Is it better to use the assisted/control or synchronous intermittent mandatory ventilation (SIMV) with pressure support mode of ventilation in patients who fail weaning? General recommendations for ...

Background: Noninvasive ventilation has been studied as a means of reducing complications among patients being weaned from invasive mechanical ventilation. We sought to summarize evidence comparing ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A higher proportion of prolonged mechanical ventilation patients discharged alive achieved successful vs.

Noninvasive ventilation (NIV) used as a weaning technique for mechanically ventilated patients can shorten intubation time and may reduce the risk of post-extubation acute respiratory failure (ARF), ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The computerized decision support tool was paired with esophageal manometry. A greater proportion of the ...

A paired sedation and ventilator weaning protocol consisting of daily spontaneous awakening trials (SATs)—ie, daily interruption of sedatives—with spontaneous breathing trials (SBTs) results in better ...

Post-acute care facilities must excel at weaning patients off ventilators. After all, what hospital wants to transfer a patient to a facility with mediocre weaning success rates, after its staff has ...

A ventilator is a device that supports or takes over the breathing process. People with severe COVID-19 symptoms may require a ventilator. Before COVID-19 became a pandemic, a need for ventilation was ...