Mucoactive agent use in adult UK Critical Care Units: a survey of health care professionals’ perception, pharmacists’ description of practice, and point prevalence of mucoactive use in invasively mechanically ventilated patients

Mucoactive agent use in adult UK Critical Care Units: a survey of health care professionals’ perception, pharmacists’ description of practice, and point prevalence of mucoactive use in invasively mechanically ventilated patients

Background Mechanical ventilation for acute respiratory failure is one of the most common indications for admission to intensive care units (ICUs). Airway mucus clearance is impaired in these patients medication, impaired mucociliary motility, increased mucus production etc. and mucoactive agents ha...

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Main Authors: Mark Borthwick, Danny McAuley, John Warburton, Rohan Anand, Judy Bradley, Bronwen Connolly, Bronagh Blackwood, Brenda O’Neill, Marc Chikhani, Paul Dark, Murali Shyamsundar, MICCS collaborators—Critical Care Pharmacists
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2020-05-01
Series:PeerJ
Subjects:
Acute respiratory failure
Mechanical ventilation
Mucoactive agents
Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/8828.pdf

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