These guidelines describe a comprehensive strategy to optimize oxygenation, airway
management, and tracheal intubation in critically ill patients, in all hospital locations. They …

Background Deciding the optimal timing for extubation in patients who are mechanically
ventilated can be challenging, and traditional weaning predictor tools are not very accurate …

The purpose of this document is to highlight practical recommendations to assist acute care
hospitals to prioritize and implement strategies to prevent ventilator-associated pneumonia …

Abstract Purpose Since the last Canadian Airway Focus Group (CAFG) guidelines were
published in 2013, the published airway management literature has expanded substantially …

Objective To provide an update to “Surviving Sepsis Campaign Guidelines for Management
of Sepsis and Septic Shock: 2012”. Design A consensus committee of 55 international …

Purpose High-flow nasal cannula (HFNC) oxygen therapy was noninferior to noninvasive
ventilation (NIV) for preventing reintubation in a heterogeneous population at high-risk for …

Background: Interventions that lead to earlier liberation from mechanical ventilation can
improve patient outcomes. This guideline, a collaborative effort between the American …

Importance Although most critically ill patients receive invasive mechanical ventilation (IMV),
few studies have characterized how IMV is discontinued in practice. Objective To describe …

Background Traditional approaches to mechanical ventilation use tidal volumes of 10 to 15
ml per kilogram of body weight and may cause stretch-induced lung injury in patients with …

Contemporary cardiac intensive care units (CICUs) provide care for an aging and
increasingly complex patient population. The medical complexity of this population is partly …