Tag: Ventilation

DIABOLO

19 February 2016 Steve Mathieu Intensive Care Medicine Leave a comment

Does acetazolamide reduce the duration of mechanical ventilation in critically ill patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and metabolic alkalosis?

FLORALI

29 May 2015 Steve Mathieu Intensive Care Medicine 2 comments

In patients with acute hypoxaemic respiratory failure, does high-flow oxygen through nasal cannula, compared with standard oxygen delivered through a facemask or non-invasive positive-pressure ventilation, prevent intubation?

PREOXYFLOW

Does High-flow therapy by nasal cannula (HFNC) improve the efficiency of preoxygenation before intubation compared with a high fraction-inspired oxygen facial mask (HFFM)

Determann

13 March 2015 Duncan Chambler Intensive Care Medicine Leave a comment

In mechanically ventilated patients without acute lung injury or acute respiratory distress (ALI/ARDS), does lower tidal volume ventilation at 6 ml/kg (Vt-low), compared to conventional tidal volume ventilation at 10 ml/kg (Vt-high), reduce cytokine levels associated with lung injury?

RESTORE

6 February 2015 Steve Mathieu Intensive Care Medicine Leave a comment

Does a nurse-implemented, goal-directed sedation protocol result in fewer ventilator days in children with acute respiratory failure?

ACURASYS

23 January 2015 David Slessor Intensive Care Medicine One comment

In patients with moderate-severe ARDS does the early use of a neuromuscular blocking agent improve mortality?

ABC Trial

5 December 2014 Duncan Chambler Intensive Care Medicine One comment

In mechanically ventilated and sedated patients, do Spontaneous Awakening Trials (SAT) in addition to Spontaneous Breathing Trials (SBT) reduce dependence on mechanical ventilation?

TracMan

8 August 2014 Duncan Chambler Intensive Care Medicine Leave a comment

In mechanically ventilated adult patients with a high risk of prolonged ventilation, does early tracheostomy compared with late tracheostomy reduce mortality at 30 days?

CESAR

4 July 2014 Steve Mathieu Intensive Care Medicine One comment

Is extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) a safe, efficacious and cost-effective treatment compared with conventional ventilation for the management of severe adult respiratory failure?

OSCILLATE

28 May 2014 David Slessor Intensive Care Medicine Leave a comment

Does High Frequency Oscillatory Ventilation (HFOV) improve mortality in patients with new onset moderate-severe ARDS compared with standard ventilation?

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