Journal article
Ventilation management in Victorian intensive care unit patients without acute respiratory distress syndrome
CT Eyeington, NJ Glassford, J Darvall, A Casamento, T Haydon, G Taori, C Knott, F McGain, J Vetro, N Simpson, V Sarode, A Richardson, C Dunnachie, M Crisman, J Musci, N Woinarski, R Lynham, GM Eastwood, R Bellomo, D Karalapillai
Critical Care and Resuscitation | AUSTRALASIAN MED PUBL CO LTD | Published : 2018
Abstract
Background: The setting of tidal volume (VT) during controlled mechanical ventilation (CMV) in critically ill patients without acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is likely important but currently unknown. We aimed to describe current CMV settings in intensive care units (ICUs) across Victoria. Methods: We performed a multicentre, prospective, observational study. We collected clinical, ventilatory and arterial blood gas data twice daily for 7 days. We performed subgroup analysis by sex and assessment of arterial partial pressure of carbon dioxide (PaCO2) management where hypercapnia was potentially physiologically contraindicated. Results: We recorded 453 observational sets in 123 pa..
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Funding Acknowledgements
This study was supported by an unrestricted educational grant from the Austin Hospital Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Trust Fund.