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Implementation of a ventilator-associated pneumonia prevention bundle in a teaching hospital

Background and objectives: the implementation of ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) prevention bundles in Intensive Care Units (ICU) has been recommended due to the considerable increase in hospital costs, length of stay, morbidity and mortality in affected hospitalized patients. However, the results ...

Modos ventilatorios usados en pacientes críticos con covid-19 en la región de Lombardía, Italia
Ventilation modes used in critical patient with COVID-19 in the region of Lombardy, Italy

Rev. medica electron; 43 (5), 2021
RESUMEN Introducción: la covid-19 es una enfermedad donde la ventilación mecánica artificial cobra vital importancia. Se estima que el 50 % de los casos graves o críticos que requieren manejo en unidades de cuidados intensivos fallecen. Objetivos: se evaluó el impacto de los modos ventilatorios ...

Implicaciones del COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) para la práctica anestesiológica

Medwave; 20 (6), 2020
El objetivo de este artículo es revisar las características del SARS-CoV-2, los aspectos clínico-epidemiológicos de COVID-19 y las implicaciones que tienen para los anestesiólogos al realizar procedimientos generadores de aerosoles. Se realizó una búsqueda en las bases de datos PubMed, Scopus, Sci...

Nota técnica nº 010/2020 – SAMU/DAPM/SUE/SES: Recomendações sobre ventilação mecânica e utilização de equipamentos ventiladores pulmonares

Adoção de medidas preventivas e estabelece recomendações para ventilação mecânica, e utilização de ventiladores pulmonares no SAMU. No serviço há modelos diversos de ventiladores pulmonares, para utilização nos pacientes que necessitam de suporte ventilatório durante os atendimentos e/ou tr...

Ventilación mecánica prolongada en tiempos de pandemia / COVID-19

The CoVID-19 pandemic may limit health resources in the hospital setting for the management of seriously ill patients, mainly adults; For this reason, strategies should be established from the pediatric field, which can consequently have an impact on the number of beds usually assigned to the child popul...

Impact of a multidisciplinary checklist on the duration of invasive mechanical ventilation and length of ICU stay

J. bras. pneumol; 46 (3), 2020
ABSTRACT Objective: To assess the impact that implementing a checklist during daily multidisciplinary rounds has on the duration of invasive mechanical ventilation (IMV) and length of ICU stay. Methods: This was a non-randomized clinical trial in which the pre-intervention and post-intervention duratio...

Intensive support recommendations for critically-ill patients with suspected or confirmed COVID-19 infection

ABSTRACT In December 2019, a series of patients with severe pneumonia were identified in Wuhan, Hubei province, China, who progressed to severe acute respiratory syndrome and acute respiratory distress syndrome. Subsequently, COVID-19 was attributed to a new betacoronavirus, the severe acute respiratory ...

Methodological description of clinical research data collection through electronic medical records in a center participating in an international multicenter study

Einstein (Säo Paulo); 17 (4), 2019
ABSTRACT Data collection for clinical research can be difficult, and electronic health record systems can facilitate this process. The aim of this study was to describe and evaluate the secondary use of electronic health records in data collection for an observational clinical study. We used Cerner Mille...

Terapia inhalatoria en pacientes que reciben ventilación mecánica

We discuss the general as well as the specific factors influencing this therapy among patients on mechanical ventilation, describing its physical aspects, aerosol generators and some devices available for their application. Recommendations are proposed to increase lung deposition and improve the efficien...