Articles: mechanical-ventilation.
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Intermittent mandatory ventilation (IMV) is one kind of breath sequence used to classify a mode of ventilation. IMV is defined as the ability for spontaneous breaths (patient triggered and patient cycled) to exist between mandatory breaths (machine triggered or machine cycled). Over the course of more than a century, IMV has evolved into 4 distinct varieties, each with its own advantages and disadvantages in serving the goals of mechanical ventilation (ie, safety, comfort, and liberation). ⋯ Also included is a brief overview of the background information required for a proper perspective of the purpose and design of the innovations. Understanding these different forms of IMV is essential to recognizing the similarities and differences among many dozens of different modes of ventilation. This recognition is important for clinical application, education of caregivers, and research in mechanical ventilation.
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Anesthesia and analgesia · Mar 2023
Patient and Operative Factors Predict Risk of Discretionary Prolonged Postoperative Mechanical Ventilation in a Broad Surgical Cohort.
Patients undergoing surgery with general anesthesia and endotracheal intubation are ideally extubated upon case completion, as prolonged postoperative mechanical ventilation (PPMV) has been associated with poor outcomes. However, some patients require PPMV for surgical reasons, such as airway compromise, while others remain intubated at the discretion of the anesthesia provider. Incidence and risk factors for discretionary PPMV (DPPMV) have been described in individual surgical subspecialties and intensive care unit (ICU) populations, but are relatively understudied in a broad surgical cohort. The present study seeks to fill this gap and identify the perioperative risk factors that predict DPPMV. ⋯ DPPMV was uncommon in this broad surgical cohort but could be accurately predicted using readily available patient-specific and operative factors. These results may be useful for preoperative risk stratification, postoperative resource allocation, and clinical trial planning.
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Pediatr Crit Care Me · Mar 2023
Observational StudyInter-Rater Reliability of Delirium Screening of Infants in the Cardiac ICU: A Prospective, Observational Study.
To determine the inter-rater reliability (IRR) of the Cornell Assessment for Pediatric Delirium (CAP-D) in infants admitted to a cardiac ICU (CVICU) and to explore the impact of younger age and mechanical ventilation on IRR. ⋯ In the youngest, most vulnerable infants admitted to the CVICU, further evaluation of the CAP-D tool is needed.
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Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. · Mar 2023
Reverse Triggering During Controlled Ventilation: From Physiology to Clinical Management.
Reverse triggering dyssynchrony is a frequent phenomenon recently recognized in sedated critically ill patients under controlled ventilation. It occurs in at least 30-55% of these patients and often occurs in the transition from fully passive to assisted mechanical ventilation. During reverse triggering, patient inspiratory efforts start after the passive insufflation by mechanical breaths. ⋯ On the basis of physiological data, reverse triggering might be beneficial or injurious for the diaphragm and the lung, depending on the magnitude of the inspiratory effort. Reverse triggering can cause breath-stacking and loss of protective lung ventilation when triggering a second cycle. Little is known about how to manage patients with reverse triggering; however, available evidence can guide management on the basis of physiological principles.
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Pediatric extubation failure is associated with morbidity and mortality. The most common cause is upper-airway obstruction. Subglottic edema is common, but upper-airway obstruction can occur from the oral cavity to the trachea. Dichotomous categorization of extubation failure as airway versus non-airway may help identify risk factors as well as strategies that translate to lower extubation failure rates. ⋯ Airway extubation failure prevalence was 1.5 times higher than non-airway failure. Potential risk factors for airway failure were identified. These findings are hypothesis generating for future study focused on key evidence gaps and pragmatic bedside application.