Toward the prevention of acute lung injury: protocol-guided limitation of large tidal volume ventilation and inappropriate transfusion.

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Yilmaz M., Keegan M. T., Iscimen R., Afessa B., Buck C. F., Hubmayr R. D., ...More

Critical care medicine, vol.35, 2007 (SCI-Expanded)

• Publication Type: Article / Article
• Volume: 35
• Publication Date: 2007
• Doi Number: 10.1097/01.ccm.0000269037.66955.f0
• Journal Name: Critical care medicine
• Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
• Keywords: acute respiratory distress, mechanical ventilation, blood transfusion, prevention, clinical protocols, outcome, RESPIRATORY-DISTRESS-SYNDROME, RED-CELL TRANSFUSION, MECHANICAL VENTILATION, BLOOD-TRANSFUSION, CRITICALLY-ILL, CONSENSUS CONFERENCE, CLINICAL-TRIAL, OUTCOMES, PERFORMANCE, ANEMIA
• Akdeniz University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objective: We evaluated the effect of two quality improvement interventions (low tidal volume ventilation and restrictive transfusion) on the development of acute lung injury in mechanically ventilated patients.