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


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

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

  • 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.