Tag: Ventilation

BILEVEL-APRV

26 January 2018 Duncan Chambler Intensive Care Medicine Leave a comment

In mechanically ventilated patients with ARDS, does airway pressure release ventilation (APRV) compared to conventional low tidal volume ventilation (LTV) reduce duration of mechanical ventilation?

ART

15 December 2017 Emma Browne Intensive Care Medicine Leave a comment

In patients with moderate to severe acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) does use of a lung recruitment maneuver associated with positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) titration according to the best respiratory-system compliance, compared with a conventional low-PEEP strategy, decrease 28-day mortality?

Reconnect

13 October 2017 David Slessor Intensive Care Medicine Leave a comment

In critically ill adult patients who pass a spontaneous breathing trial (SBT), does 1-hour rest compared with immediate extubation reduce re-intubation rates at 48 hours?

Demoule

28 July 2017 Vivek Jayaschandran Intensive Care Medicine Leave a comment

In intubated patients recovering from acute respiratory failure, does neurally adjusted ventilator assist mode (NAVA) compared to pressure support mode (PSV) lead to fewer patients returning to assist-control ventilation?

Hernandez 2

14 July 2017 David Slessor Intensive Care Medicine Leave a comment

In critically ill patients who are at high risk for re-intubation, is high flow nasal oxygen non-inferior to non-invasive ventilation in reducing re-intubation and post-extubation respiratory failure?

NIVAS

24 March 2017 Duncan Chambler Intensive Care Medicine, Peri-operative Medicine Leave a comment

In patients who develop acute hypoxaemic respiratory failure after abdominal surgery, does non-invasive ventilation compared to standard oxygen therapy prevent the need for re-intubation?

OPERA

3 March 2017 Adrian Clarke Intensive Care Medicine, Peri-operative Medicine 2 comments

In patients who have undergone major abdominal surgery does the application of high flow nasal cannulae compared with standard oxygen therapy, decrease the incidence of hypoxemia at one hour after extubation?

IPHIVAP

24 February 2017 Duncan Chambler Intensive Care Medicine Leave a comment

In adult mechanically ventilated patients, does inhaled heparin compared to inhaled saline or usual care reduce the incidence of ventilator acquired pneumonia (VAP)?

Patel

28 October 2016 Tom Pratt Intensive Care Medicine One comment

In patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), does the use of non-invasive ventilation (NIV) delivered by helmet compared to NIV delivered by face mask reduce the need for intubation?