Ornella Spagnolello, Richmond Dixon Cole, Jalloh Unisa, Hawa Vandi, Marian Macarthy, Sofia Gatti, Manuela Cormio, Gina Portella, Martina Baiardo Redaelli
OBJECTIVES: Despite the large burden of critically ill patients in developing countries, mechanical ventilation (MV) is scarce in these low-resource settings. In the absence of data, issues like costs and lack of training are often felt to outweigh the benefits of potential MV implementation in such places. We aimed to investigate the impact and feasibility of MV in a surgical ICU in West Africa. DESIGN: This is a 7-month retrospective observational study (from October 25, 2022, to May 25, 2023), covering all patients consecutively admitted to ICU...
April 15, 2024: Critical Care Medicine