Intensive care medicine
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Intensive care medicine · Feb 2017
Observational StudyClusters of ineffective efforts during mechanical ventilation: impact on outcome.
The aim of this study was to investigate the role of ineffective efforts (IEs), specifically clusters of IEs, during mechanical ventilation on the outcome of critically ill patients. ⋯ Clusters of IEs are often present in mechanically ventilated critically ill patients and are associated with prolonged mechanical ventilation and increased mortality. Studies to find ways of improving patient-ventilator interaction are warranted.