Nutritional abnormalities
Weaning from artificial nutritional intake with
the subsequent possibility
to eat
is an essential rehabilitative
outcome in tracheostomized difficult‑to‑wean COPD
patients. In these COPD patients, meals may induce an
increase in respiratory rate, end‑tidal carbon dioxide, and
dyspnea. Inspiratory pressure support ventilation (PSV)
during meals may prevent worsening of dyspnea