M. Otten

The LoVe score: Development and validation of a bedside clinical index to identify patients at risk for prolonged invasive mechanical ventilation

Background: Early management decisions after intubation, such as humidification strategy or initiation of prevention bundles for ventilator-associated pneumonia, often depend on the expected duration of invasive mechanical ventilation (IMV). However, no simple, standardised method exists to support such estimates at th...