Acute Respiratory Failure From Hypermagnesemia Requiring Prolonged Mechanical Ventilation
Journal of Investigative Medicine High Impact Case Reports, 2020 Electrolyte abnormalities are an underrecognized cause of respiratory failure in the intensive care unit. One such abnormality is a relatively rare phenomenon of hypermagnesemia resulting in paralysis.
Khalid Sawalha MD, Krishna Kakkera MD
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A Reinforcement Learning Approach to Weaning of Mechanical Ventilation in Intensive Care Units
, 2017 The management of invasive mechanical ventilation, and the regulation of sedation and analgesia during ventilation, constitutes a major part of the care of patients admitted to intensive care units. Both prolonged dependence on mechanical ventilation and
Cheng, Li-Fang +4 more
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Exercise-induced respiratory muscle work: Effects on blood flow, fatigue and performance [PDF]
, 2008 This is the post print version of this article. The official published version can be obtained from the link below.In healthy subjects, heavy intensity endurance exercise places substantial demands on the respiratory muscles as breathing frequency ...
C.A. Harms +8 more
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Gas exchange during exercise in habitually active asthmatic subjects [PDF]
, 2005 We determined the relations among gas exchange, breathing mechanics, and airway inflammation during moderate- to maximum-intensity exercise in asthmatic subjects.
Dempsey, JA +6 more
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Elective tracheostomy in mechanically ventilated children [PDF]
, 2012 Tracheostomy is an important procedure in children requiring prolonged mechanical ventilation. We conducted a retrospective study to assess the frequency, indications, postoperative course and short-term outcome of elective tracheostomy in a Paediatric ...
Haque, Anwarul +2 more
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Source, triggers and clinical implications of hyperlactemia in patients undergoing mitral valve surgery using Custodiol cardioplegia [PDF]
, 2013 Postoperative blood hyperlactaemia is an indicator of organ anaerobic metabolism and is associated with morbidity after cardiac surgery. This prospective study aims to explore the source, triggers and clinical implications for hyperlactaemia in patients ...
Angelini, Gianni D +7 more
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Prolonged Weaning from Mechanical Ventilation.
Deutsches Arzteblatt international, 2020 To accommodate the increasing number of patients requiring prolonged weaning from mechanical ventilation, specialized weaning centers have been established for patients in whom weaning on the intensive care unit (ICU) was unsuccessful.This study aimed to determine both the outcome of treatment and the factors associated with prolonged weaning in ...
Wolfram, Windisch +6 more
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Emergency department length of stay for patients requiring mechanical ventilation: a prospective observational study [PDF]
, 2012 BACKGROUND: Recommendations for acceptable emergency department (ED) length of stay (LOS) vary internationally with ≤ 8 h generally considered acceptable.
Alex Kiss +8 more
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The patient needing prolonged mechanical ventilation: a narrative review
Multidisciplinary Respiratory Medicine, 2018 Background Progress in management has improved hospital mortality of patients admitted to the intensive care units, but also the prevalence of those patients needing weaning from prolonged mechanical ventilation, and of ventilator assisted individuals ...
Nicolino Ambrosino, Michele Vitacca
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The Turkish Journal of Pediatrics, 2014 For many decades, the primary treatment of acute respiratory failure has been mechanical ventilation. Intubation and mechanical ventilation carry complications such as upper respiratory system trauma, barotrauma, volutrauma, oxytrauma ...
Ayhan Yaman +7 more
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