Monitoring Mechanical Ventilation Using Ventilator Waveforms

Monitoring Mechanical Ventilation Using Ventilator Waveforms

This book discusses the interpretation of mechanical ventilator waveforms. Each page shows a screenshot from a real patient and explains one or two messages. It starts with basic information about the waveforms and goes... read more

Mechanical Ventilation in Patient with Respiratory Failure

Mechanical Ventilation in Patient with Respiratory Failure

This handbook covers the principles of mechanical ventilation, making them easy to understand and apply in clinical settings. Presented in an accessible style and supplemented by a wealth of illustrations and graphs, it includes... read more

Prediction of Prolonged Mechanical Ventilation in the ICU via Machine Learning

Early recognition of risk factors for prolonged mechanical ventilation (PMV) could allow for early clinical interventions, prevention of secondary complications such as nosocomial infections, and effective triage of hospital... read more

Mechanical Ventilation Timing in Sepsis

A recent study by Dr. Kim and colleagues examined the association between the timing of mechanical ventilation (MV) and clinical outcomes in ICU patients with sepsis. The study included 2440 adult sepsis patients from... read more

Early Tracheostomy in Ventilated COVID-19 Patients Reduces VAP Incidence

Tracheostomy can reduce mechanical ventilation (MV) duration, ICU and hospital length of stay (LOS), and ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) risk in critically ill patients. The timing of tracheostomy in COVID-19 patients... read more

Pitfalls in the Management of Mechanical Ventilation: ARDS and Hypermetabolic States

Mechanical ventilation (MV) is a lifesaving intervention for patients with respiratory failure due to acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) and septic shock. ARDS was first recognized in the late 1960s, approximately... read more

Respiratory Monitoring in Mechanical Ventilation: Techniques and Applications

Respiratory Monitoring in Mechanical Ventilation: Techniques and Applications

This book covers the up-to-date advancement of respiratory monitoring in ventilation support as well as detecting the physiological responses to therapeutic interventions to avoid complications. Mechanical ventilation nowadays... read more

Impacts of Initial ICU Driving Pressure on Outcomes in Acute Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure

Driving pressure (DP) is a marker of severity of lung injury in patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) and has a strong association with outcome. However, it is uncertain whether limiting DP can reduce... read more

Predictors of Weaning Failure in Ventilated ICU Patients

Predictors for weaning failure are widely researched. To date, 145 predictors have been investigated with varying intensity in 140 studies that are in line with the current weaning definition. It is no longer just individual... read more

Extended Prone Position and 90-Day Mortality in Mechanically Ventilated Patients with COVID-19

Extended prone positioning (PP) was associated with improved 90-d survival in subjects with COVID-19 undergoing mechanical ventilation for severe ARDS. These findings suggest the potential benefit of EPP in the management... read more

Teaching Pearls in Noninvasive Mechanical Ventilation

Teaching Pearls in Noninvasive Mechanical Ventilation

This book uses real-world clinical case analyses of hot topics to provide insights into noninvasive mechanical ventilation (NIV). Written by leading international teachers and experts, it features a selection of "major... read more

ARDS and Prone Positioning

Prone positioning has been a treatment option for acute respiratory distress syndrome in critically ill patients. Since the COVID-19 pandemic, awake prone positioning has been utilized as a treatment option for non-intubated... read more

Ventilator Management: A Pre-Hospital Perspective

Ventilator Management: A Pre-Hospital Perspective

The goal of this book is to provide the most up to date information on mechanical ventilation based on current research, evidence based practice and my experiences as a flight paramedic and educator. A comprehensive look... read more

Spontaneous Breathing Trials Should Be Adapted for Each Patient According To The Critical Illness

Unassisted SBTs, namely PSV0PEEP0 and T-piece trial, are the most appropriate to replicate the postextubation effort to breathe. In this multicentre randomized cross-over study, adult intensive care unit patients under... read more

Microbial Dynamics and Pulmonary Immune Responses in COVID-19 Secondary Bacterial Pneumonia

Secondary bacterial pneumonia (2°BP) is associated with significant morbidity following respiratory viral infection, yet remains incompletely understood. In a prospective cohort of 112 critically ill adults intubated... read more

Pulmonary Barotrauma in COVID-19 Patients: Experience From a Tertiary University Hospital

Mechanical ventilation (MV) in COVID-19 patients is often complicated with pulmonary barotrauma. The aim of this study was to determine the incidence and risk factors associated with the development of pulmonary barotrauma... read more

Disease Progression Associated Cytokines in COVID-19 Patients with Deteriorating and Recovering Health Conditions

Understanding the immune response to COVID-19 is challenging due to its high variability among individuals. To identify differentially expressed cytokines between the deteriorating and recovering phases, we analyzed the Electronic... read more