ABSTRACT
Figure 19.12 Representative flow, esophageal pressure (Pes) and airway pressure (Paw) during NIPPV with pressure assist/control (left side) and during pressure support (right side) using an ICU ventilator. In both, a large mask leak is present. From; Calderini, E., Confalonieri, M., Puccio, P.G., Francavilla, N., Stella, L, and Gregoretti, C. (1999) Patient-ventilator assynchrony during noninvasive ventilation: the role of expiratory trigger. Intensive Care Med. 25:662-667. Reproduced with permission from Springer-Verlag.
