Publications by authors named "Juan Caturla-Such"
Purpose: To evaluate the efficacy of transpyloric feeding (TPF) compared with gastric feeding (GF) with regard to the incidence of ventilator-associated pneumonia in severe traumatic brain injury patients (TBI).
Design And Setting: Prospective, open-label, randomized study in an intensive care unit of a university hospital.
Patients: One hundred and four CHI adult patients admitted for TBI between April 2007 and December 2008.
Objectives: Study the use of non-invasive ventilation (NIV) in patients with acute respiratory failure in intensive care units (ICUs) in Spain.
Methods: A questionnaire was sent to 254 ICUs, after which, they were invited to participate in a multicenter, retrospective study, providing detailed information on ventilated patients.
Results: Answers were received from 123 hospitals.
Objective: We compared hemodynamic values, oxygen utilization, and adenine nucleotide concentration in the extracted organs of brain-dead donors treated with triiodothyronine vs. standard support treatment.
Design: Prospective, randomized, double-blind controlled study.
Background: Although conventional pressure ventilation (PSV) decreases the rate of intubation in acute respiratory failure, patient-ventilator dyssynchrony is a frequent cause of failure. In proportional assist ventilation (PAV), pressure is applied by the ventilator in proportion to the patient-generated volume and flow; therefore, there is automatic synchrony between the patient's effort and the ventilatory cycle.
Objective: The aim of this study was to compare the effects of PSV and PAV during noninvasive ventilation in the treatment of acute respiratory failure.