Erschienen in:
01.05.2009 | Editorial
Mechanical ventilation: quo vadis?
verfasst von:
Fernando Frutos-Vivar, Niall D. Ferguson, Andrés Esteban
Erschienen in:
Intensive Care Medicine
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Ausgabe 5/2009
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Excerpt
The widespread use of positive-pressure ventilation for ongoing life support began after its value was demonstrated with a dramatic reduction in mortality during the 1952 polio epidemic in Copenhagen [
1]. From this year until now, mechanical ventilation has become the most common procedure in the management of critically ill patients, and indeed, it was the main reason for the establishment of intensive care units. Over the last several decades, the utilization of mechanical ventilation has changed significantly and, therefore, the outcome of patients who require respiratory support has improved. …