May 20, 2025

Why Patient-Ventilator Asynchronies Are Easy to Miss — and What You Can Do About It

In the fast-paced environment of an ICU, even experienced clinicians can miss critical respiratory events. One of the most under recognized — yet impactful — issues is patient-ventilator asynchrony (PVA). These mismatches between a patient's breathing effort and the ventilator’s support can have serious consequences, but they’re surprisingly easy to overlook.

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