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Fig. 2

From: Characterization of esophageal motor activity, gastroesophageal reflux, and evaluation of prokinetic effectiveness in mechanically ventilated critically ill patients: a high-resolution impedance manometry study

Fig. 2

Most common esophageal motor pattern in ventilated critically ill patients. a Swallow followed by hypercontractile, spastic contraction, and poor LES relaxation (distal contractile integral 29,617 mmHg cm s, distal latency 2.2 s, integrated relaxation pressure of LES 58 mmHg). b Swallow followed by hypercontractile panesophageal pressurization and poor LES relaxation (distal contractile integral 11,068 mmHg cm s, integrated relaxation pressure of LES 39 mmHg). c Swallow followed by normocontractile panesophageal pressurization and normal LES relaxation (distal contractile integral 957 mmHg cm s, integrated relaxation pressure of LES 6.5 mmHg). d Swallow followed by spastic contraction with normal contraction vigor and poor LES relaxation (distal contractile integral 502 mmHg cm s, distal latency 4.3 s, integrated relaxation pressure of LES 19 mmHg). LES lower esophageal sphincter

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