title: Electrical impedance tomography and trans-pulmonary pressure measurements in a patient with extreme respiratory drive.
abstract: Preserving spontaneous breathing during mechanical ventilation prevents muscle atrophy of the diaphragm, but may lead to ventilator induced lung injury (VILI). We present a case in which monitoring of trans-pulmonary pressure and ventilation distribution using Electrical Impedance Tomography (EIT) provided essential information for preventing VILI.
authors.affiliation: Department of Adult Intensive Care Medicine, Erasmus MC - University Medical Center, 's Gravendijkwal 230, 3015 CE Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Atsuko
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Shono
authors.affiliation: Department of Adult Intensive Care Medicine, Erasmus MC - University Medical Center, 's Gravendijkwal 230, 3015 CE Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Somhorst
authors.affiliation: Department of Adult Intensive Care Medicine, Erasmus MC - University Medical Center, 's Gravendijkwal 230, 3015 CE Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Diederik
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Gommers