In this study of patients with COVID-19 and hypoxemic respiratory failure managed outside the ICU, 63% were able to tolerate PP for more than 3 hours. However, oxygenation increased during PP in only 25% and was not sustained... read more

Doctors heal, or try to, but as nurses we step into the breach, figure out what needs to be done for any given patient today, on this shift, and then, with love and exasperation, do it as best as we can. Critical Care takes... read more

There is a lot we still do not know when it comes to COVID-19 pathophysiology. We are learning every day, and as we navigate the waters of the unknown, there are a few that boldly dare to try and understand what is happening... read more

Evolving experience with TEG, clotting parameters, treatment considerations, and ongoing data gathering will help us better understand if antiplatelet therapy with aspirin or clopidogrel or anticoagulant treatment with traditional... read more

In ARDS patients, changing the positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) level induced parallel, small and reversible changes in EVLW. These changes were not due to an artefact of the TPTD technique and were likely due to the... read more

Written by leaders in the field, Designing, Implementing, and Enhancing a Rapid Response System, contains the tools needed to plan, develop, enhance, and customize a rapid response system (RRS) in your hospital. This book... read more

With the rapidly growing pandemic of COVID-19 caused by the new and challenging to treat zoonotic SARS-CoV2 coronavirus, there is an urgent need for new therapies and prevention strategies that can help curtail disease spread... read more

Approximately two-thirds of patients admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) for coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) pneumonia present with the acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). COVID-19-associated acute cardiac... read more

Since the start of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in December 2019 in Wuhan, China, it has been declared a pandemic and has now involved over 200 countries. Adverse effects on the mental health of frontline healthcare... read more

Our hospital system includes a central 825-bed, short term, acute care teaching facility where heart transplantation is performed under regulatory approval. Located 5.5 miles north of this main campus is a 107-bed cardiac... read more

ISARIC WHO CCP-UK is a large prospective cohort study of patients in hospital with covid-19. The study continues to enrol at the time of this report. In study participants, mortality was high, independent risk factors were... read more

This book provides the framework for a singular reference in the field of pulmonary hypertension. Pulmonary vascular disease is a complex and heterogeneous condition characterized by remodeling of distal pulmonary arterioles... read more

Peng et al. have outlined several characteristics common to all COVID-19 patients using lung ultrasound and the 12 zone method. Zotzmann et al. in a follow-up letter raised the question on whether these areas of subpleural... read more

Rehabilitation is fast becoming the new priority in dealing with the impact of this pandemic and is crucial for people recovering from COVID-19 infection. Royal College of Occupational Therapists published three guides to... read more

Elective surgeries have been markedly reduced or even halted altogether in countries affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, the scale of which is unprecedented in modern medicine. The pandemic will negatively affect many individuals’... read more

The potential clinical utility of ultrasound modalities in the COVID-19 patient, the limitations, evidence base and governance over point of care ultrasound images during a pandemic and a discussion on whether the hype surrounding... read more

The ability to obtain rapid vascular access, both arterial and venous, is a critical skill in emergency medicine, made even more important by recent advances in resuscitation technology. Patients may require placement of... read more

This book provides learners with a unique opportunity by virtue of the format outlined above. Each case presentation has a case vignette, which leads up to an important clinical question, and is followed by additional discussion... read more

Bag-valve-mask-only ventilation is associated with improved OHCA outcomes. Despite similar rates of ROSC and 72-hour survival, BVM-rescue ventilation was associated with improved survival to discharge and neurologically intact... read more