The Ludhiana Society of Anaesthesiologists, a city branch of the National Body of Indian Society of Anaesthesiologists organised a CME and workshop on the essentials of mechanical ventilation at the ...
McKnight's Long-Term Care News: Life after mechanical ventilation: A new accreditation to improve outcomes
Mechanical ventilation is the most common intervention for patients admitted to ICUs to allow them to breathe sufficiently on their own. However, prolonged mechanical ventilation can lead to a host of ...
The New England Journal of Medicine: Oxygen-Saturation Targets for Critically Ill Adults Receiving Mechanical Ventilation
Invasive mechanical ventilation in critically ill adults involves adjusting the fraction of inspired oxygen to maintain arterial oxygen saturation. The oxygen-saturation target that will optimize ...
The New England Journal of Medicine: Proportional-Assist Ventilation for Minimizing the Duration of Mechanical Ventilation
In critically ill patients, acceleration of liberation from mechanical ventilation is important in order to reduce the risk of complications and to improve long-term outcomes. Whether the use of ...
Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Inspired by the lack of consistency in mechanical ventilation training, doctors at Cleveland Clinic developed a ...
Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A higher proportion of prolonged mechanical ventilation patients discharged alive achieved successful vs.
The chief reason that patients are admitted to an intensive care unit is to receive ventilatory support. In this article, I update the basic principles of mechanical ventilation, which I reviewed in ...
Mechanical ventilation is frequently used in patients under general anesthesia during invasive procedures. Invasive animal experiments similarly require the maintenance of normal hemodynamic and ...