Approximately 8 to 19% of all term deliveries occur through meconium-stained amniotic fluid (MSAF) and MAS develops in 5 to 33% of these infants. 3 Respiratory complications of MAS are often the ...

In oncologic patients, acute respiratory failure (ARF) is the most common cause of ICU admission and the leading non-relapse cause of mortality following chemotherapy or BMT. 11, 12, 13 Need for ...

This study was a randomized trial of a disease management program for long-term ventilator patients and their caregivers following hospitalization. Long-term mechanical ventilation was defined as ...

In a multicenter, double-blind trial, we randomly assigned mechanically ventilated adults with sepsis to receive dexmedetomidine (0.2 to 1.5 μg per kilogram of body weight per hour) or propofol (5 to ...

Our discussion below assumes that physicians have addressed metabolic, inflammatory, and infectious conditions that may be present and have corrected them to the extent possible. As soon as the ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Liberation time and mortality in the proportional-assist ventilation group did not differ from the ...

Inhaled isoflurane sedation was on par with IV midazolam for children age 3 to 17 years in the ICU on mechanical ventilation in a randomized trial. Isoflurane also reduced time to extubation and ...