Impact of Inspiratory Muscle Training on Weaning Parameters in Prolonged Ventilator-Dependent Patients: A Preliminary Study.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Patients require prolonged mechanical ventilation to overcome respiratory failure in the chronic respiratory care ward; however, how to facilitate ventilator weaning using a nurse-led strategy is limited.

Objectives

This study aimed to examine the impact of adjusting ventilator trigger sensitivity as inspiratory muscle training on weaning parameters in patients with prolonged ventilator dependence.

Methods

Multiple pre-test-post-test with a non-equivalent control group design was conducted at a chronic respiratory care ward in southern Taiwan. A convenience sampling method was used to recruit patients who received prolonged mechanical ventilation for more than 21 days into control (n  =  20) and intervention groups (n  =  22). Adjustment of

SUBMITTER: Chang HY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9274399 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature