Remifentanil improves breathing pattern and reduces inspiratory Workload in tachypneic patients

Respiratory Care

Volumn 56, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 827-833

  Natalini, Giuseppe ^a   Maio, Antonella Di ^a   Rosano, Antonio ^a   Ferretti, Pierluigi ^a   Bertelli, Michele ^a   Bernardini, Achille ^a  

^a Fondazione Poliambulanza   (Italy)

Author keywords

Analgesics; Conscious sedation; Opioid; Positive pressure respiration; Remifentanil; Respiratory insufficiency; Respiratory mechanics; Respiratory rate; Ventilator weaning; Work of breathing

Indexed keywords

PLACEBO; REMIFENTANIL;

ACUTE RESPIRATORY FAILURE; AGED; ARTICLE; BREATHING PATTERN; BREATHING RATE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRITICAL ILLNESS; DRUG MECHANISM; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HYPERCAPNIA; MALE; MEASUREMENT; PRESSURE SUPPORT VENTILATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEDATION; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TACHYPNEA; TIDAL VOLUME;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; MALE; PIPERIDINES; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; VENTILATOR WEANING; WORK OF BREATHING;

EID: 79960678120     PISSN: 00201324     EISSN: 19433654     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4187/respcare.01014     Document Type: Article

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