Patient-Ventilator Interaction: A Key Focus in Mechanical Ventilation “Patient-ventilator interaction is one of the most critical aspects of successful mechanical ventilation.” — Professor Yuh-Chin T. Huang, MD, MHS, Professor of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, USA Professor Huang emphasizes the importance of triggering sensitivity, particularly in challenging populations like intubated COPD patients. He highlights the Smart Trigger feature of the Origin Medical Panther ventilator, which provides enhanced responsiveness and reduces the patient’s work of breathing compared to conventional triggering systems. In COPD patients, where issues like dynamic hyperinflation and intrinsic PEEP can impair triggering, the Smart Trigger adapts to patient effort more intelligently. This results in: .Improved patient-ventilator synchrony .Reduced asynchrony events .Enhanced comfort and ventilation efficiency .Decreased risk of delayed triggering or missed breaths
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