Pre-hospital mechanical ventilation in septic shock patients

Mechanical ventilation can cause deleterious effects on the lung and thus alter patient's prognosis.The aim of this study was to describe the characteristics of prehospital mechanical ventilation in patients with septic shock requiring mechanical ventilation in the prehospital setting.

Source: The American Journal of Emergency Medicine - January 7, 2019 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Romain Jouffroy, Anastasia Saade, Antoine Pegat-Toquet, Pascal Philippe, Pierre Carli, Beno ît Vivien Source Type: research