the effect of a ginger extract on gastric residual volume among mechanically ventilated patients who hospitalized in intensive care unit     hekmatafshar m [1] , bardigorchaei a [2] , amin gh [3] , vakili ma [4] , eshginia s [5] , sanagoo a [6] , jouybaril [7] *     received: 20feb, 2012 accepted: 9may, 2012     abstract   background & aims : delayed gastric emptying among mechanically ventilat...

the effects of rib cage compression on spo2 yosefnia darzi f , hasavari f* , khaleghdost t , kazemnezhad e , hoseini j received: 5 sep , 2013 accepted: 31 oct , 2013 abstract background & aims: accumulation of secretions in airways is a serious complication in intubated and mechanically ventilated patients. tracheal suctioning which is done with the aim of the secretion removal, can be used in ...

Purpose of review: This article reviews the thoracic complications from malpositioned blindly inserted nasogastric feeding tubes in mechanically ventilated patients in intensive care and the methods to check the position and promote safe placement of the feeding tubes. Recent findings: Malpositioned feeding tubes are not included in risk management databases. The reported incidence is 1-3% and ...

Caring for patients who are mechanically ventilated poses many challenges for critical care nurses. It is important to humidify the patient's airways artificially to prevent complications such as ventilator-associated pneumonia. There is no gold standard to determine which type of humidification is best for patients who are artificially ventilated. This article provides an overview of commonly ...