Initial use of high mechanical power IMV was linked to increased mortality in ICU patients with acute hypoxemic respiratory failure (AHRF).

Definitions of hypoxaemia, hypoxia, type 1 respiratory failure and hyperoxaemia Definition of hypercapnia and type 2 respiratory failure Definition of acidosis (respiratory acidosis and metabolic ...

Contemporary cardiac intensive care units (CICUs) have an increasing prevalence of noncardiovascular comorbidities and multisystem organ dysfunction. However, little guidance exists to support the ...

Fisher & Paykel is well-positioned to benefit from long-term growth prospects in hospital and home respiratory care. Increasing adoption of nasal high flow, or NHF, therapy in the hospital division is ...

The safety and efficacy of the esketamine-based opioid-sparing anesthesia protocol, though validated, are understudied in robotic surgeries. This study used robot-assisted nephrectomy in Bama ...

The following is a summary of “Physiological comparison of noninvasive ventilation and high-flow nasal oxygen on inspiratory ...

bMonash Newborn, Monash Children's Hospital, Melbourne, VIC, Australia cNewborn Research, The Royal Women's Hospital, Melbourne, VIC, Australia dClinical Sciences, Murdoch Children's Research ...

We identified the need for local written guidance supporting healthcare professionals planning and undertaking extubation outside the intensive care setting, addressing the following phases: (i) ...

The effects of variables on stridor were evaluated using uni- and multivariate logistic regression models. Conclusion The main risk factor for stridor after extubation in our population was duration ...

Objective To compare the epidemiological profiles of patients who experienced extubation failure with those who achieved success and to evaluate the impact of extubation failure on total mechanical ...

Securing US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance in 2010, PleuraFlow ensures that chest tubes are unobstructed in adult cardiac surgery patients and that blood or fluid ha ...

Sedation with dexmedetomidine or clonidine does not reduce the time to successful extubation compared with propofol in critically ill patients requiring at least 48 hours of mechanical ventilation.