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Assessment of respiratory muscular effort and its quantification by measuring the work of breathing is now considered an important aspect of the efficacy evaluation of assisted modes of ventilation [1, 2]. Indeed the amount of work or effort performed by the patient may vary considerably with the ventilatory settings. This has the potential of changing the global energy expenditure of the patient and may influence the duration of mechanical ventilation or outcome of weaning from ventilation.
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Brochard, L. (1998). Work of breathing in ventilated patients. In: Milic-Emili, J. (eds) Applied Physiology in Respiratory Mechanics. Topics in Anaesthesia and Critical Care. Springer, Milano. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-88-470-2928-6_10
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