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[0] P0.1 Respiratory Drive [1] 2-4 cmH2O [2] <6 cmH2O [3] 
P0.1 Respiratory Drive actually measures the neural drive to stimulate the force of diaphragmatic contraction. It is defined at the airway occlusion pressure at the first 100 msec after airway closure prior to the patient's conscious recognition of occlusion. A heightened Respiratory Drive increases work expenditure during patient initiated ventilator breaths and may indicate a problem in the cardiopulmonary system. It plays an essential part during machine assisted breaths in determining the energy expenditure of the patient. A low value for P0.1 Respiratory Drive may indicate when respiratory drive is blunted. Problems with P0.1 Respiratory Drive therefore, are important indicators of the ability of the patient to wean from mechanical ventilation.
The Winning Weaning Parameters
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