1. [Field 5. Safety practices procedures for mechanical ventilation. French-speaking Society of Intensive Care. French Society of Anesthesia and Resuscitation].
- Author
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Girault C, Auriant I, and Jaber S
- Subjects
- Capnography instrumentation, Capnography standards, Equipment Design, Equipment Safety standards, France, Humans, Intensive Care Units organization & administration, Intubation, Intratracheal methods, Intubation, Intratracheal standards, Laryngoscopes standards, Positive-Pressure Respiration adverse effects, Positive-Pressure Respiration methods, Positive-Pressure Respiration standards, Quality Assurance, Health Care organization & administration, Quality Assurance, Health Care standards, Respiration, Artificial instrumentation, Risk, Safety Management organization & administration, Societies, Medical, Tracheotomy standards, Ventilator Weaning methods, Intensive Care Units standards, Respiration, Artificial standards, Safety Management standards, Ventilators, Mechanical standards
- Abstract
Invasive or endotracheal mechanical ventilation can lead to numerous complications likely to burden morbidity and mortality of patients in the intensive care unit. Various safety practices for mechanical ventilation may involve intubation, the mechanical ventilation period, weaning and extubation, the use of tracheostomy as well as non-invasive ventilation. The main objective of safety practices described in this chapter is to prevent or avoid the main risks due to invasive mechanical ventilation.
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- 2008
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