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17.09.2019 | Less is more in Intensive Care
Endotracheal tube management during mechanical ventilation: less is more!
verfasst von:
Robert M. Kacmarek, Gianluigi Li Bassi
Erschienen in:
Intensive Care Medicine
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Ausgabe 11/2019
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Excerpt
Care of the endotracheal tube (ETT) is frequently not the primary focus of ventilatory management of the critically ill, but it does have a major impact on the trajectory of recovery and complications that can extend long after the patient is extubated. Much of the approach to manage the airway is based on long-standing assumptions, not founded on evidence. As with all aspects of caring for the patient on mechanical ventilation (MV), evidenced-based medicine should be the rule. All aspects of airway care should be based on what is most appropriate for the patient. …