title: [Monitorization of respiratory mechanics in the ventilated patient].
abstract: Monitoring during mechanical ventilation allows the measurement of different parameters of respiratory mechanics. Accurate interpretation of these data can be useful for characterizing the situation of the different components of the respiratory system, and for guiding ventilator settings. In this review, we describe the basic concepts of respiratory mechanics, their interpretation, and their potential use in fine-tuning mechanical ventilation.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Medicina Intensiva, Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias, Oviedo, España.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: García-Prieto
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Medicina Intensiva, Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias, Oviedo, España; Departamento de Biología Funcional, Instituto Universitario de Oncología del Principado de Asturias, Universidad de Oviedo, Oviedo, España.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Amado-Rodríguez
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Medicina Intensiva, Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias, Oviedo, España; Departamento de Biología Funcional, Instituto Universitario de Oncología del Principado de Asturias, Universidad de Oviedo, Oviedo, España; Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red-Enfermedades Respiratorias, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, España. Electronic address: Guillermo.muniz@sespa.princast.es.
authors.forename: G M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Albaiceta
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic; D012121:Respiration, Artificial; D015656:Respiratory Mechanics / Q000502:physiology
keywords: Chest wall mechanics; Deformación pulmonar; Lung deformation; Mechanical ventilation; Mecánica de la pared torácica; Mecánica respiratoria; Respiratory mechanics; Ventilación mecánica