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Application of Modified Ventilator Bundle and Its Effect on Weaning and Ventilation Days among Critical Ill Patients

Evidence-Based Nursing Research
Context: Modified ventilator bundle is the group of interventions supported by evidence to prevent ventilator-associated pneumonia and other related complications that commonly occurred in mechanically ventilated patients.
Amany S. Eweas, Sahar Y. Mohammad, Jehan S. A. Sayyed, Marwa M. Abd Elbaky, Magda M. Bayoumi   +4 more
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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, Chivers, Corey, Draugelis, Michael, Engelhardt, Barbara E, Prasad, Niranjani   +4 more
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An integrated approach to prevent and treat respiratory failure in brain-injured patients [PDF]

, 2005
PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Brain-injured patients are at increased risk of extracerebral organ dysfunction, in particular ventilator-associated pneumonia. The purpose of this review is to discuss functional abnormalities, clinical treatment, and possible ...
CHIARANDA M., PELOSI P, SEVERGNINI P.
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Congenital Myopathies and Muscular Dystrophies: A Single Tertiary Center Experience and Factors Associated With Long‐Term Outcomes

Muscle &Nerve, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction/Aims Data on respiratory, feeding, ambulatory outcomes and prognostic factors for congenital myopathies (CM) and congenital muscular dystrophies (CMD) remain limited. Therefore, in this study, we report the characteristics of a large single‐center cohort of patients with CM and CMD, focusing on long‐term outcomes and aiming to ...
Can Ozlu, Margaret McGurn, Susan Iannaccone, Zurisadai Gonzalez Castillo, Kaitlin Batley   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Acute myocardial infarction complicated by cardiogenic shock: an algorithm based ECMO program can improve clinical outcomes. [PDF]

, 2016
Objective: Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) in our institution resulted in near total mortality prior to the establishment of an algorithm-based program in July 2010. We hypothesized that an algorithm based ECMO program improves the outcome of
Cavarocchi, MD, Nicholas C., Hirose, MD, Hitoshi, Ruggiero, MD, Nicholas, Tanaka, MD, Daizo, Unai, MD, Shinya   +4 more
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Implementation of Continuous Capnography Is Associated With a Decreased Utilization of Blood Gases [PDF]

, 2014
Background Capnography provides a continuous, non-invasive monitoring of the CO2 to assess adequacy of ventilation and provide added safety features in mechanically ventilated patients by allowing for quick identification of unplanned extubation ...
Ahmed, Sheikh S., Hedlund, Terri, Rowan, Courtney M., Speicher, Richard H., Swigonski, Nancy L.   +4 more
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Effect of butorphanol in combination with xylazine during castration of calves: A randomised trial under field conditions

Veterinary Record, EarlyView.
Abstract Background In horses, cats and dogs, the opioid butorphanol has been proven effective in management of visceral pain and for peri‐ and postoperative pain relief. The aim of this study was to evaluate physiological responses and indicators of noxious stimuli when adding butorphanol to xylazine for sedation of bull calves during surgical ...
Axel Sannö, Lovisa Snygg, Maja Wiklund, Görel Nyman   +3 more
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Risk factors and prognosis of nosocomial pneumonia in patients undergoing extracorporeal membrane oxygenation: a retrospective study

Journal of International Medical Research, 2020
Objective We aimed to examine the risk factors and prognosis of nosocomial pneumonia (NP) during extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO). Methods We retrospectively analyzed data of patients who received ECMO at the Affiliated Hangzhou Hospital of ...
Jianrong Wang, Jinyu Huang, Wei Hu, Xueying Cai, Weihang Hu, Ying Zhu   +5 more
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Guidelines for Essential Trauma Care: Second Edition (2026)

World Journal of Surgery, EarlyView.
Injury is a major cause of death and disability globally, with the highest burden in low‐ and middle‐income countries (LMICs). Strengthening the organization and planning for trauma care (care of the injured) can improve care and lower mortality. In 2004, the International Association for Trauma Surgery and Intensive Care (IATSIC) and the World Health ...
Charles Mock, Timothy C. Hardcastle, Christine Gaarder, Amit Gupta, Adam Gyedu, Manjul Joshipura, Elmin Steyn, on behalf of the Essential Trauma Care revision author group, Valencia Adjei, Roger Alcock, Vanda Amado, Michael Boampong, Sanjeev Booi, Petra Brysiewicz, Corazon Cabanilla‐Manuntag, Cristiane de Alencar Domingues, Ghada Elhadari, Ranjith Nanda Ellawala, Sarnai Erdene, Ama Akoma Essuman, Jorge Esteban Foianini, Filippo Gatti, Armando Garcia Guererra, Greg Hynes, Adil Haider, Sandy Ingless, Balavenkata Jagannathan, Helen Jowett, Knut Magne Kolstadbråten, Sonja Krofak, Aireen Patricia Madrid, Tina Tomić Mahečić, Claude Martin, Daniel Ntogwrachu, Bisola Onajin‐Obembe, Nhobojit Roy, Andres Rubiano, Niisoja Mensah Torto, Ben Wachira, Meg Walmsley, Torben Wisborg, Elma Wong   +41 more
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Reducing the rare event: lessons from the implementation of a ventilator bundle. [PDF]

, 2019
The ventilator-associated event (VAE) is a potentially avoidable complication of mechanical ventilation (MV) associated with poor outcomes. Although rare, VAEs and other nosocomial events are frequently targeted for quality improvement efforts consistent
Chang, Evelyn T, Chumpia, Maryanne Matinee, de Peralta, Shelly S, Ganz, David A   +3 more
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