Introduction Controlled mechanical ventilation (CMV) induces profound modifications of
diaphragm protein metabolism, including muscle atrophy and severe ventilator-induced …

Background Respiratory mechanics models can aid in optimising patient-specific
mechanical ventilation (MV), but the applications are limited to fully sedated MV patients …

Background In moderate acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) several studies
support the usage of assisted spontaneous breathing modes. Only limited data, however …

Introduction Sigh improves oxygenation and lung mechanics during pressure control
ventilation (PCV) and pressure support ventilation (PSV) in patients with acute respiratory …

Received June 10, 2010, and in revised form July 26, 2010. Accepted for publication August
12, 2010. Background: A number of different modalities have been employed in addition to …

Respiratory mechanics models can be used to optimise patient-specific mechanical
ventilation (MV), but are limited to fully sedated MV patients who are not spontaneously …

Background Mortality rates of patients with severe sepsis or septic shock still range from
20% to 60%[5, 21, 37]. Sepsis is one of the leading causes of respiratory failure in critically ill …

Mechanical ventilation (MV) is the primary form of therapeutic support for patients with acute
respiratory failure (ARF) or acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) until the underlying …

Sažetak The fact that different modalities of mechanical ventilation are associated with a
number of serious side effects and risks and can influence the clinical outcome of patients …

The optimal mode of mechanical ventilation for lung protection is unknown in brain-injured
patients as this population is excluded from large studies of lung protective mechanical …