Acta anaesthesiologica Scandinavica
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Acta Anaesthesiol Scand · Oct 2002
Multicenter StudyVentilator treatment in the Nordic countries. A multicenter survey.
A 1-day point prevalence study was performed in the Nordic countries to identify ventilator-treatment strategies in the region. ⋯ The vast majority of patients were ventilated with pressure-regulated modes. Tidal volume was well below what has been considered conventional in recent large trials. Correlations between the parameters of gas exchange, respiratory mechanics, ventilator settings and physiological status of the patients was poor. It appears that blood gas values are the main tool used to steer ventilator treatment. These results may help to design future interventional studies of ventilator treatment.