Neuro-mechanical coupling
muscle contraction
We found that NME indices for both diaphragm and ICM were affected by the level of assistance. Such a relation has also been described by the level by Essouri et al. [In each condition of ventilator assistance, a poor correlation was observed between neuro-respiratory drive and respiratory effort in the global population, suggesting muscle electrical activity is not synonymous with muscle contraction and force generation. In contrast, a strong linear correlation was previously described between EAdi and respiratory effort in different ventilator conditions in pediatric patients [