Mechanical Ventilation and Airways Management Section

As immune checkpoint inhibitor use continues to expand, prospective data on phenotype-guided management and extracorporeal membrane oxygenation selection criteria are urgently needed.

Mechanical power-based strategies aim to minimize unnecessary power delivery and reduce harm. Review how to measure and use this metric and what challenges it poses.

APRV has traditionally been viewed as a salvage therapy for patients with ARDS, but recent literature suggests that it can provide better overall lung recruitment with less sedation and more ventilator-free days.

Personalizing mechanical ventilation using noninvasive techniques, like ventilator graphics to monitor patient respiratory effort, offers a practical and effective strategy to prevent diaphragm dysfunction and optimize patient outcomes.

Ketamine’s unique properties make it valuable for critical care treatments including airway management, sedation, and analgesia.

The ARDSNet trial demonstrated the importance of low tidal volume ventilation in patients with ARDS, and we have learned to monitor parameters such as plateau pressure and driving pressure (DP) to ensure lung-protective ventilation. However, severe hypercapnia can occur with low tidal volume ventilation and respiratory rate would often need to be increased. What role does the…