TY - JOUR AU - Sun, Qin AU - Liu, Ling AU - Pan, Chun AU - Zhao, Zhanqi AU - Xu, Jingyuan AU - Liu, Airan AU - Qiu, Haibo PY - 2017 DA - 2017/06/02 TI - Effects of neurally adjusted ventilatory assist on air distribution and dead space in patients with acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease JO - Critical Care SP - 126 VL - 21 IS - 1 AB - Neurally adjusted ventilatory assist (NAVA) could improve patient-ventilator interaction; its effects on ventilation distribution and dead space are still unknown. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of varying levels of assist during NAVA and pressure support ventilation (PSV) on ventilation distribution and dead space in patients with acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (AECOPD). SN - 1364-8535 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/s13054-017-1714-1 DO - 10.1186/s13054-017-1714-1 ID - Sun2017 ER -