The semi-seated position slightly reduces the effort to breathe during difficult weaning

Intensive Care Medicine

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 85-92

  Deye, N ^a,b   Lellouche, F ^a,c   Maggiore, S M ^a,d   Taille S ^a   Demoule, A ^a,e   L'Her, E ^a,f   Galia, F ^a   Harf, A ^g   Mancebo, J ^h   Brochard, L ^a,g,i  

^a HENRI MONDOR HOSPITAL   (France)

^b HÔPITAL LARIBOISIÈRE   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^d FONDAZIONE POLICLINICO UNIVERSITARIO A GEMELLI IRCCS   (Italy)

^e PITIÉ SALPÊTRIÈRE HOSPITAL   (France)

^f BREST UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^g UNIVERSITÉ PARIS EST CRÉTEIL   (France)

^h HOSPITAL DE LA SANTA CREU I SANT PAU   (Spain)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Mechanical ventilation; Patient positioning; Respiratory mechanics; Seated; Semi recumbent; Supine; Weaning failure; Work of breathing

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BODY POSITION; BREATHING; BREATHING MUSCLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EXTUBATION; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PRESSURE SUPPORT VENTILATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEMI-SEATED POSITION; SUPINE POSITION; WEANING;

AGED; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUNG COMPLIANCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSITIVE-PRESSURE RESPIRATION; POSTURE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RESPIRATION; VENTILATOR WEANING;

EID: 84884211445     PISSN: 03424642     EISSN: 14321238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00134-012-2727-5     Document Type: Article

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