There are several ventilator modes that are used for maintenance mechanical ventilation but no conclusive evidence that one mode of ventilation is better than another.
Pressure support ventilation (PSV) is one of the most frequently used modes of assisted mechanical ventilation, but little is known about the mechanisms of improvement of lung function during PSV.
Non-sedated patients are more awake during mechanical ventilation, but little is known about how this affects the intensive care patient.
We conclude that a fast track approach to anesthetic care reduces the requirement for postoperative mechanical ventilation, but does not reduce intensive care unit stay after liver transplantation.
Conclusions: Mechanical ventilation, but not antibiotic administration, was associated with changes in the respiratory microbiome.
LTP was encouraged during the first days of mechanical ventilation, but always in compliance with the patient's wish.
In this approach, respiratory rates (RRs) applied are beyond the limits of traditional mechanical ventilation but below those used in HFOV.
A compliant prescription had no impact on hospital or ICU length of stay and no impact on duration of mechanical ventilation but seemed associated with increase mortality (p = 0.04).
Very low-quality evidence also suggests that omega-3 may reduce length of ICU stay and duration of mechanical ventilation, but these results are challenged by multiple sensitivity analyses.
Cytokine and chemokine levels in BALf increased at 8 and 12 h after mechanical ventilation but did not markedly differ between FiO2 groups at 8 h of ventilation (P for trend >0.05, Additional file 1 Figure S3).
Compared with those aged 70 79, those aged > =90 years old had similar prevalence of comorbidities (except metastatic carcinoma), comparable chance to receive mechanical ventilation but less likely to have renal replacement therapy (RRT) (16.2 % vs. 4.6 %).
