Critical care medicine
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Critical care medicine · Feb 2022
Randomized Controlled TrialLung- and Diaphragm-Protective Ventilation by Titrating Inspiratory Support to Diaphragm Effort: A Randomized Clinical Trial.
Lung- and diaphragm-protective ventilation is a novel concept that aims to limit the detrimental effects of mechanical ventilation on the diaphragm while remaining within limits of lung-protective ventilation. The premise is that low breathing effort under mechanical ventilation causes diaphragm atrophy, whereas excessive breathing effort induces diaphragm and lung injury. In a proof-of-concept study, we aimed to assess whether titration of inspiratory support based on diaphragm effort increases the time that patients have effort in a predefined "diaphragm-protective" range, without compromising lung-protective ventilation. ⋯ Titration of inspiratory support based on patient breathing effort greatly increased the time that patients had diaphragm effort in the predefined "diaphragm-protective" range without compromising tidal volumes and transpulmonary pressures. This study provides a strong rationale for further studies powered on patient-centered outcomes.
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Critical care medicine · Feb 2022
Randomized Controlled TrialContinuous Versus Routine Standardized Electroencephalogram for Outcome Prediction in Critically Ill Adults: Analysis From a Randomized Trial.
To investigate electroencephalogram (EEG) features' relation with mortality or functional outcome after disorder of consciousness, stratifying patients between continuous EEG and routine EEG. ⋯ Standardized EEG interpretation provides reliable prognostic information. Continuous EEG provides more information than routine EEG.