Background Continuous infusions of sedative drugs in the intensive care unit may prolong
the duration of mechanical ventilation, prolong the length of stay in the intensive care unit and …

Background Long-term complications of critical illness include intensive care unit (ICU)-acquired
weakness and neuropsychiatric disease. Immobilisation secondary to sedation might …

Background Approaches to removal of sedation and mechanical ventilation for critically ill
patients vary widely. Our aim was to assess a protocol that paired spontaneous awakening …

Stays in intensive care units are commonly accompanied by muscle weakness. This article
reviews the basis for these changes and provides guidance on how to prevent, diagnose …

Critically ill patients often receive sedatives, which may delay liberation from mechanical
ventilation and intensive care unit discharge. Daily interruption of sedatives alleviates these …

Importance Noninvasive ventilation (NIV) with a face mask is relatively ineffective at
preventing endotracheal intubation in patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). …

Objective: In critically ill patients receiving mechanical ventilation, daily interruption of sedative
infusions decreases duration of mechanical ventilation and intensive care unit length of …

Background: There is controversy about how to manage requests by patients or surrogates
for treatments that clinicians believe should not be administered. Purpose: This multisociety …

All patients with asthma are at risk of having exacerbations. Hospitalizations and emergency
department (ED) visits account for a large proportion of the health-care cost burden of …

Objective: Physical and occupational therapy are possible immediately after intubation in
mechanically ventilated medical intensive care unit patients. The objective of this study was to …