Ventilator-associated pneumonia in critically ill patients with COVID-19 infection: a narrative review

S Boyd, S Nseir, A Rodriguez… - ERJ open …, 2022 - Eur Respiratory Soc
COVID pneumonitis can cause patients to become critically ill. They may require intensive
care and mechanical ventilation. Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is a concern. This …

[HTML][HTML] Critical care and pandemic preparedness and response

WR Thomson, ZA Puthucheary, YI Wan - British Journal of Anaesthesia, 2023 - Elsevier
Critical care was established partially in response to a polio epidemic in the 1950s. In the
intervening 70 yr, several epidemics and pandemics have placed critical care and allied …

Ventilatory ratio and mechanical power in prolonged mechanically ventilated COVID-19 patients versus respiratory failures of other etiologies

A Ghiani, K Tsitouras, J Paderewska… - Therapeutic …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Evidence suggests differences in ventilation efficiency and respiratory
mechanics between early COVID-19 pneumonia and classical acute respiratory distress …

Cricotracheostomy for patients with severe COVID-19: A case control study

N Mukai, M Okada, S Konishi, M Okita, S Ogawa… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Background Tracheostomy is an important procedure for the treatment of severe coronavirus
disease-2019 (COVID-19). Older age and obesity have been reported to be associated with …

[HTML][HTML] Tracheostomy in critically ill patients with SARS 2 COVID-19 infection: a prospective observational multi-center study of short-and long-term outcomes

A Corona, V De Santis, D Vitale, C Nencini… - Canadian Journal of …, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background We report the characteristics, timing, and factors related to the decision to
perform a tracheostomy in patients with confirmed COVID-19 infection admitted to eight …

[HTML][HTML] Airway Sequelae After Mechanical Ventilation for COVID-19: Protocol for a Scoping Review

E Candelo, O Arias-Valderrama… - JMIR Research …, 2023 - researchprotocols.org
Background: The epidemiology, morbidity, and burden of disease related to airway
sequelae associated with invasive mechanical ventilation in the context of the COVID-19 …

EVALUATION OF A SIMULATION-BASED, E-LEARNING INTERVENTION TO DEVELOP PRELICENSURE NURSING STUDENTS'CLINICAL COMPETENCY TO …

R Bargainer Tobin - 2024 - mavmatrix.uta.edu
Tracheostomy airway patient safety errors are a global, yet preventable problem.
Unrecognized tracheostomy airway complications lead to patient deterioration, resulting in …