conclusions the result of this study indicated that nephrotoxicity rate among patients treated with vancomycin is under the influence of the poisoning by nephrotoxicants. higher vancomycin trough level was associated with increasing nephrotoxicity rate. results one hundred and fifty-four vap patients’ profiles were reviewed, of whom 110 were eligible. the median age was 33.50 (12 to 94) years a...

Patient-ventilator asynchrony/dysynchrony is a mismatch between the patient and ventilator's delivered breaths ability of ventilator to meet demands. Any factor that alters harmony these two components produces asynchrony, which can cause discomfort an increase in patient's work breathing. Delayed cycling occurs when neural time less than mechanical ventilator. Keywords: ventilator, delayed cyc...

Patient–ventilator asynchrony can often be corrected by ventilator adjustment rather than sedation.

OBJECTIVE Ventilator-associated event surveillance was introduced in the National Healthcare Safety Network in 2013, replacing surveillance for ventilator-associated pneumonia in adult inpatient locations. We determined incidence rates and characteristics of ventilator-associated events reported to the National Healthcare Safety Network. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PATIENTS We analyzed data reported...

Clinical diagnosis of ventilator-associated pneumonia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1034 Bacteriological and histological aspects of ventilator-associated pneumonia . . . . . . . . . . . . 1035 Aetiology of ventilator-associated pneumonia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1036 Diagnostic techniques for ventilator-associated pneumonia . . . . . . . . . . ....

BACKGROUND Few studies have investigated the difference in bacterial contamination between conventional reused ventilator systems and disposable closed ventilator-suction systems. The aim of this study was to investigate the bacterial contamination rates of the reused and disposable ventilator systems, and the association between system disconnection and bacterial contamination of ventilator sy...

BACKGROUND The utilization of checklists, bundles, and protocols attempts to provide standardization in the delivery of patient care. Despite important progress obtained in the prevention of hospital-acquired infections, the daily management of mechanical ventilation is still prone to heterogeneity, depending on the number of providers manipulating the ventilator. Whether the number of changes ...

background and objectives: the weaning procedure of mechanical ventilation in many patients is a difficult and long process and increases the time of mechanical ventilation. there are numerous ways to achieve this goal. one common way is using cpap-ventilator. considering the lower price of blender-humidifier compared to cpapof ventilator and the limited number of studies in this field, this st...