Open AccessNebulised Heparin is Associated with Fewer Days of Mechanical Ventilation in Critically Ill Patients
Author(s) -
Jamie Gross
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
journal of the intensive care society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2057-360X
pISSN - 1751-1437
DOI - 10.1177/175114371101200215
Subject(s) - medicine , critically ill , heparin , randomized controlled trial , mechanical ventilation , anesthesia , ventilation (architecture) , intensive care medicine , mechanical engineering , engineering
This small randomised controlled trial (RCT) of ventilated patients failed to demonstrate an improvement in PaO 2 /FiO 2 with the use of regular nebulised heparin. However, nebulised heparin was associated with an increase in ventilator-free days. Level of evidence: 1 + (RCT with a low risk of bias)
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