Publications by authors named "Tanara Bianchi"
Article Synopsis
- The study compared suctioned secretion volumes, respiratory mechanics, and hemodynamic parameters in intubated patients using two methods: closed-system suctioning alone versus with an expiratory pause.
- Patients on mechanical ventilation for over 24 hours participated in a randomized crossover trial, measuring various respiratory and cardiovascular metrics.
- Results showed that the intervention group suctioned significantly more secretions (1.6 g vs 0.45 g), but there were no notable changes in hemodynamics or respiratory mechanics between the methods.
Objective: To evaluate and compare the effects of neuromuscular electrical stimulation combined with conventional physical therapy on muscle thickness in critically ill patients.
Design: Double-blind, randomized controlled trial.
Patients: Twenty-five patients participated in the study.
Early rehabilitation using a passive cycle ergometer on muscle morphology in mechanically ventilated critically ill patients in the Intensive Care Unit (MoVe-ICU study): study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.
Trials
August 2015
Background: Patients in Intensive Care Units (ICU) are often exposed to prolonged immobilization which, in turn, plays an important role in neuromuscular complications. Exercise with a cycle ergometer is a treatment option that can be used to improve the rehabilitation of patients on mechanical ventilation (MV) in order to minimize the harmful effects of immobility.
Methods/design: A single-blind randomized controlled trial (the MoVe ICU study) will be conducted to evaluate and compare the effects of early rehabilitation using a bedside cycle ergometer with conventional physical therapy on the muscle morphology of the knee extensors and diaphragm in critical ill patients receiving MV.