Strategies to prevent ventilator-associated pneumonia, ventilator-associated events, and nonventilator hospital-acquired pneumonia in acute-care hospitals: 2022 …

M Klompas, R Branson, K Cawcutt, M Crist… - Infection Control & …, 2022 - cambridge.org
The purpose of this document is to highlight practical recommendations to assist acute care
hospitals to prioritize and implement strategies to prevent ventilator-associated pneumonia …

Canadian Airway Focus Group updated consensus-based recommendations for management of the difficult airway: part 2. Planning and implementing safe …

JA Law, LV Duggan, M Asselin, P Baker… - Canadian Journal of …, 2021 - Springer
Abstract Purpose Since the last Canadian Airway Focus Group (CAFG) guidelines were
published in 2013, the published airway management literature has expanded substantially …

[HTML][HTML] Non-pharmacological interventions for minimizing physical restraints use in intensive care units: an umbrella review

N Cui, X Yan, Y Zhang, D Chen, H Zhang… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Background: Many organizations have supported and advocated minimizing the use of
physical restraints. However, the application of physical restraints to patients in intensive …

Extubation of the potentially difficult airway in the intensive care unit

A Joffe, CR Barnes - Current Opinion in Anesthesiology, 2022 - journals.lww.com
Extubation in the ICU remains an elective decision and patients found to be at risk should be
further optimized and planning undertaken prior to proceeding. Extubation for the at-risk …

Effect of high-flow nasal cannula therapy vs continuous positive airway pressure following extubation on liberation from respiratory support in critically ill children: a …

P Ramnarayan, A Richards-Belle, L Drikite, M Saull… - Jama, 2022 - jamanetwork.com
Importance The optimal first-line mode of noninvasive respiratory support following
extubation of critically ill children is not known. Objective To evaluate the noninferiority of …

Effects of high-flow oxygen therapy on patients with hypoxemia after extubation and predictors of reintubation: a retrospective study based on the MIMIC-IV database

T Liu, Q Zhao, B Du - BMC Pulmonary Medicine, 2021 - Springer
Background To investigate the indications for high-flow nasal cannula oxygen (HFNC)
therapy in patients with hypoxemia during ventilator weaning and to explore the predictors of …

[HTML][HTML] Pragmatic recommendations for the management of acute respiratory failure and mechanical ventilation in patients with COVID-19 in low-and middle-income …

AS Neto, W Checkley, C Sivakorn… - The American journal …, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Management of patients with severe or critical COVID-19 is mainly modeled after care for
patients with severe pneumonia or acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) from other …

Worldwide clinical practice of high-flow nasal cannula and concomitant aerosol therapy in the adult ICU setting

J Li, M Tu, L Yang, G Jing, JB Fink, C Burtin… - Respiratory …, 2021 - rc.rcjournal.com
BACKGROUND: High-flow nasal cannula (HFNC) oxygen therapy has been broadly used.
However, no consensus has been achieved on the practical implementation of HFNC and …

Efficacy of high-flow nasal cannula oxygen therapy in patients with mild hypercapnia

L Su, Q Zhao, T Liu, Y Xu, W Li, A Zhang - Lung, 2021 - Springer
Objectives To investigate the indications of high-flow nasal cannula (HFNC) oxygen therapy
among patients with mild hypercapnia and to explore the predictors of intubation when …

[HTML][HTML] Recent advances in the use of high flow nasal oxygen therapies

KD Wyatt, NN Goel, JS Whittle - Frontiers in Medicine, 2022 - frontiersin.org
High flow nasal oxygen is a relatively new option for treating patients with respiratory failure,
which decreases work of breathing, improves tidal volume, and modestly increases positive …