(HealthDay)—For obese patients, the optimal mechanical ventilation strategy may be volume-controlled ventilation (VCV) with higher positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) and single recruitment maneuvers (RMs), according ...
May 21, 2015
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Critically ill patients who have been mechanically ventilated for more than seven days are at greatly increased risk for functional impairment and mortality at one year following discharge from the intensive care unit (ICU), ...
May 19, 2015
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Patient-selected music during weaning from prolonged mechanical ventilation could benefit patients by decreasing their heart rate and anxiety, according to a study presented at the 2015 American Thoracic Society International ...
May 19, 2015
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Lung transplant candidates who are about 5'3" or shorter have longer waiting times than taller candidates and are more likely to die within a year while waiting for a lung transplant, according to a study presented at the ...
May 17, 2015
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The Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry of the Universitat de València is participating in pioneering research to advance the prevention of lung damage from mechanical ventilation in operations that require general anaesthesia. ...
Jan 29, 2015
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A new study reveals that more than half of patients in intensive care units (ICU) using ventilators to help them breathe could benefit from assistive communication tools.The study found that 53.9 percent of the 2,671 mechanically ...
Jan 26, 2015
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Among children undergoing mechanical ventilation for acute respiratory failure, the use of a nurse-implemented, goaldirected sedation protocol compared with usual care did not reduce the duration of mechanical ventilation, ...
Jan 20, 2015
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The molecular regulation of smooth-muscle contraction is an important determinant of airway responses during an acute asthmatic attack. In acute asthma, various triggers, including viral illnesses and aeroallergens, can cause ...
Oct 16, 2014
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Sedation is frequently required for mechanically ventilated intensive care unit (ICU) patients to reduce anxiety, provide comfort, and assist in providing optimal respiratory support. It is estimated that each year, there ...
Sep 30, 2014
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This latest study, led by Dr Julia Jaekel and Professor Dieter Wolke, found that preterm children's specific mathematic abilities decrease exponentially with lower gestational age.
Sep 2, 2014
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