CRP and Lymphocyte count (LYM#) showed strong correlation with disease progression, suggesting that these parameters could be used to monitor changes in patient condition. 92 patients with confirmed COVID-19 at Jingzhou Central... read more

The new edition presents updates regarding new clinical applications of noninvasive mechanical ventilation and discusses recent technical advances in this field. The opening sections are devoted to theory, equipment, with... read more

Older adults and people from certain racial and ethnic groups are disproportionately represented in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) hospitalizations and deaths. Using data from the Premier Healthcare Database on 181,813... read more

The COVID-19 pandemic has increased the need for a bedside tool for lung mechanics assessment and ventilator-induced lung injury (VILI) monitoring. Mechanical power is a unifying concept including all the components which... read more

The Surviving Sepsis Campaign Coronavirus Disease 2019 panel issued several recommendations to guide healthcare professionals caring for adults with critical or severe coronavirus disease 2019 in the ICU. Based on a living... read more

This handbook covers the principles of mechanical ventilation, making them easy to understand and apply in clinical settings. Presented in an accessible style and supplemented by a wealth of illustrations and graphs, it includes... read more

The NIHR-supported RECOVERY trial has shown that tocilizumab – an anti-inflammatory rheumatoid arthritis treatment – reduces the risk of death for hospitalised patients with severe COVID-19. Researchers also found... read more

Along with older age and consolidation pattern,enlarged mediastinal lymphadenopathy was found to be an independent predictor of 30-day mortality in patients with COVID-19. Although enlarged mediastinal lymphadenopathy was... read more

Within the limits of a survey, patients with COVID-19 might be at high risk for barotrauma during invasive (and allegedly lung-protective) mechanical ventilation. The response rate was 38/61 (62%). The incidence of barotrauma... read more

Increased recognition of the overlap between critical care and renal medicine, and recent advances in the understanding of acute renal failure (ARF) and the application of renal replacement therapies (RRTs), have brought... read more

A 73-year-old end-stage renal disease patient who had undergone craniopharyngioma resection 30 years previously was admitted to hospital after a fall. He developed hospital-acquired laboratory-confirmed SARS-CoV-2 that required... read more

Implementation of an evidence-based care bundle and audit of practice has created a safe environment for trainees to learn the core critical care skill of Rapid sequence intubation (RSI). In our setting, checklist use was... read more

Antibody responses are important in the control of viral respiratory infection in the human host. What is not clear for SARS-CoV-2 is how rapidly this response occurs, or when antibodies with protective capability evolve.... read more

This volume provides a comprehensive overview of hematologic issues that clinicians regularly encounter in the critical care environment. The text features hematologic scenarios that affect the adult ICU patient, outlines... read more

Platelet count drop by greater than 40% following continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT) initiation is associated with an increased risk of secondary infection, particularly in patients with thrombocytopenia at the time... read more

In this prospective meta-analysis of observational studies of patients with acute hypoxemic respiratory failure due to COVID-19, APP did not result in lower intubation or mortality rates, despite reported improvements in... read more

Diabetes is an independent risk factor for the development of severe community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) and associated with pneumonia-related hospitalization as well as mortality. Here, we assessed several selected biomarkers... read more