Objetivo Validar la versión en español del CAM-ICU (confusion assessment method for the
intensive care unit ‘método para la evaluación de la confusión en cuidados intensivos’). …

… En 1998, Esteban et al realizaron un estudio multicéntrico prospectivo que incluyó pacientes
que recibieron VM por más de 12 horas en 361 UCIs de 20 países distribuidos en América …

La incidencia y la mortalidad de la lesión pulmonar aguda y del síndrome de distrés respiratorio
agudo (SDRA) son altas. La mayoría de los nuevos tratamientos no han mejorado el …

Introducción y objetivos Analizar la asociación entre tiempo sentado y biomarcadores de
resistencia a la insulina e inflamación en una población de trabajadores varones. Métodos …

ContextThe outcome of patients receiving mechanical ventilation for particular indications
has been studied, but the outcome in a large number of unselected, heterogeneous patients …

Background Weaning patients from mechanical ventilation is an important problem in intensive
care units. Weaning is usually conducted in an empirical manner, and a standardized …

Purpose Our objective was to revise the definition of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS)
using a conceptual model incorporating reliability and validity, and a novel iterative …

Background The need for reintubation after extubation and discontinuation of mechanical
ventilation is not uncommon and is associated with increased mortality. Noninvasive positive-…

A 2-h T-tube trial of spontaneous breathing was used in selecting patients ready for
extubation and discontinuation of mechanical ventilation. However, some doubt remains as to …

Rationale: Recent literature in mechanical ventilation includes strong evidence from
randomized trials. Little information is available regarding the influence of these trials on usual …