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Quality Improvement Initiative to Improve Initiation and Acceptability of Noninvasive Ventilation in Critically Ill Children
ObjectivesTo evaluate if the use of a quality improvement (QI) initiative improves initiation and acceptability of noninvasive ventilation (NIV) in...
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Gas conditioning during helmet noninvasive ventilation: effect on comfort, gas exchange, inspiratory effort, transpulmonary pressure and patient–ventilator interaction
BackgroundThere is growing interest towards the use of helmet noninvasive ventilation (NIV) for the management of acute hypoxemic respiratory...
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Aerosol therapy in adult critically ill patients: a consensus statement regarding aerosol administration strategies during various modes of respiratory support
BackgroundClinical practice of aerosol delivery in conjunction with respiratory support devices for critically ill adult patients remains a topic of...
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Non-invasive ventilatory support and high-flow nasal oxygen as first-line treatment of acute hypoxemic respiratory failure and ARDS
The role of non-invasive respiratory support (high-flow nasal oxygen and noninvasive ventilation) in the management of acute hypoxemic respiratory...
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Management of severe asthma exacerbation: guidelines from the Société Française de Médecine d’Urgence, the Société de Réanimation de Langue Française and the French Group for Pediatric Intensive Care and Emergencies
BackgroundThe French Emergency Medicine Society, the French Intensive Care Society and the Pediatric Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine...
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Quelle technique d’humidification pour la ventilation invasive et non invasive ?
Humidification of gases delivered to patients is always necessary during invasive mechanical ventilation (with a minimum humidity of 30 mg H 2 O/l) and...
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Small dead space heat and moisture exchangers do not impede gas exchange during noninvasive ventilation: a comparison with a heated humidifier
ObjectiveAdverse respiratory and gasometrical effects have been described in patients with acute respiratory failure (ARF) undergoing noninvasive...
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Clinical review: Use of helium-oxygen in critically ill patients
Use of helium-oxygen (He/O 2 ) mixtures in critically ill patients is supported by a reliable and well understood theoretical rationale and by numerous...