title: A less invasive approach to monitoring acute respiratory failure.
abstract: In a general ICU with a predominant surgical census, patients with acute respiratory failure can usually be treated on a clinical assessment and a minimum of invasive monitoring. An algorithm was used to manage the ventilatory support and weaning. When it failed (15% of the time), the patients' functional diagnoses were questioned and more advanced monitoring was used. The algorithm led to expeditious weaning of patients who did not need mechanical support and to a reduction of invasive monitoring.
mesh_terms: D000136:Acid-Base Equilibrium; D006801:Humans; D007385:Intermittent Positive-Pressure Ventilation; D008954:Models, Biological; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic / Q000379:methods*; D010100:Oxygen / Q000097:blood; D010101:Oxygen Consumption; D010313:Partial Pressure; D011650:Pulmonary Alveoli / Q000378:metabolism; D012131:Respiratory Insufficiency / Q000503:physiopathology*
chemical_list: D010100:Oxygen