Ventilatory failure, ventilator support, and ventilator weaning

MJ Tobin, F Laghi, A Jubran - Comprehensive Physiology, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
The development of acute ventilatory failure represents an inability of the respiratory control
system to maintain a level of respiratory motor output to cope with the metabolic demands of …

Aerosol therapy in patients receiving noninvasive positive pressure ventilation

R Dhand - Journal of aerosol medicine and pulmonary drug …, 2012 - liebertpub.com
In selected patients, noninvasive positive pressure ventilation (NIPPV) with a facemask is
now commonly employed as the first choice for providing mechanical ventilation in the …

[HTML][HTML] Noninvasive ventilation after early extubation in patients recovering from hypoxemic acute respiratory failure: a single-centre feasibility study

R Vaschetto, E Turucz, F Dellapiazza, S Guido… - Intensive care …, 2012 - Springer
Purpose The use of noninvasive ventilation (NIV) to facilitate discontinuation of mechanical
ventilation in patients with acute hypoxemic respiratory failure (hypoxemic ARF) has never …

Interpretation of ventilator curves in patients with acute respiratory failure

E Correger, G Murias, E Chacon, A Estruga… - Medicina Intensiva …, 2012 - Elsevier
Mechanical ventilation (MV) is a therapeutic intervention involving the temporary
replacement of ventilatory function with the purpose of improving symptoms in patients with …

[PDF][PDF] Interpretación de las curvas del respirador en pacientes con insuficiencia respiratoria aguda

E Correger, G Murias, E Chacon, A Estruga… - Medicina …, 2012 - SciELO Espana
La ventilación mecánica es una intervención terapéutica de sustitución temporal de la
función ventilatoria enfocada a mejorar los síntomas en los pacientes que sufren …

Different tracheotomy tube diameters influence diaphragmatic effort and indices of weanability in difficult to wean patients

I Valentini, E Tonveronachi, C Gregoretti, C Mega… - Respiratory …, 2012 - rc.rcjournal.com
OBJECTIVE: To determine the effects of different tracheotomy tube sizes on diaphragm effort
and weanability indices. METHODS: Ten tracheotomized and difficult to wean subjects were …

NIV in withdrawal from mechanical ventilation

M Ferrer, J Sellares, A Torres - New Developments in …, 2012 - books.google.com
Patients with chronic airflow obstruction and difficult or prolonged weaning are at increased
risk for prolonged invasive mechanical ventilation. Several randomised controlled trials …

Non‐invasive ventilation in critical care

AM Cross - Internal Medicine Journal, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Nonâ•’invasive ventilation in critical care Page 1 REVIEW Non-invasive ventilation in critical care
AM Cross Box Hill Hospital, Box Hill, Victoria, Australia Key words acute pulmonary oedema …

Chronic heart failure modifies the response to positive end-expiratory pressure in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

S Bihari, AD Bersten - Journal of critical care, 2012 - Elsevier
INTRODUCTION: Potentially beneficial effects of positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) in
patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) must be balanced against …

Non-invasive mechanical ventilation in COPD

GC Funk - Medizinische Klinik-Intensivmedizin und Notfallmedizin, 2012 - Springer
Die nichtinvasive Beatmung ist die Methode der Wahl beim akuten respiratorischen
Versagen von Patienten mit chronisch-obstruktiver Lungenkrankheit (COPD). Die …