Sentence examples for lack of ventilators from inspiring English sources

Whether treating a patient with cerebral malaria or deciding whom not to intubate for lack of ventilators, I realized daily the unique experiences I was afforded while working abroad.

In patients with non-invasive ventilation the nurses explain some of the main causes that can lead to the failure of the treatment described in previous studies, such as oppressive and badly fitting masks, a lack of patient-ventilator synchronisation or inappropriate practices [ 40, 41].

But ventilators are not available in many parts of the developing world so lack of access to ventilators makes a substantial contribution to deaths from pesticide ingestion.

Another important finding in our study was the lack of correlation between ventilator variables and the presence of pneumothorax.

There are important limitations to this review related to the absence of controlled trials of pleural effusion drainage and lack of data on ventilator settings before and after drainage in some studies, which limited inferences regarding the effect of drainage on lung mechanics.

This two-way interaction aimed to bypass numerous disadvantages linked to conventional assisted ventilation: patient ventilator asynchrony, lack of adaptability to changing ventilator demands and loss of normal breathing variability.

The improvement in oxygenation that we observed in two patients could be accounted for by the lack of disconnection from the ventilator and the lack of active expiration as compared with the super syringe procedure.

These providers were hampered by an immediate lack of ICU resources such as ventilators, oxygen, and respiratory therapists.

Quantification of recruitment requires multiple P/V curves [ 45], and, although P/V curves are now more frequently available on commercial ventilators, the lack of an estimate of recruitment still limits clinical usefulness.

He was resuscitated and placed on a ventilator, but lack of oxygen left him brain-dead.

Evaluation of intensity of asthma therapy prior to ECLS is impossible to interpret in ELSO registry patients because of the voluntary nature of reporting and the lack of available detailed data on ventilator settings and medical therapy.