Table 3 Maximum inspiratory pressure (MIP) assessment with different devices
From: Equipment review: Measurement of occlusion pressures in critically ill patients
Technique | Advantage | Disadvantage |
|---|---|---|
MIP: manometer | Simple | Less precise; |
| Â | Â | needs complete |
| Â | Â | patient collaboration |
MIP: Paw and flow | Precise; | Requires more |
tracing recording with | good reproducibility | complex equipment; |
single effort | Â | needs complete |
| Â | Â | patient collaboration |
MIP: Paw and flow | Precise; | Can overestimate |
tracing recording | feasible in | MIP values; |
`Marini technique' | uncooperative | can cause discomfort |
| Â | patients | to the patient |