Background Machine learning-based prediction models can catalog, classify, and correlate
large amounts of multimodal data to aid clinicians at diagnostic, prognostic, and therapeutic …

Respiratory physiotherapy in patients with COVID-19 infection in acute setting: a Position
Paper of the Italian Association of Respiratory Physiotherapists (ARIR) On February 2020 …

Background: Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) represents a common hospital-
acquired infection among mechanically ventilated patients. We summarized evidence …

Objective This study aimed to investigate the effects of different types and frequencies of
physiotherapy on ventilator weaning among patients in the intensive care unit (ICU) and to …

(1) Background: To develop evidence-based algorithms for targeted antibiotic therapy of
infection-related ventilator-associated complications (IVACs) caused by non-fermenting …

Background Instead of ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP), the modern definition of
ventilator-associated events (VAEs) has been introduced to identify infectious and …

The CDC expanded the purview of safety surveillance for ventilated patients from ventilator-
associated pneumonia (VAP) to ventilator-associated events (VAE) in 2013. CDC created …

Objectives To determine the complications associated with positive‐pressure ventilation
(PPV) in dogs and cats. Design Retrospective study from October 2009 to September 2013 …

Background Patient–ventilator asynchrony (PVA) is a condition that commonly affects
patients who are mechanically ventilated. PVA happens when the patient's own breathing …

Quality indicators are increasingly used in the intensive care unit (ICU) to compare and
improve the quality of delivered healthcare. Numerous indicators have been developed and …