Table 3 Areas of future research
From: The patient needing prolonged mechanical ventilation: a narrative review
| • Accepted definition of prolonged mechanical ventilation | |
| • Pathobiology and pathophysiology | |
| • Best setting of mechanical ventilation | |
| • Indications, time and modalities of decannulation | |
| • Nutritional support | |
| • Symptom management protocols | |
| • Best sedation protocols | |
| • Physical, psychological and cognitive long-term effects | |
| • Early mobilization protocols | |
| • Costs/benfits of different facilities |