Rationale and Objectives: Duration of weaning from mechanical ventilation may be reduced
by the use of a systematic approach. We assessed whether a closed-loop knowledge-based …

Objective To determine the prevalence of patient–ventilator asynchrony in patients receiving
non-invasive ventilation (NIV) for acute respiratory failure. Design Prospective multicenter …

Purpose To determine if, compared with pressure support (PS), neurally adjusted ventilatory
assist (NAVA) reduces trigger delay, inspiratory time in excess, and the number of patient–…

Local and systemic inflammation has been implicated in the pathogenesis of acute
pancreatitis and secondary multisystem organ failure. To assess the pro- and antiinflammatory …

Background Early mobilization in critically ill patients has been shown to prevent bed-rest-associated
morbidity. Reported reasons for not mobilizing patients, thereby excluding or …

Objectives: As the catabolic state induced by septic shock together with the physical inactivity
of patients lead to the rapid loss of muscle mass and impaired function, the purpose of this …

Purpose To determine if, compared to pressure support (PS), neurally adjusted ventilatory
assist (NAVA) reduces patient–ventilator asynchrony in intensive care patients undergoing …

The aim of the present study was to clarify whether the known effects of noninvasive positive-pressure
ventilation (NPPV) in patients with respiratory failure are real or due to placebo …

Background: Few studies on performance comparison of nebulizer systems coupled with a
single-limb circuit bilevel ventilator are available. Most of these data compared the aerosol …

Purpose To compare in vivo the total and regional pulmonary deposition of aerosol particles
generated by a new system combining a vibrating-mesh nebulizer with a specific valved …