Fig. 1From: Breath-synchronized electrical stimulation of the expiratory muscles in mechanically ventilated patients: a randomized controlled feasibility study and pooled analysisCONSORT flow diagram. Study flow diagram of patients admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) and the randomization process between January 2017 and January 2019. 1Screening of all admitted ICU patients under invasive mechanical ventilation, on days when the study team was available. 2Patients could have fulfilled more than one exclusion criterionBack to article page