MECHANICAL VENTILATION COMPLICATION

This study tested whether training nurses to understand ventilator screens and alarms could help children on breathing machines. It involved 64 children in two intensive care units, where one unit's nurses received special training. The goal was to see if this training reduced br…

This study tested if a specially shaped breathing tube cuff could better seal the airway and reduce the leakage of stomach and mouth fluids into the lungs of critically ill patients on ventilators. The goal was to see if this new design could help prevent ventilator-associated pn…

This study tested different chest physiotherapy positions to see which might work best for helping premature babies breathe. It involved 60 preterm newborns in intensive care who were on breathing support. Researchers compared how different therapy positions immediately affected …

This study observed if using a brain wave monitor (pEEG) alongside standard checks helps manage sedation for adults in the ICU on breathing machines. Researchers compared outcomes like delirium, time on the ventilator, and post-ICU symptoms between patients monitored with the bra…

This study aimed to understand the best practices for placing special breathing tubes during lung surgery. Researchers observed over 2,200 patients in Italy to see how quickly and accurately doctors could position these tubes and how well they worked to collapse one lung for surg…

This study aimed to create a baseline of normal lung movement in healthy volunteers using a specialized ultrasound technique. Researchers measured how the lung lining stretches during different breath sizes in 81 healthy adults. The goal is to use this 'normal' data as a referenc…

This study aimed to find out which of two common breathing machine settings causes less lung collapse in children under general anesthesia. Researchers used safe, bedside ultrasound scans to compare the two methods in 110 children aged 2-10 having elective surgery. The goal was t…

This study aimed to understand if and when delirium (sudden, severe confusion) happens to patients while they are being taken off a breathing machine (ventilator). Researchers observed 38 adult patients in the intensive care unit, checking for signs of confusion right before the …

This study aimed to compare three different methods for assessing the risk of 'self-induced lung injury' in hospitalized patients with severe breathing problems who are using a common type of breathing machine (pressure-support ventilation). Researchers enrolled 16 adult patients…