Tag: Ventilation

DahLIA

1 April 2016 Steve Mathieu Intensive Care Medicine 4 comments

Is Dexmedetomidone effective in reducing the incidence of agitated delirium and days on a ventilator?

Kacmarek

24 March 2016 David Slessor Intensive Care Medicine 3 comments

In patients with ARDS does open-lung ventilation compared with ARDSnet ventilation improve 60 day mortality?

Hernández

17 March 2016 David Slessor Intensive Care Medicine 7 comments

In patients that are low risk for re-intubation does high flow nasal oxygen compared with conventional oxygen therapy reduce re-intubation within 7

TRACHUS

11 March 2016 Phil McGlone Intensive Care Medicine Leave a comment

Is ultrasound guided percutaneous tracheostomy (PCT) a non-inferior technique compared with bronchoscopy guided PCT ?

DIABOLO

19 February 2016 Steve Mathieu Intensive Care Medicine Leave a comment

Does acetazolamide reduce the duration of mechanical ventilation in critically ill patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and metabolic alkalosis?

FLORALI

29 May 2015 Steve Mathieu Intensive Care Medicine 3 comments

In patients with acute hypoxaemic respiratory failure, does high-flow oxygen through nasal cannula, compared with standard oxygen delivered through a facemask or non-invasive positive-pressure ventilation, prevent intubation?

PREOXYFLOW

1 May 2015 Steve Mathieu Emergency Medicine, Intensive Care Medicine, Peri-operative Medicine One comment

Does High-flow therapy by nasal cannula (HFNC) improve the efficiency of preoxygenation before intubation compared with a high fraction-inspired oxygen facial mask (HFFM)

Determann

13 March 2015 Duncan Chambler Intensive Care Medicine Leave a comment

In mechanically ventilated patients without acute lung injury or acute respiratory distress (ALI/ARDS), does lower tidal volume ventilation at 6 ml/kg (Vt-low), compared to conventional tidal volume ventilation at 10 ml/kg (Vt-high), reduce cytokine levels associated with lung injury?