony is a complex issue affected by ventilator performance, patient characteristics, and the patient-ventilator interface. The history of patient-ventilator interaction includes avoidance of pharmacalogic paralysis, the development of spontaneous breathing systems, microprocessor technology to maximize interaction, and closed-loop control. While most clinicians agree that patient-ventilator synchrony is desirable, there remain no cause-and-effect data that asynchrony is associated with poor outcome.