Expiratory Muscle Relaxation-Induced Ventilator Triggering: A Novel Patient-Ventilator Dyssynchrony.

In critically ill patients receiving mechanical ventilation, expiratory muscles are recruited with high respiratory loading and/or low inspiratory muscle capacity. In this case report, we describe a previously unrecognized patient-ventilator dyssynchrony characterized by ventilator triggering by expiratory muscle relaxation, an observation that we termed expiratory muscle relaxation-induced ventilator triggering (ERIT). ERIT can be recognized with in-depth respiratory muscle monitoring as (1) an increase in gastric pressure (Pga) during expiration, resulting from expiratory muscle recruitment; (2) a drop in Pga (and hence, esophageal pressure) at the time of ventilator triggering; and (3) diaphragm electrical activity onset occurring after ventilator triggering. Future studies should focus on the incidence of ERIT and the impact in the patient receiving mechanical ventilation. Copyright © 2022 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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Annemijn H Jonkman, Minke C Holleboom, Heder J de Vries, Marijn Vriends, Pieter R Tuinman, Leo M A Heunks. Expiratory Muscle Relaxation-Induced Ventilator Triggering: A Novel Patient-Ventilator Dyssynchrony. Chest. 2022 Jun;161(6):e337-e341

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PMID: 35680312

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