Variation in Definition of Prolonged Mechanical Ventilation [PDF]
Respiratory Care, 2017 Consistency of definitional criteria for terminology applied to describe subject cohorts receiving mechanical ventilation within ICU and post-acute care settings is important for understanding prevalence, risk stratification, effectiveness of interventions, and projections for resource allocation.
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The Effect of Fluid Overload on Attributable Morbidity after Cardiac Surgery: A Retrospective Study
Critical Care Research and Practice, 2020 Introduction. Although the detrimental effects of excessive perioperative fluid administration are generally well established, data in the setting of cardiac surgery remain less robust. Methods.
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A fresh look at paralytics in the critically ill: real promise and real concern. [PDF]
, 2012 Neuromuscular blocking agents (NMBAs), or "paralytics," often are deployed in the sickest patients in the intensive care unit (ICU) when usual care fails.
Kenyon, Nicholas J +2 more
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Diaphragm echodensity in mechanically ventilated patients: a description of technique and outcomes
Critical Care, 2021 Background Acute increases in muscle sonographic echodensity reflect muscle injury. Diaphragm echodensity has not been measured in mechanically ventilated patients.
Benjamin Coiffard +8 more
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Preoperative risk factors for massive transfusion, prolonged ventilation requirements, and mortality in patients undergoing liver transplantation [PDF]
Korean Journal of Anesthesiology, 2020 Background Despite improvements in techniques and management of liver transplant patients, numerous perioperative complications that contribute to perioperative mortality remain.
Dennis Danforth +7 more
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Rationale for Prolonged Glucocorticoid Use in Pediatric ARDS: What the Adults Can Teach Us. [PDF]
, 2016 Based on molecular mechanisms and physiologic data, a strong association has been established between dysregulated systemic inflammation and progression of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS).
Meduri, Gianfranco Umberto +1 more
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The Long-Term Survival of Successfully Weaned Prolonged Mechanical Ventilation Patients
International Journal of General Medicine, 2021 Chienhsiu Huang Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Chest Medicine, Dalin Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, Dalin, Chiayi County, TaiwanCorrespondence: Chienhsiu HuangDepartment of Internal Medicine, Division of Chest ...
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Exercise testing of patients after a period of prolonged mechanical ventilation
South African Journal of Physiotherapy, 2004 In this study, physical recovery of patients who received prolonged mechanical ventilation (PMV) was assessed with a six-phase functional exercise test after the period of ventilation.
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Early changes in diaphragmatic function evaluated using ultrasound in cardiac surgery patients: a cohort study. [PDF]
, 2020 Little is known about the evolution of diaphragmatic function in the early post-cardiac surgery period. The main purpose of this work is to describe its evolution using ultrasound measurements of muscular excursion and thickening fraction (TF).
Achouh, Paul +10 more
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The Role of rescue therapies in the treatment of severe ARDS [PDF]
, 2018 ARDS is characterized by a non-cardiogenic pulmonary edema with bilateral chest radiograph opacities and hypoxemia refractory to oxygen therapy. It is a common cause of admission to the ICU due to hypoxemic respiratory failure requiring mechanical ...
Alessandri, F, Pugliese, F, Ranieri, M.
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