Mechanical ventilation is a life-saving intervention for respiratory failure and thus has become
the cornerstone of the practice of critical care medicine. A mechanical ventilation mode …

Importance Discrepancies in oxygen saturation measured by pulse oximetry (Spo 2 ), when
compared with arterial oxygen saturation (Sao 2 ) measured by arterial blood gas (ABG), …

Airway pressure release ventilation (APRV) was originally described as a mode to treat lung-injured
patients with the goal to maintain a level of airway pressure that would not depress …

It has been shown that mechanical ventilation by itself can cause lung injury and affect
outcomes. Ventilator-induced lung injury is associated with high tidal volumes in lungs afflicted …

Background Published reports consistently describe incomplete delivery of prescribed enteral
nutrition. Which specific step in the process delays or interferes with the administration of a …

Background Acute kidney injury (AKI) is the most frequent extra-pulmonary organ failure in
acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). The objective of this study was to assess the …

There has been a dramatic increase in the number and complexity of new ventilation modes
over the last 30 years. The impetus for this has been the desire to improve the safety, …

The American Association for Respiratory Care has declared a benchmark for competency
in mechanical ventilation that includes the ability to “apply to practice all ventilation modes …

There are limited data on the epidemiology of acute respiratory failure necessitating mechanical
ventilation in patients with severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The …

Background Patients with sepsis are particularly vulnerable to readmissions. We describe
the associated etiology and risk factors for readmission in patients with sepsis using a large …