Materials and Methods: A prospective observational study of mechanically ventilated
patients who underwent extubation attempts in our (predominantly surgical) ICU was …

Management of the difficult airway is an important, but as yet poorly‐studied, component of
intensive care management. Although there has been a strong emphasis on prediction and …

Beatmungstherapie stellt einen zentralen und wesentlichen Bestandteil der modernen
Intensivmedizin dar. Sie kommt bei Patienten mit schwerer respiratorischer Insuffizienz …

Objectives: The use and outcomes of nasotracheal intubation in pediatric patients requiring
mechanical ventilation have not been quantified. Our goal is to identify prevalence of use …

Objective High-flow nasal cannula (HFNC) therapy is an oxygen delivery system. However,
evidence regarding the clinical applications of HFNC is still emerging. We herein evaluated …

BACKGROUND: Endotracheal tube security is a critical safety issue. We compared the
mobility of an in situ endotracheal tube secured with adhesive tape to the one secured with a …

Objective: To estimate nursing workload from the patient acuity level (PAL) assigned to
patients in a pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) and to determine its influence on unplanned …

BACKGROUND: Subglottic stenosis is an ancient but persistent problem as a cause of
airway obstruction. The etiology and the results of surgical treatment with thyrotracheal …

Introduction The safety of cuffed endotracheal tubes in the neonatal and critically ill pediatric
population continues to be questioned due to the theoretical risk of acquired subglottic …

As many as half of critically ill patients require mechanical ventilation. In this article, a
program of research focused on reduction of risk associated with mechanical ventilation is …