Awareness and practice of airway pressure release ventilation mode in acute respiratory distress syndrome patients among nurses in Saudi Arabia

• Published in: BMC nursing Vol. 23; no. 1; pp. 79 - 10
• Main Authors: Aldhahir, Abdulelah M, Alqarni, Abdullah A, Madkhali, Mohammed A, Madkhali, Hussain H, Bakri, Abdullah A, Shawany, Mohammad A, Alasimi, Ahmed H, Alsulayyim, Abdullah S, Alqahtani, Jaber S, Alyami, Mohammed M, Alghamdi, Saeed M, Alqarni, Omar A, Hakamy, Ali
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 30.01.2024; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: Acute respiratory distress syndrome; APRV; ARDS; Beliefs, opinions and attitudes; Care and treatment; Continuous positive airway pressure; Critical care; Data collection; Mechanical ventilation; Nurses; Nursing; Patients; Public opinion; Questionnaires; Respiratory distress syndrome; Saudi Arabia; Ventilators; Weaning; Saudi Arabia; Saudi Arabia; Nursing; APRV; Mechanical ventilation; ARDS

This study aimed to assess the knowledge and current practice of using the airway pressure release ventilation (APRV) mode with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) patients and identify barriers to not using this mode of ventilation among nurses who work in critical areas in Saudi Arabia. Bet...