Diaphragm Electrical Activity

Diaphragm Electrical Activity: Post 1
Post 1: The basics About the EAdi blog Having spent my career on topics involving the acquisition, processing, physiology, and ...
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Diaphragm Electrical Activity: Post 2
Post 2: Acquisition and processing of the EAdi signal The EAdi signal processing is a fascinating area of development where ...
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Diaphragm Electrical Activity: Post 3
Post 3: Physiological interpretation of the diaphragm electrical activity (EAdi) waveform. Breathing is an extremely complex process and we are ...
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Diaphragm Electrical Activity: Post 4
Post 4: Esophageal vs. Surface EMG measurements Introduction Electrical activity (also referred to as the electromyogram - EMG) of respiratory ...
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Clinical Implementation of NAVA

Use of NAVA in Clinical Practice: “The Nijmegen Experience”
Introduction The Radboud University Nijmegen Medical center is a 1000-bed teaching hospital with 35-bed adult ICU. Our ICU offers a ...
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Edi and NAVA Publications

Year in Review (2016)
Prepared by Jennifer Beck, revised February 15, 2017 To date, 271 publications have described the science of NAVA and Edi ...
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Year In Review (2015)
In 2015, there were 39 publications on PUBMED, including 24 original scientific papers, 4 case reports, 3 editorials, and 8 ...
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Year In Review (2014)
To begin, a graphical presentation of the publications (PUBMED) over the years (revised December 11, 2014) During the past year, ...
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Year in Review (2013) NAVA and Edi Monitoring
Happy 2014! May this year be filled with new science and improvements in mechanical ventilation! In 2013, nearly the same ...
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Growth of NAVA Over the Years: Post 2
It’s the end of 2012 and we have reached 34 publications about Edi technology and/or NAVA. (A recount of 2011 ...
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Publications List (updated December 28, 2012)
Sinderby C., Ingvarsson P., Sullivan L., Wickström I., Lindström L. The role of the diaphragm in trunk extension in tetraplegia, ...
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Growth of NAVA Over the Years: Post 1
They say it can take up to 30 years between the time a product is “invented” to the time it ...
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Patient Ventilator Interaction

Patient Ventilator Interaction: Post 2
Post 2: Timing of assist As mentioned in my previous blog on patient ventilator interaction: “Patient ventilator interaction has generally ...
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Patient Ventilator Interaction: Post 1
Post 1: Proportionality and NAVA level Patient ventilator interaction has generally two dimensions: timing of assist (temporal interaction) and magnitude ...
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