Systems and methods for ventilator management

A system for managing mechanical ventilation provided to a patient by a ventilator, the system comprising:

• a plurality of electrodes, each electrode being structured to be selectively adhered to the chest of the patient;
• a controller in communication with the plurality of electrodes, the controller being programmed to determine from signals received from the plurality of electrodes a plurality of metrics of the patient, the plurality of metrics comprising:
• a measure of breathing effort of the patient;
• and
• one or both of a heart rate of the patient and/or a respiration rate of the patient;
• and
• a user interface in communication with the controller, the user interface having a display,
• wherein the controller is structured to one or both of:
• communicate the plurality of metrics to the user interface which is structured to receive and concurrently display a representation of the measure of breathing effort of the patient on the display;
• and/or
• control operation of the ventilator and utilize the measure of breathing effort of the patient in a control algorithm governing operation of the ventilator.