Increased incidence of sighs (augmented
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Helmut Hummler; Tilo Gerhardt; Alvaro Gonzalez; Nelson Claure; Ruth Everett; Edu
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Article
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1997
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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A reflex resulting in a deep, sigh-like inspiratory effort (augmented breath) is frequently triggered during synchronized mechanical ventilation in preterm infants. We studied the incidence of augmented inspiratory efforts and their effect on ventilation and lung compliance during conventional IMV a