Association Between Ketamine Use and Mortality in Critically Ill Patients Receiving Mechanical Ventilation

In this retrospective study, we observed that younger patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) may benefit from ketamine use in terms of 14-day mortality. However, these benefits were not observed in longer-term... read more

Predicting Renal Outcomes in Cardiac Surgery Using Intraoperative Renal Near-Infrared Spectroscopy Monitoring

This study shows that intraoperative monitoring of near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) values and monitoring of critical thresholds may be an important tool in predicting the development of acute renal failure (ARF) and other... read more

NIV Effectiveness in Critical Patients with ARF and Do Not Intubate Order

The prevalence of do-not-intubate (DNI) order was frequent in patients with acute respiratory failure (ARF) admitted to the ICU, being related to age, comorbidity, frailty and the underlying disease. non-invasive ventilation... read more

Bundle of Care Effectiveness on Tolerance of Awake-prone Positioning in ARF Patients

In the evaluated population of patients with COVID-19-related ARF, implementing a bundle-of-care strategy was associated with a longer AW-PP exposure and a reduced risk of endotracheal intubation. In this secondary analysis... read more

Nebulized Long-Acting Bronchodilators to Treat ARF in an Older Patients

Although long-acting bronchodilators are not approved to treat acute respiratory failure (ARF), the older adult in this case clinically improved after three doses of revefenacin and arformoterol. Additional studies are... read more

Machine Learning to Predict Extubation Success Using the SBT

Among the predictive models that used MOT, VCD, and the spontaneous breathing trial (SBT) as input variables through five machine learning techniques, decision trees and artificial neural networks demonstrated the best diagnostic... read more

Early Weaning From Invasive Mechanical Ventilation via HFNO vs. Conventional Weaning in ARF Patients

In patients with resolving acute hypoxemic respiratory failure (ARF), early extubation with high flow nasal oxygen is feasible and provides a better alternative to conventional weaning from invasive mechanical ventilation,... read more

Toward Precision Medicine in ARF

Acute hypoxemic respiratory failure (AHRF) is one of the leading causes A for admission to the ICU. Acute respiratory failure (ARF) is defined as the inability of the respiratory system to meet the oxygenation and ventilation... read more

ECMO Use in Pediatric Trauma: National Trauma Data Bank Report

The findings of this study support the increasing use of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) as a potentially effective intervention for pediatric trauma patients, including those with TBI. While ECMO provides... read more

72‐h Infusion of Prostacyclin in Mechanically Ventilated Patients with Pulmonary Infection and Endotheliopathy

Acute respiratory failure (ARF) is common in critically ill patients, and 50% of patients in intensive care units require mechanical ventilation. The COVID‐19 pandemic revealed that COVID‐19 infection induced ARF... read more

ARF Caused by Penicillium Marneffei Infection After Kidney Transplantation

Penicillium Marneffei (PM) infections often present with nonspecific clinical manifestations, and severe respiratory failure (ARF) after infection is particularly uncommon. This case report a patient who developed severe... read more

Extended Prone Position and 90-Day Mortality in Mechanically Ventilated Patients with COVID-19

Extended prone positioning (PP) was associated with improved 90-d survival in subjects with COVID-19 undergoing mechanical ventilation for severe ARDS. These findings suggest the potential benefit of EPP in the management... read more

Impact of the Timing of Invasive Mechanical Ventilation in Sepsis Patients

In patients with sepsis admitted to ICU and received invasive mechanical ventilation (MV), early MV was associated with lower ICU and in-hospital mortality and a shorter ICU stay. Additionally, at ICU discharge, early... read more

Oxygen Therapy in Acute Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure

Although largely used, the place of oxygen therapy and its devices in patients with acute hypoxemic respiratory failure (ARF) deserves to be clarified. The French Intensive Care Society (Société de Réanimation de Langue... read more

Predictors of High-flow Nasal Cannula Failure in COVID-19 Patients

A retrospective cohort study was conducted during the months of March and May 2021. Data collection was based on a follow-up of 156 hospitalized patients with a diagnosis of COVID-19 who were users of high-flow nasal cannula... read more

BPRI and Clinical Outcomes in Patients with Septic Shock

Use of the novel dose-effect index, Blood Pressure Response Index (BPRI) was proposed to allow rapid bedside assessment of the reactivity of septic shock patients to vasoactive drugs, as isolated MAP or VIS cannot reflect... read more

High-flow Nasal Cannula Oxygen vs. NIV in AHF-related ARF

In this pilot study, we did not observe a statistically significant difference in changes in respiratory rate among patients with acute respiratory failure (ARF) due to acute heart failure (AHF) and managed with high-flow... read more

Two weaning strategies for NIV in COPD patients with ARF

Non-Invasive Ventilation (NIV) is a crucial therapy for managing acute exacerbations of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) with hypercapnic respiratory failure. Research has shown that NIV can decrease the rate... read more

Two weaning strategies for NIV in COPD patients with ARF

Lung Ultrasound in the Critically Ill: The BLUE Protocol

Written by a pioneer in critical care ultrasound, this book discusses the basic technique and "signatures" of lung ultrasound and explains its main clinical applications. The tools and clinical uses of the BLUE protocol,... read more

Lung Ultrasound in the Critically Ill: The BLUE Protocol

HFNO Alone or Alternating with NIV in ARF Patients

In critically ill immunocompromised patients with acute respiratory failure (ARF), the mortality rate did not differ between HFNO alone and non-invasive ventilation (NIV) alternating with high-flow nasal oxygen (HFNO). However,... read more

HFNO Alone or Alternating with NIV in ARF Patients

Epidemiology and Outcomes of Critically Ill Children at Risk for PARDS

The Pediatric Acute Lung Injury Consensus Conference “at-risk for pediatric acute respiratory distress syndrome” criteria identify critically ill children at high risk of pediatric acute respiratory distress syndrome... read more

Epidemiology and Outcomes of Critically Ill Children at Risk for PARDS

Renal Failure and Replacement Therapies

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

Renal Failure and Replacement Therapies