Letter to the Editor
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World J Crit Care Med. May 9, 2021; 10(3): 58-60
Published online May 9, 2021. doi: 10.5492/wjccm.v10.i3.58
Patient–ventilator asynchrony in Saudi Arabia: Where we stand?
Jaber S Alqahtani
Jaber S Alqahtani, UCL Respiratory, University College London, London WC1E 6BT, United Kingdom
Jaber S Alqahtani, Department of Respiratory Care, Prince Sultan Military College of Health Sciences, Dammam 34313, Saudi Arabia
Author contributions: Alqahtani JS analyzed the data, wrote the manuscript and read and approve the final manuscript.
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Corresponding author: Jaber S Alqahtani, UCL Respiratory, University College London, London WC1E 6BT, United Kingdom. Alqahtani-Jaber@hotmail.com
Received: October 28, 2020
Peer-review started: October 28, 2020
First decision: November 30, 2020
Revised: January 13, 2021
Accepted: March 7, 2021
Article in press: March 7, 2021
Published online: May 9, 2021
Abstract

Patient–ventilator asynchrony in Saudi Arabia practices is common, and more emphasis on how to mitigate such a clinical problem is needed. This letter is intended to shed the light on the current national evidence of patient–ventilator asynchrony and how to step ahead for better patients' ventilation management.

Keywords: Ventilator, Asynchrony, Critical care, Saudi Arabia, Double triggering, Respiratory

Core Tip: Our Saudi national findings have questioned the effectiveness of the current education and training approaches on mechanical ventilation subject and its related management such as patient-ventilator asynchrony detection. Therefore, “keep calm and carry on strategy” is no longer effective; hence keep research with training and carry on strategy is indeed what we need to improve patient’s outcomes.