La ventilazione assistita nel trauma cranico grave

Based on available data, there is no definite clinical research describing option, timing and effects of assisted as opposed to controlled ventilation to successfully treat acute severely brain-injured patients. This study demonstrates pressure support ventilation as a possible alternative to controlled ventilation in the acute phase of brain injury. We illustrated which factors influenced the shift from total (CPPV) to partial ventilatory support (PS-SIGH) and the consequences of assisted ventilation on cerebral hemodynamics.