Personalized Mechanical Ventilation in ARDS

A personalized mechanical ventilation approach for patients with adult respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) based on lung physiology and morphology, ARDS etiology, lung imaging, and biological phenotypes may improve ventilation... read more

Personalized Mechanical Ventilation in ARDS

When Could Airway Plateau Pressure is Acceptable in ARDS Patients?

Limitation of plateau pressure (Pplateau) is critical for pro-tection from ventilator-induced lung injury in patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). Limiting to a 30 cmH2O threshold is a widely accepted... read more

When Could Airway Plateau Pressure is Acceptable in ARDS Patients?

Prone Positioning and Survival in Mechanically Ventilated Patients with COVID-19

In-hospital mortality was lower in mechanically ventilated hypoxemic patients with coronavirus disease 2019 treated with early proning compared with patients whose treatment did not include early proning. Among 2,338 eligible... read more

Prone Positioning and Survival in Mechanically Ventilated Patients with COVID-19

Aerosolised Surfactant Trial for Preterm Infants with RDS

The AeroFact system can safely deliver aerosolised surfactant to preterm infants with respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) who are on nasal continuous positive airway pressure (nCPAP). 10 infants were enrolled in part 1... read more

Aerosolised Surfactant Trial for Preterm Infants with RDS

Delirium and long term cognition in critically ill patients

Delirium, a form of acute brain dysfunction, is very common in the critically ill adult patient population. Although its pathophysiology is poorly understood, multiple factors associated with delirium have been identified,... read more

Delirium and long term cognition in critically ill patients

Protecting The Injured RV in COVID-19 ARDS

The abnormal interaction between the right ventricle (RV) and pulmonary vasculature in various disease states is associated with adverse clinical outcomes. Impaired RV physiology in acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS)... read more

Protecting The Injured RV in COVID-19 ARDS

Non-invasive Respiratory Support and P-SILI in COVID-19

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pneumonia is associated with hypoxemic respiratory failure, ranging from mild to severe. Due to the worldwide shortage of intensive care unit beds, a relatively high number of patients... read more

Non-invasive Respiratory Support and P-SILI in COVID-19

COVID-19 ARDS has higher EVLWi and PVPI values than non-COVID-19 ARDS

Compared to acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) patients without COVID-19, patients with COVID-19 had similar lung mechanics, but higher extravascular lung water index (EVLWi) and pulmonary vascular permeability index... read more

COVID-19 ARDS has higher EVLWi and PVPI values than non-COVID-19 ARDS

Steer Clear of Magnesium for COPD

Knowingly or not, we in emergency medicine tend to lean into the Dutch hypothesis, a 1960s postulate that asthma and COPD are part of a spectrum of common disease (chronic obstructive lung disease), and should be considered... read more

Steer Clear of Magnesium for COPD

Pharmacological principles guiding prolonged glucocorticoid treatment in ARDS

Current literature addressing the pharmacological principles guiding glucocorticoid (GC) administration in ARDS is scant. This paucity of information may have led to the heterogeneity of treatment protocols and misinterpretation... read more

Pharmacological principles guiding prolonged glucocorticoid treatment in ARDS

Precision Medicine in ARDS

Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is a devastating critical illness that can be triggered by a wide range of insults and remains associated with a high mortality of around 40%. The search for targeted treatment for... read more

Precision Medicine in ARDS

Early Outcomes After Lung Transplantation for Severe COVID-19

The findings from our report show that lung transplantation is the only option for survival in some patients with severe, unresolving COVID-19-associated ARDS, and that the procedure can be done successfully, with good early... read more

Early Outcomes After Lung Transplantation for Severe COVID-19

Bodily Pain in Survivors of ARDS

Nearly half of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) survivors reported bodily pain at 6- and 12-month follow-up; one-third reported pain at both time points. Pre-ARDS unemployment, smoking history, and in-ICU opioid... read more

Bodily Pain in Survivors of ARDS

New Therapy Could Protect Lung Function in COVID-19 Patients

There is an urgent need for new drugs for ARDS patients, including those with COVID-19. ARDS in influenza-infected mice is associated with reduced levels of liponucleotides (essential precursors for de novo phospholipid synthesis)... read more

New Therapy Could Protect Lung Function in COVID-19 Patients

Trend and Pattern of 100 ARDS Patients Teferred for VV ECMO Treatment

Referral to specialized center for venovenous (VV) ECMO treatment should be considered expeditiously in case of refractory ARDS, which is often lethal. Transport of unstable patients, although challenging, is feasible and... read more

Trend and Pattern of 100 ARDS Patients Teferred for VV ECMO Treatment