Search Tag: SBT

2024 04 Nov

Mechanical ventilation is a life-saving treatment widely used in ICUs. Determining whether patients can be safely removed from invasive mechanical ventilation (IMV) after recovery is complex. Spontaneous breathing trials (SBT) evaluate a patient’s ability to breathe independently. Various SBT methods are employed, leading to inconsistent practices...Read more

2024 09 Oct

  Approximately 20 million individuals globally undergo mechanical ventilation each year, and this number is expected to increase. While lifesaving, invasive ventilation can lead to complications, with 40% of ventilated time spent on liberating patients from the ventilator. Reducing the duration of mechanical ventilation is a key research priority...Read more

2024 11 Jun

  For intubated critically ill adults and children, minimising invasive mechanical ventilation to reduce complications is crucial. Early identification of when patients can safely transition to spontaneous breathing aims to shorten ventilation duration. However, clinicians must balance this with the risk of reintubation, which occurs in about 10%...Read more

2019 20 Jun

Over 1 million people patients throughout the world receive mechanical ventilation for acute respiratory failure. The management of these critically ill patients and liberating them from invasive ventilation is one of the most important decisions clinicians have to make. Liberation from ventilation is also a major dilemma for clinicians because...Read more