In mechanically ventilated patients, driving pressure (ΔP) assess the strain applied to the respiratory system and is related to ICU mortality. The aim of this randomized cross-over trial was to compare ΔP selected by a closed-loop system and by physician tailored mechanical ventilation mode. Pediatric patients admitted to PICU will be enrolled if they were invasively ventilated without any detectable respiratory effort, hemodynamic instability, or significant leakages. Two 60 minute periods of ventilation determined by randomization in APV-CMV and ASV 1.1 will be compared. Settings were adjusted to reach the same minute ventilation in both modes. ΔP will be calculated as the difference between plateau pressure and total PEEP measured using end-inspiratory and end-expiratory occlusion maneuvers, respectively.
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Driving pressure
Timeframe: at the end of period (60th minute)