Articles: mechanical-ventilation.
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Feasibility of Mid-Frequency Ventilation Among Infants With Respiratory Distress Syndrome.
Mid-frequency ventilation, a strategy of using conventional ventilators at high frequencies, may reduce lung injury but has had limited evaluation in neonates. Hence, a randomized crossover study was designed to assess the feasibility of using mid-frequency ventilation in preterm infants with respiratory distress syndrome. ⋯ Based on this small study, mid-frequency ventilation among preterm infants with respiratory distress syndrome is feasible. Further larger and longer duration trials are necessary to validate our findings. (ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT01242462).
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Comment Letter
Glucagon for refractory asthma exacerbation: Friend or foe?
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Randomized Controlled Trial
[Health-related quality of life after mechanical ventilation in the intensive care unit].
It is unknown whether health related quality of life measured in German patients one year after mechanical ventilation in the intensive care unit is impaired or not. ⋯ The EORTC QLQ-C30 questionnaire is suitable for the acquisition of the health-related quality of life in formerly critically ill patients. Health-related quality of life is severely impaired after mechanical ventilation in the intensive care unit. Future studies should consider health related quality of life as a possible study endpoint.
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Cardiology in the young · Apr 2017
Ultrasound for diaphragmatic dysfunction in postoperative cardiac children.
Introduction The use of ultrasound for assessing diaphragmatic dysfunction after paediatric cardiac surgery may be under-utilised. This study aimed to evaluate the role of bedside ultrasound performed by an intensivist to diagnose diaphragmatic dysfunction and the need for plication after paediatric cardiac surgery.
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Journal of critical care · Apr 2017
Observational StudyAssociation between ventilatory settings and development of acute respiratory distress syndrome in mechanically ventilated patients due to brain injury.
In neurologically critically ill patients with mechanical ventilation (MV), the development of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is a major contributor to morbidity and mortality, but the role of ventilatory management has been scarcely evaluated. We evaluate the association of tidal volume, level of PEEP and driving pressure with the development of ARDS in a population of patients with brain injury. ⋯ In a cohort of brain-injured patients the development of ARDS was not common. Driving pressure was associated with the development of this disease.