Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is defined 1 as a bilateral lung injury inducing hypoxaemia (PaO2/FiO2 ratio < 300 mmHg) occurring less than a week after a pulmonary injury (pneumonia, ...

Copyright: © 2023 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. On 21 Jan, 2023, the results of the WEAN SAFE study were published in The Lancet Respiratory Medicine. It is an ...

Introduction: Arterial hyperoxia at 6 h following resuscitation from out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) may be associated with worsened survival and neurologic outcome. While global resuscitation ...

In a lamb model of perinatal asphyxial cardiac arrest, abrupt weaning of inspired oxygen to 21% prevents excessive oxygen delivery to the brain and oxidative stress compared to gradual weaning from ...

Introduction The dynamic arterial elastance (EaDyn), calculated as pulse pressure variation divided by stroke volume variation, has been studied as a predictor of vasopressor weaning. However, its ...

Introduction and Objectives Following the NHS England mandate, virtual wards (VW) are increasingly being set up and developed in secondary care They provide care for patients within their own homes, ...

To paraphrase a recent question I responded to in a professional forum: What are the best weaning parameters? When it comes to mechanical ventilation, it is a great question that still is a source of ...