RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 A Taxonomy for Patient-Ventilator Interactions and a Method to Read Ventilator Waveforms
JF Respiratory Care
FD American Association for Respiratory Care
SP 129
OP 148
DO 10.4187/respcare.09316
VO 67
IS 1
A1 Mireles-Cabodevila, Eduardo
A1 Siuba, Matthew T
A1 Chatburn, Robert L
YR 2022
UL http://rc.rcjournal.com/content/67/1/129.abstract
AB Mechanical ventilators display detailed waveforms which contain a wealth of clinically relevant information. Although much has been written about interpretation of waveforms and patient-ventilator interactions, variability remains on the nomenclature (multiple and ambiguous terms) and waveform interpretation. There are multiple reasons for this variability (legacy terms, language, multiple definitions). In addition, there is no widely accepted systematic method to read ventilator waveforms. We propose a standardized nomenclature and taxonomy along with a method to interpret mechanical ventilator displayed waveforms.