Search Tag: inflammation

ICU Management

Mechanical-ventilation-effects-on-neurocognitive-functions

2019 08 Aug

The hypothesis that mechanical ventilation (MV) can cause neurotoxicity in critically ill patients has long been debated. First reported in 1999, MV is thought to trigger chronic cognitive disorders. Brain damage induced by MV can be caused by alveolar stretching, abnormalities in PaO 2 /PaCO 2 , biotrauma and MV causing direct brain inflammation....Read more

ICU Management

How-prevalent-is-systemic-inflammation-after-critical-illness

2016 25 Apr

While much is known about inflammation during acute critical illness, as yet little is known about inflammation that persists after ICU discharge. And no studies on the association between inflammation and physical recovery were identified by the authors of a systematic review published in the Journal of Critical Care . Their review is intended as...Read more