RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 2016 Year in Review: Mechanical Ventilation
JF Respiratory Care
FD American Association for Respiratory Care
SP 629
OP 635
DO 10.4187/respcare.05545
VO 62
IS 5
A1 Pettenuzzo, Tommaso
A1 Fan, Eddy
YR 2017
UL http://rc.rcjournal.com/content/62/5/629.abstract
AB The fundamental goals of mechanical ventilation are to improve pulmonary gas exchange and relieve respiratory distress, thus permitting lung and airway healing, while at the same time lessening the risk for iatrogenic complications. This review will summarize some of the advances in mechanical ventilation in 2016, with a particular focus on ventilator-associated clinical challenges and outcomes.