Challenges in Mechanical Ventilation: Patient-Ventilator Synchrony

In this video, Dr. Robert Kacmarek, PhD, RRT, Director of Respiratory Care at the Massachusetts General Hospital and Professor of Anesthesiology at Harvard Medical School, gives an overview of patient-ventilator synchrony. He was a true leader in the field of respiratory care, with an extensive legacy of contributions to both education and research. This video includes a special tribute to Dr. Kacmarek by Dr. John Arnold of Boston Children's Hospital.

Watch on OPENPediatrics

Watch on YouTube

Released:

November 23, 2015

Audience:

Physicians, Respiratory Therapists

Learning Objectives

Understand the four main types of asynchrony
Gain awareness about the effect different modes of ventilation have on asynchrony
Learn about outcome data demonstrating the significance of asynchrony in a clinical population

Author(s)

Robert Kacmarek,PhD, RRT, FCCM, FCCP, FARC

Director of Respiratory Care | Massachusetts General Hospital Professor of Anesthesiology | Harvard Medical School

Lisa DelSignore, MD

Associate Professor, Fellowship Program Director, Pediatric Critical Care Medicine | Yale University

John Arnold, MD

Professor of Anaesthesia, Emeritus | Harvard Medical School

Citation

Kacmarek R, DelSignore L, Arnold JH. Challenges in Mechanical Ventilation: Patient-Ventilator Synchrony. 11/2015. Online Video. OPENPediatrics. https://learn.openpediatrics.org/learn/course/internal/view/elearning/3040/challenges-in-mechanical-ventilation-patient-ventilator-synchrony.