Incidence and risk model development for severe tachypnea following terminal extubation.

CONCLUSIONS: Up to one-third of ICU patients undergoing PVW experience severe tachypnea. Administration of pre-extubation opiates (anticipatory dosing) represents a key modifiable factor that may reduce poor symptom control.
PMID: 32360728 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Chest - April 27, 2020 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Fehnel CR, Armengol de la Hoz M, Celi LA, Campbell ML, Hanafy K, Nozari A, White DB, Mitchell SL Tags: Chest Source Type: research