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Critical Care Nursing in a Resource-Constrained Setting: A Qualitative Study of Critical Care Nurses’ Experiences Caring for Patients on Mechanical Ventilation

SAGE Open Nursing, 2023
Introduction Managing a patient on mechanical ventilation is a vital aspect of clinical scope in intensive and critical care units. In addition, it is a highly technical, intricate, dynamic task requiring extensive knowledge and skills.
Paulus Mukuve PGDip, Vistolina Nuuyoma PhD   +1 more
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Development of safe and effective indigenous intensive care unit ventilators for COVID-19 pandemic

Indian Journal of Respiratory Care, 2021
Severe acute respiratory syndrome-coronavirus 2 has spread rapidly worldwide infecting ≥4 million people including ≥2.9 million deaths and overwhelming health-care systems globally.
Anup Daniel Varghese, Sanjay Orathi Patangi, Kumar G Belani, Muralidhar Kanchi   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Indications and practical approach to non-invasive ventilation in acute heart failure [PDF]

, 2017
In acute heart failure (AHF) syndromes significant respiratory failure (RF) is essentially seen in patients with acute cardiogenic pulmonary oedema (ACPE) or cardiogenic shock (CS).
Bueno, Hector, Christ, Michael, Cowie, Martin, Cullen, Louise, Disomma, Salvatore, Filippatos, Gerasimos, Gale, Chris P., Harjola, Veli Pekka, Lettino, Maddalena, Maisel, Alan S., Martin-Sanchez, F. Javier, Masip, Josep, McMurray, John, Mebazaa, Alexandre, Miro, Oscar, Mueller, Christian, other, and, Peacock, W. Frank, Platz, Elke, Price, Susanna, Ruschitzka, Frank, Seferovic, Petar, Tavares, Mucio, Vrints, Christiaan, Zeymer, Uwe   +24 more
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A Nationwide Census of ICU Capacity and Admissions in Mongolia. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2016
In Mongolia, a Central Asian lower-middle income country, intensive care medicine is an under-resourced and-developed medical specialty. The burden of critical illness and capacity of intensive care unit (ICU) services in the country is unknown.
Naranpurev Mendsaikhan, Tsolmon Begzjav, Ganbold Lundeg, Andreas Brunauer, Martin W Dünser   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

The implausibility of ‘usual care’ in an open system: sedation and weaning practices in Paediatric Intensive Care Units (PICUs) in the United Kingdom (UK) [PDF]

, 2015
Background: The power of the randomised controlled trial depends upon its capacity to operate in a closed system whereby the intervention is the only causal force acting upon the experimental group and absent in the control group, permitting a valid ...
B Ambuel, B Blackwood, B Blackwood, B Blackwood, B Blackwood, Bronagh Blackwood, C Maloney, CJL Newth, D Bieri, D Macrae, DL Jackson, E Ista, E Ista, F Frutos-Vivar, FK Foronda, FW Moler, J Rycroft-Malone, J Rycroft-Malone, J Rycroft-Malone, JA Durlak, K Harron, L Kohn, L Rose, LS Franck, Lyvonne Tume, M Cunliffe, NJ Vet, P O’Halloran, PA Jouvet, RP Dellinger, S Chawla, S Playfor, SI Merkel, SW Krechel, YN Poh   +34 more
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A Novel Mixed Finite/Infinite Dimensional Port–Hamiltonian Model of a Mechanical Ventilator

Computation
Mechanical ventilation is a life-saving treatment for critically ill patients who are struggling to breathe independently due to injury or disease. Globally, per year, there has always been a large number of individuals who have required mechanical ...
Milka C. I. Madahana, John E. D. Ekoru, Otis T. C. Nyandoro   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Design and performance testing of a novel emergency ventilator for in-hospital use

Canadian Journal of Respiratory Therapy, 2020
Background The rapidly evolving COVID-19 pandemic has led to increased use of critical care resources, particularly mechanical ventilators. Amidst growing concerns that the health care system could face a shortage of ventilators in the future, there is ...
Knorr Jacob M., Sheehan Megan M., Santana Daniel C., Samorezov Sergey, Sammour Ibrahim, Deblock Michael, Kuban Barry, Chaisson Neal, Chatburn Robert L.   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Cost effectiveness of ward based non-invasive ventilation for acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: economic analysis of randomised controlled trial [PDF]

, 2003
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the cost effectiveness of standard treatment with and without the addition of ward based non-invasive ventilation in patients admitted to hospital with an acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
Elliott, M.W., Owen, J.L., Parrott, S., Plant, P.K.   +3 more
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Invasive Mechanical Ventilation [PDF]

Southern Medical Journal, 2018
Invasive mechanical ventilation is a potentially lifesaving intervention for acutely ill patients. The goal of this review is to provide a concise, clinically focused overview of basic invasive mechanical ventilation for the many clinicians who care for mechanically ventilated patients.
James M, Walter, Thomas C, Corbridge, Benjamin D, Singer   +2 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Improvements in natural air supply concerning thermal winter comfort, IAQ and energy consumption [PDF]

, 2016
The paper presents the effect on thermal conditions, heat consumption and the perception of thermal comfort and indoor air quality (IAQ) of different types of trickle ventilators (pressure controlled at 2 Pa pressure difference or 10 Pa with(out) back ...
Candaele, Arnaud, Laverge, Jelle, Losfeld, Frederik, Pollet, Ivan, Vens, Anneleen   +4 more
core   +1 more source