Ventilator days were already being counted ... the medical director asked the researcher to include all intubated patients in the study, and the control group was dropped. Patients were followed ...
The primary outcome of endotracheal intubation or death within 7 days occurred in 39% in the high-flow nasal oxygen group vs 38% in the noninvasive ventilation group overall ... The researchers ...
Compared with noninvasive ventilation, high-flow nasal oxygen met prespecified criteria for noninferiority for the primary outcome of endotracheal intubation or death within 7 days in 4 of the 5 ...
Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP ... using block randomization by site. Each patient was intubated with either the experimental silver-coated tube or a control tube (Hi-Lo endotracheal ...
Proportional assist ventilation is a promising addition to other more conventional modes of mechanical ventilation with the theoretical advantage of improving patient-ventilator interaction. It may ...