Settings and monitoring of mechanical ventilation during physical therapy in adult critically ill patients: protocol for a scoping review.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Early mobilisation has been extensively advocated to improve functional outcomes in critically ill patients, even though consistent evidence of its benefits has remained elusive. These conflicting results could be explained by a lack of knowledge on the optimal dosage of physical therapy and a mismatch between ventilatory support and exercise-induced patient ventilatory demand. Modern mechanical ventilators provide real-time monitoring of respiratory/metabolic variables and ventilatory setting that could be used for physical therapy dosage or ventilatory support titration, allowing individualised interventions in these patients. The aim of this review is to comprehensively map and summarise current knowledge on adjustments of respiratory support and respiratory or meta

SUBMITTER: Gonzalez-Seguel F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6720146 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature