Oxygen administration for patients with ARDS

Timing of tracheostomy in patients with ARDS.

High-frequency oscillatory ventilation for adult patients with ARDS.

High-frequency oscillatory ventilation (HFOV) is characterized by the rapid delivery of small tidal volumes (Vts) of gas and the application of high mean airway pressures (mPaws). These characteristics make HFOV conceptually attractive as an ideal lung-protective ventilatory mode for the management of ARDS, as the high mPaws prevent cyclical derecruitment of the lung and the small Vts limit alv...

Surfactant therapy for patients with ARDS after cardiac surgery.

This multicenter study investigated the possibility of reducing mortality rate by administering natural lung surfactant additional to standard therapy to treat patients after cardiac surgery who developed an acute respiratory failure (ARDS/ALI).A total of 78 patients (1998-2002) diagnosed with ALI or ARDS were enrolled in the study; patients were considered for study entry only if they develope...

Oxidatively modified proteins in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid of patients with ARDS and patients at-risk for ARDS.

Oxidative stress in acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is considered as an important pathophysiological mechanism in acute impairment of lung function. The present study investigated whether a pulmonary oxidant-antioxidant imbalance is indicated by substantial oxidative modification of proteins in bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) fluid. Oxidatively modified proteins in BAL fluid, as measure...

A pilot study comparing 2 oxygen delivery methods for patients' comfort and administration of oxygen.

BACKGROUND The traditional oxygen delivery methods for oxygen therapy are continuous flow oxygen (CFO) and demand oxygen delivery (DOD); however, oxygen waste is considerable in CFO, while DOD is uncomfortable for patients. Synchronized DOD (SDOD), which was designed to overcome the drawbacks of both CFO and DOD, supplies oxygen according to the patient's breathing pattern and the desired oxyge...