Sentence examples for a reduction in ventilator from inspiring English sources
Initial ECMO flows of 50 60 cm/kg per min maintained mixed venous oxygen saturations of >70% and allowed a reduction in ventilator settings.
A reduction in ventilator days may lead to cost reduction as the costs per ICU day are up to 30% higher for patients on MV [ 13].
Hence, in general, a reduction in ventilator days would allow for an earlier transfer to local hospitals and additional benefits for patients, neonatal service provision and for families.
The mechanism for this benefit is still debated and may be due to improved ventilator synchrony leading to a reduction in ventilator associated injuries rather than as a specific ARDS therapy.
However, the trial failed to show a reduction in mortality after early prone positioning for acute hypoxaemic failure, despite an improvement in oxygenation and a reduction in ventilator associated pneumonia; also, it did demonstrate an increased incidence of serious side effects from ventilation in the prone position.
Mitchell et al [ 1] showed that patients with ARDS managed with diuresis/ fluid restriction and guided by the measurement of EVLW had significantly less EVLW than those managed conventionally using the PAOP; furthermore, a >15% reduction in EVLW was associated with a reduction in ventilator and ICU days.
In this study, the only measurable improvement of outcome was a reduction in ventilator-associated pneumonias (VAP).
More recently, Bein reported the results of a RCT including 79 moderate-to-severe ARDS patients, aiming to establish a reduction in ventilator-free days [219].
Other benefits, such as a reduction in ventilator-associated pneumonia and better enteral feeding tolerance, can potentially be expected.
Antioxidant supplementation was associated with a reduction in ventilator-dependent days from 4.6 to 3.7 (P < 0.05).
However, it remains unknown whether this is associated with a reduction in ventilator-induced lung injury, as has been demonstrated in animal models.
