MECHANICAL VENTILATION

This study tested whether gentle electrical stimulation of breathing muscles could help patients who have been on a ventilator for at least 3 weeks breathe on their own faster and more successfully. Researchers compared different stimulation methods (targeting the diaphragm or ab…

This study tested if customizing ventilator pressure during surgery is better than using a standard setting for obese patients having spinal surgery. It involved 80 patients to see if the personalized approach improved oxygen levels during the operation and reduced breathing prob…

This study compared two methods for managing the pressure in breathing tubes for children on ventilators in intensive care. It tested whether an automatic monitoring device works better than nurses manually checking every few hours. The goal was to see if the automatic method kee…

This study compared two different ways to set a breathing machine for patients with severe lung failure (ARDS). The goal was to see which method is better at protecting the right side of the heart from damage, a common and dangerous complication. Researchers randomly assigned 60 …

This study tested a new ventilator guidance system called VentCoach, designed to better protect patients' lungs while they are on breathing machines in the intensive care unit. Researchers compared VentCoach to the standard ventilator settings currently used in the hospital. The …

This study tested whether using wrist restraints only when absolutely necessary, rather than as a standard practice, could help reduce the duration of delirium (a serious state of confusion) in intensive care unit (ICU) patients on breathing machines. 423 adult patients expected …

This study tested a simple method to predict if critically ill patients on breathing machines will benefit from receiving IV fluids. Doctors temporarily adjusted a ventilator setting to see if it mimicked the effect of giving fluids. The goal was to find a quick test to avoid giv…

This study tested whether giving a combination of two low-dose sedative drugs at night could improve sleep quality for patients in the intensive care unit (ICU) who need help breathing. Researchers enrolled 174 patients aged 50 or older who were on a ventilator or high-flow oxyge…

This study tested if removing a patient's breathing tube using a specific 'positive pressure' technique could help prevent low oxygen levels after major abdominal surgery. Researchers compared this new method to the standard way of removing the tube in 208 adult patients. The goa…

This study tested if a non-opioid drug called nefopam, given through a continuous IV drip, could safely reduce the need for strong opioid painkillers in critically ill adults on breathing machines. Researchers compared the drug to standard pain care in 60 patients to see if it lo…

This study compared two ways to help patients breathe while being moved from the operating room to the intensive care unit after major heart surgery. Researchers looked at whether using a portable breathing machine or a manual hand-pumped bag was better at keeping patients' oxyge…

This study tested a new online tool called TRACH-Support, designed to help families and medical teams make difficult decisions about long-term breathing support for patients who cannot breathe on their own. Over 100 family members and healthcare providers reviewed the tool and sh…

This study observed 156 critically ill patients in the ICU who were slowly taken off a breathing machine (ventilator) using a tracheostomy tube in their neck. The goal was to understand how long this weaning process takes and how often patients experience breathing difficulty, di…

This study aimed to better understand how different settings on a surgical breathing machine affect pressure inside a patient's chest. Researchers observed 150 adult patients during elective surgery to see how changing air volume and pressure impacted internal chest pressure and …

This study looked back at the medical records of 50 children who were on breathing machines in intensive care. Researchers wanted to see if using inhaled anesthetic gases for long-term sedation helped reduce the need for other strong sedative and pain medications. The goal was to…

This study aimed to understand how switching from a breathing machine to breathing on their own affects pressure inside the eye for intensive care patients. Researchers observed 40 adult patients in the ICU, measuring their eye pressure before and after this breathing transition.…

This study observed how doctors in intensive care units set ventilators for patients with serious brain injuries. Researchers tracked over 2,200 patients to see if different ventilator settings were linked to better or worse recovery six months later. The goal was to gather infor…

This study observed patients during laparoscopic (keyhole) abdominal surgery to compare two different pressure settings on the breathing machine. Researchers wanted to see how these settings affect the amount of energy delivered to the lungs and the patient's oxygen levels. The g…

This study tested a new method to help doctors fine-tune ventilator settings for critically ill patients. Researchers wanted to see if a special, deep 'sigh' breath programmed into the ventilator could provide a clearer picture of how stiff or flexible a patient's lungs are. This…

This study aimed to understand how a patient's main breathing muscle, the diaphragm, changes when a breathing machine is set to different modes. Researchers used ultrasound to measure diaphragm thickness in 66 ICU patients on ventilators, comparing machine-controlled breathing to…

This study looked back at medical records to compare two different guidance methods used during a common ICU procedure to insert a breathing tube (tracheostomy). It involved 77 adult patients who were on ventilators. The goal was to see if using an ultrasound or a small camera (b…

This study looked at how adjusting a specific setting on breathing machines (ventilators) affects newborns with respiratory distress. Doctors tested different 'pressure rise time' settings on 17 stable infants in intensive care to see how it changed their breathing patterns and m…

This study aimed to see if measuring pressure changes in the cuff of a breathing tube could be used instead of a more complex and uncomfortable procedure to monitor how hard a patient on a ventilator is trying to breathe. Researchers compared the two methods in 30 stable, critica…