Health economic modeling of the potential cost saving effects of Neurally Adjusted Ventilator Assist

Objectives: Asynchrony between patient and ventilator breaths is associated with increased duration of mechanical ventilation (MV). Neurally Adjusted Ventilatory Assist (NAVA) controls MV through an esophageal reading of diaphragm electrical activity via a nasogastric tube mounted with electrode rin...

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Main Authors: Jonas Hjelmgren, Sara Bruce Wirta, Pernilla Huetson, Karl-Johan Myrén, Sylvia Göthberg
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2016-02-01
Series:Therapeutic Advances in Respiratory Disease
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/1753465815603659