NIH R01 · 2025
Respiratory Drive in Acute Respiratory Failure
PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT Acute respiratory failure (ARF) requiring invasive ventilation occurs in one-third of intensive care unit (ICU) patients and is associated with a high risk of death. Ventilation-induced lung injury (VILI) is a modifiable determinant of ARF outcomes that develops when the at-risk lung experiences excessive global or regional stress/strain. VILI may result from excessive forces applied by the ventilator and/or respiratory muscles. Optimizing ventilator titration has been studied extensively, while far less is known about the contribution of spontaneous breathing effort to VILI in ARF. High respiratory drive can cause injuriously high tidal volumes, increasing global…
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