Many clinicians are using this mechanical ventilation mode to help reduce lung damage, pneumonia, and other complications of ventilation. Find out how it works, when it’s indicated, how it preserves spontaneous breathing, and why it reduces sedation requirements.
The author’s study found that when implemented together as a bundle,
three autonomous nursing interventions can dramatically lower ventilatorassociated
pneumonia rates in mechanically ventilated patients.
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