Sentence examples for mechanical ventilator in from inspiring English sources
Ventilation was achieved with a Siemens Servo 900C mechanical ventilator in the pressure-control mode, and adjusted to maintain normocapnia (arterial carbon dioxide tension 4 5 kPa).
He recovered remarkably quickly, spending just six days on a mechanical ventilator in the I.C.U.
Patients with delirium stayed significantly longer on the mechanical ventilator, in the ICU and in-hospital (all p < 0.001).
Endotracheal intubation was done if necessary and hooked to a manual ambu bag as there was no mechanical ventilator in the pediatric ICU of EVRMC.
The patients that failed the DSA test were characterised by signs of intercostal retraction in response to the added burden and were connected to the mechanical ventilator in assist-control mode for six hours.
The development of the positive pressure mechanical ventilator in the 1950s marked a significant achievement in the care of patients with respiratory failure, and was a cornerstone in the establishment of the discipline of critical care medicine.
The public has been invited to participate in a teleconference (PDF) in which advisers to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will discuss ethical guidance they have drawn up for rationing mechanical ventilators in a severe influenza pandemic.
Nosocomial pneumonia is the most commonly acquired infection in hospitalized patients, particularly those on mechanical ventilators in the intensive care unit [ 1].
Given the estimates for the challenging demands for mechanical ventilators in a future severe pandemic [ 6], the feasibility of a stable supply of CRRT equipment or HADMs is questionable.
See related research by Spieth et al., http://ccforum.com/content/17/5/R261 Although introduced as weaning techniques, modes providing mechanical support of spontaneous breathing have become standard in primary mechanical ventilator support in critically ill patients.
If we had extended the analysis to patients who remained intubated at the conclusion of surgery, we would have had to account for numerous postoperative factors, such as the mechanical ventilator settings in the intensive care unit, to isolate the effect of intraoperative mechanical ventilation.
