Although mechanical ventilation of critically ill patients may be life-saving, associated
complications occur commonly. In a prospective study by Zwillich et al, 128 for example, a …

Acute respiratory failure is manifested clinically as a patient with variable degrees of
respiratory distress, but characteristically an abnormal arterial blood partial pressure of …

Outcomes of critically ill patients are affected by the severity of the acute illnesses and by
complications that may result from treatments. This article reviews the major complications …

Among the potential adverse physiologic effects of positive-pressure ventilation are
decreased cardiac output, unintended respiratory alkalosis, increased intracranial pressure …

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Mechanical ventilation has been used to support acutely ill patients for several decades. But
clinicians are aware that, despite the life-saving potential of this assistance, it has several …

Mechanical ventilation has become an indispensable tool, facilitating general anaesthesia
and supporting life in the critically ill. However, its application has adverse effects including …

Although mechanical ventilation can save the lives of critically ill patients, it is associated
with multiple complications. Some of them may be related temporally and not caused by …

The morbidity and mortality associated with respiratory failure is, to a certain extent,
iatrogenic. Mechanical ventilation, although the mainstay of treatment for respiratory distress …

The potentially adverse effects of PEEP on VILI can be considered in three broad categories.
First, the contribution of PEEP to total mechanical energy expressed through mechanical …