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Episode 25: Advanced Ventilator Modes With Dr. Scott Stephens

Anesthesia and Critical Care Reviews and Commentary (ACCRAC) Podcast

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How Does Naviga Improve a Synchrony Between the Patient and the Ventilator?

Nava works, rather than using either pressure or flow as a trigger, as a detection trigger for respitory effort. Navamonorly adjusted ventilatory assist uses electrodes to detect diaphragmatic electrical activity when the diaphragm contracts. Theoretically, this should improve a syncrony between the patient and the ventilator because it is essentially functioning just as an extension of the patient's owndiaphragm.

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