Assessment of Nursing Performance Toward Infection Control Measures for Mechanically Ventilated Patients [PDF]
Egyptian Journal of Health Care, 2022 Back ground: Nursing care for mechanically ventilated patients is an integral part of changing the rate of ventilator associated infections in the intensive care units, also the time of depending on mechanical ventilator.
Sara Fathy Mahmoud +2 more
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Comparison of salivary and serum cortisol levels in mechanically ventilated patients and non-critically ill patients [PDF]
Acute and Critical Care, 2020 Background Although the measuring free cortisol is ideal for assessment of hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal function, it is not routinely measured. Salivary cortisol correlates well with the biologically active free cortisol. Therefore, this study measured
Jung Hee Kim +3 more
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Particle size concentration distribution and influences on exhaled breath particles in mechanically ventilated patients. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2014 Humans produce exhaled breath particles (EBPs) during various breath activities, such as normal breathing, coughing, talking, and sneezing. Airborne transmission risk exists when EBPs have attached pathogens.
Gwo-Hwa Wan +5 more
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The Egyptian Journal of Bronchology, 2021 Background Patient-ventilator asynchrony is a common problem in mechanically ventilated patients. It is associated with adverse effects including increased work of breathing, patient discomfort, increased need for sedation, prolonged mechanical ...
Samiaa H. Sadek +3 more
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Transfusion in the mechanically ventilated patient [PDF]
Intensive Care Medicine, 2020 Red blood cell transfusions are a frequent intervention in critically ill patients, including in those who are receiving mechanical ventilation. Both these interventions can impact negatively on lung function with risks of transfusion-related acute lung injury (TRALI) and other forms of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS).
Nicole P. Juffermans +7 more
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Effects of Positioning Changes on Oxygenation Parameters among Mechanically Ventilated Patients [PDF]
Egyptian Journal of Health Care, 2022 Background: Body positioning denotes to augmenting oxygen transport by influencing the effect of gravity on cardiopulmonary and cardiovascular function.
Shimaa Nabil Abd-Elsalam +2 more
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Nebulized heparin and salbutamol versus salbutamol alone in acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease requiring mechanical ventilation: a double-blind randomized controlled trial [PDF]
Korean Journal of Anesthesiology, 2020 Background Nebulized heparin has been effectively used in the management of many pulmonary diseases. However, its effect on mechanically ventilated patients with acute exacerbation chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (AECOPD) has never been studied ...
Tarek Mohamed Ashoor +2 more
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Effect of Multimodality Chest Physiotherapy Interventions on Prevention of Ventilator Associated Pneumonia among Mechanically Ventilated Patients [PDF]
Alexandria Scientific Nursing Journal, 2022 Background: Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia (VAP) refers to nosocomial pneumonia occurring 48 hours or more after initiation of mechanical ventilation (MV). Critically ill patients who is receiving mechanical ventilation may have an increased risk of VAP
Eman Hassan +3 more
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Simultaneous mechanical ventilation of several patients with a single ventilator [PDF]
Gaceta Médica de México, 2023 Simultaneous mechanical ventilation of several patients with a single ventilator might reduce the deficit of these devices for the care of patients with acute respiratory failure due to Covid-19.To communicate the results of a mechanical ventilation exercise with a ventilator in a lung simulator, and simultaneously in two and four.No statistically ...
Jorge Alberto, Castañón-González +6 more
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Hemodynamic Parameters For Mechanically Ventilated Patients [PDF]
Port Said Scientific Journal of NursingBackground: Mechanically ventilated patients (MVPs) who enter intensive care units (ICUs) suffer from immobility and prolonged bed rest, which have negative consequences on hemodynamic parameters. Aim: The study aimed to assess hemodynamic parameters for
Mohamed Ibrahim El-dosoky Omar +3 more
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