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Can probiotics be an alternative to chlorhexidine for oral care in the mechanically ventilated patient? A multicentre, prospective, randomised controlled open trial
... VAP is caused by pathogenic microorganisms, directly aspirated from oropharyngeal secretions or as inhabi- tants present in biofilm fragments [6]. CHX reduces the incidence of VAP but is most effective against VAP caused ...
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Forced oscillation assessment of respiratory mechanics in ventilated patients
... terms of increased peripheral resistance due to airway closure at end-expiration [5,7]. This interpretation is in keeping with the observations in Fig. 6, namely that R rs at end-expiration progressively and considerably ...
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Acinetobacter baumannii nosocomial pneumonia: is the outcome more favorable in non ventilated than ventilated patients?
... of patient care did not significantly change during the study ...Mechanical ventilated patients not admitted to an ICU were treated in a respiratory care center, respiratory ward or common ...
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Reliability of respiratory pressure measurements in ventilated and non-ventilated patients in ICU: an observational study
... 7]. It is important to carry out longitudinal evaluations of respiratory muscle strength after mechanical ventila- tion in order to increase understanding of the relation- ship between strength and long-term rates of ...
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Sizing the lung of mechanically ventilated patients
... with previous observations on the time course of recruitment of atelectatic regions in anesthetized humans [12]. The volume of expelled gas during the subsequent passive exhalation to Vrel was smaller than IC in all ...
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Effects of dexmedetomidine and propofol on patient ventilator interaction in difficult to wean, mechanically ventilated patients: a prospective, open label, randomised, multicentre study
... of patient-ventilator asynchrony, there were no significant between-group differences in terms of peak EAdi, minute volume, ventilator respiratory rate, arterial blood gases, rate of adverse events, length of stay ...
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Postoperative pneumonia following cardiac surgery in non ventilated patients versus mechanically ventilated patients: is there any difference?
... The conclusions based on this single-center study can- not be extrapolated to other institutions. Single-center studies are useful to demonstrate local ecological pat- terns, while larger studies may show regional or ...
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In vivo calibration of esophageal pressure in the mechanically ventilated patient makes measurements reliable
... explained by the fact that part of the volume injected into the esophageal catheter must be spent to pressurize the system at the pressure level surrounding the balloon. The dynamic occlusion test is the classic method ...
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Improving Care of Patients on Non-invasive Ventilation in General Wards
... non-invasively ventilated patients in general wards, which require trainings on care of non-invasively ventilated ...non-invasively ventilated patients before and after intervention, to identify the ...
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Comparison of the effect of lps and pam3 on ventilated lungs
... One major problem in mechanically ventilated patients is ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP). Incidence rates in the intensive care unit (ICU) vary from 8% to 28% [8]. Mortality rates can reach 76% depending on ...
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The effect of physiotherapy on respiratory function in ventilated children
... f ventilated infants by improving understanding o f pulmonary physiology, and the response o f the paediatric lung to different types o f ventilatory support and therapeutic interventions, including physiotherapy ...
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Measuring energy expenditure in the intensive care unit: a comparison of indirect calorimetry by E sCOVX and Quark RMR with Deltatrac II in mechanically ventilated critically ill patients
... This study was conducted in a twelve-bed mixed surgical/ medical ICU of a tertiary referral hospital. It was approved by the regional ethical review board in Stockholm (2014/ 1778-31) and registered at Australia New ...
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Expectant Management of Pneumothorax in Ventilated Neonates
... 136 ventilated infants were divided into 2 groups according to the initial treatment of the pneumothorax: chest-tube–treated group (n ⫽ 101 [74%]) and no-chest-tube group (n ⫽ 35 ...
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Regional overdistension during prone positioning in a patient with acute respiratory failure who was ventilated with a low tidal volume: a case report
... prone positioning, TID revealed a large non-ventilated area, which might have been caused by a caudal-cranial shift of the mediastinum. However, when comparing the status be- fore and during the prone positioning, ...
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Estimation of energy requirements for mechanically ventilated, critically ill patients using nutritional status
... The patient was connected via an endotracheal tube to a spirome- ter filled with 100% O 2 attached to a ...the patient breathed, the oxygen was consumed and CO 2 was ...
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Transient Bacteremia Following Endotracheal Suctioning in Ventilated Newborns
... Transient Bacteremia Following Endotracheal Suctioning in Ventilated Newborns. http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/65/3/487[r] ...
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Investigating risk of overheating for school buildings under extreme hot weather conditions
... In both the mixed mode and mechanical ventilation scenario, cooling at 28 °C was provided to the classroom and thus the overheating criteria are met in both the current and the projected weather conditions, but with an ...
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THE EFFECTIVENESS OF CARDIOPULMONARY PHYSIOTHERAPY VERSUS PRONE POSITIONING ON RESPIRATORY FUNCTIONS IN VENTILATED NEONATES: A RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED PILOT STUDY
... This study evaluated the effects of chest physiotherapy in a prone position in ventilated neonates. The measuring variables for oxygenation were analyzed by a standard Paediatric Pulse oximeter/ Cardiac Monitor ...
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Controlled Evaluation of Muscle Relaxation in the Ventilated Neonate
... There was no significant difference found be- tween the mean heart rate and blood pressure sam- pled every ten minutes during both the experimen- tal and control periods, with the mean h[r] ...
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Modelling of particle dispersion in mechanically ventilated space
... This study was carried out on mechanically ventilated laboratory at Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering of Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia (UTHM). Measurement of particles dispersion and air ...
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