Critical care : the official journal of the Critical Care Forum
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To investigate the effects of ICU quality control indicators on the VAP incidence rate and mortality in China throughout 2019. ⋯ This study highlights the association between the ICU quality control (QC) factors and VAP incidence rate and mortality. The process factors rather than the structural factors need to be further improved for the QC of VAP in the ICU.
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Observational Study
Breath-by-breath P0.1 measured on quasi-occlusion via Hamilton C6 may result in underestimation of respiratory drive and inspiratory effort.
We aimed to identify the threshold for P0.1 in a breath-by-breath manner measured by the Hamilton C6 on quasi-occlusion for high respiratory drive and inspiratory effort. In this prospective observational study, we analyzed the relationships between airway P0.1 on quasi-occlusion and esophageal pressure (esophageal P0.1 and esophageal pressure swing). ⋯ Additionally, the P0.1 threshold for high respiratory drive and inspiratory effort were calculated at approximately 1.0 cmH2O from the regression equations. Our calculations suggest a lower threshold of airway P0.1 measured by the Hamilton C6 on quasi-occlusion than that which has been previously reported.