mechanical ventilation
In Ventilated ICU Patients, Depth but Not Choice of Sedation Affects Outcomes
Depth of sedation in mechanically ventilated ICU patients influences outcomes, but the choice of sedative had no ...
NOVEMBER 6, 2021
Outcomes Similar in COVID-19 Patients Receiving Mechanical Ventilation, ECMO
A recent study has found that hospitalized COVID-19 patients, who were treated with ECMO, had similar ...
NOVEMBER 2, 2021
Noninvasive Ventilation Good for Preventing Intubation In COVID-19, but Beware When This Intervention Fails
Noninvasive ventilation helps treat hypoxemia secondary to COVID-19 and may prevent intubation, but patients who ...
JULY 1, 2021
Aspirin Reduces by Nearly Half the Need For Mechanical Ventilation for COVID-19 Patients
Patients taking aspirin while they were hospitalized with COVID-19 were nearly half as likely to require mechanical ...
JUNE 14, 2021
Optimal Timing for Ventilation In COVID-19 Patients Remains Moving Target
Practice guidelines remain fluid, but a clearer picture is emerging of how and when patients with COVID-19 should ...
MARCH 17, 2021
ACCRaC Episode 142: Driving and Transpulmonary Pressures
This episode focuses driving pressure and transpulmonary pressure, and how they may help guide safe mechanical ...
OCTOBER 12, 2019
In Mechanically Ventilated ICU Patients, Daytime, Nighttime Usage of Sedatives and Analgesics Tracked
San Antonio—Although there was a statistically significant difference between daytime and nighttime use of ...
NOVEMBER 24, 2018
Diaphragm Atrophy From Mechanical Ventilation Increases Complications
Diaphragm atrophy that develops while patients are mechanically ventilated is specifically associated with ...
NOVEMBER 22, 2018
Invasive Mechanical Ventilation for Pneumonia Declines in Very Old Patients
San Antonio—Although the number of adult patients requiring mechanical ventilation (MV) declined from 2005 to ...
SEPTEMBER 25, 2018
Lung-Protective Ventilation Varies With Mechanical Type
San Antonio—Delivery of lung-protective ventilation (LPV) varies significantly according to the mode of ...
SEPTEMBER 14, 2018
Intermittent Sedation–Analgesia Reduces ICU Ventilation Time, Overall Medication
San Antonio—Sliding-scale intermittent sedation and analgesia regimens in surgical patients significantly ...
MAY 25, 2018
Study: Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia Rates Have Not Dropped
Contrary to CDC data, ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) rates in hospital ICUs have not declined significantly ...
NOVEMBER 25, 2016
