In this issue of the Journal, two papers shed some light on these problems, one from Georgetown by Abubakar and Keszler, 6 another from Vanderbilt by Guthrie et al. 7 While neither are large RCTs, ...

Is it better to use the assisted/control or synchronous intermittent mandatory ventilation (SIMV) with pressure support mode of ventilation in patients who fail weaning? General recommendations for ...

Concerns about safety, competing priorities and uncooperative patients were among the barriers identified by critical care nurses for not mobilizing intubated patients receiving mechanical ventilation ...

In critically ill patients, acceleration of liberation from mechanical ventilation is important in order to reduce the risk of complications and to improve long-term outcomes. Whether the use of ...

We have demonstrated a significant reduction in the duration of weaning neonates from mechanical ventilation by 30.25 hrs when nurses compared with specialist registrars conducted the process. There ...