Mechanical Power Density Predicts Prolonged Ventilation Following Double Lung Transplantation

• Published in: Transplant international Vol. 36; p. 11506
• Main Authors: Ghiani, Alessandro, Kneidinger, Nikolaus, Neurohr, Claus, Frank, Sandra, Hinske, Ludwig Christian, Schneider, Christian, Michel, Sebastian, Irlbeck, Michael
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A 20.09.2023
• Subjects: extubation; Health Archive; lung transplantation; mechanical power; prolonged ventilation; ventilator weaning

Prolonged mechanical ventilation (PMV) after lung transplantation poses several risks, including higher tracheostomy rates and increased in-hospital mortality. Mechanical power (MP) of artificial ventilation unifies the ventilatory variables that determine gas exchange and may be related to allograf...