Figure 2
Electrical activity of the diaphragm (EAdi max ), respiratory inductive plethysmography (RIP), and respiratory rate (RR) tracings (y-axes) over time (x-axis) of a success (number 6) and a failure patient (number 2) during a spontaneous breathing trial (SBT). The figure shows patient 6 successfully passing the SBT (top), and patient 2, who failed to pass the SBT (bottom). The horizontal line (number 6 SBT, 30 minutes; number 2 SBT, 5 minutes) indicates the duration of the SBT. In each patient, the upper part of the graph shows the RIP tracings from the thoracic (fine dots) and abdominal band (bold dots); the lower part shows the respiratory rate (dashed line) and the EAdimax (solid line). Note the steep increase in EAdimax in patient 2 after disconnection from the ventilator.