title: Choice of ventilator types, modes, and settings for long-term ventilation.
abstract: Ventilator-associated issues are important for optimum short- and long-term outcome in patients treated with long-term mechanical ventilation, and may even influence compliance. This article discusses the individual choice of type, modeand settings ventilators, based on the efficacy of the intervention and patient-related factors, such as the patient's comfort and safety. Although this strategy may cause some overlap, from a methodological point of view it seems reasonable to deal separately with types, modes and different ventilator settings.
authors.affiliation: Edward Hines Sr. Veterans Administration Hospital, 5th and Roosevelt Road, Building 1, Room E 438, Route 111N, Hines, IL 60141, USA. Bernd.Schoenhofer@t-online.de
authors.forename: Bernd
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Schönhofer
mesh_terms: D002908:Chronic Disease; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D006801:Humans; D008134:Long-Term Care / Q000379:methods; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic; D012121:Respiration, Artificial / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods*; D012131:Respiratory Insufficiency / Q000628:therapy*; D012449:Safety; D012122:Ventilators, Mechanical / Q000592:standards