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
Core Tip

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.