Tag: pulmonology
The Unsung Heroes: Respiratory Therapists
Working day after day, year after year, in a busy high acuity ICU, we all have become a "second family." The public doesn't hear much about respiratory therapists, especially during this COVID nightmare. But they have... read more
Pulmonary Hypertension: Controversial and Emerging Topics
This book is a clinical guide to controversial and emerging topics in pulmonary hypertension. There are multiple challenges and unanswered questions encountered by clinicians that evaluate, diagnose and treat patients with... read more
Essentials of Aerosol Therapy in Critically Ill Patients
This book assesses the most appropriate forms of aerosol therapy for critically ill patients. Aerosol therapy is applied for the treatment of several pulmonary diseases in addition to some promising applications intended... read more
Pulmonary Artery Catheterization in Patients with Cardiogenic Shock
Very low-quality observational evidence suggests pulmonary artery catheterization (PAC) use in patients with cardiogenic shock is associated with lower mortality. Overall, these results support consideration of PAC for... read more
COVID-19: a boost for intensive care authorship?
Almost 180 million cases of COVID-19 have been diagnosed, with almost 4.000.000 deaths. Since this pandemic had unprecedented worldwide healthcare and socio-economic effects, the scientific world is under exceptional pressure... read more
How I Went from Pulmonary Diagnostics and Wellness to System Lung Coordinator
Main Line Health is a multi-hospital health system serving patients in Philadelphia, PA, and its western suburbs. The system has been recognized as among the best in the region by U.S. News & World Report. In 2017, it was... read more
Remestemcel-L reduces ARDS mortality in those under 65 years old
New data shows patients with COVID-19-related Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) were up to 75 percent less likely to die when treated with remestemcel-L and dexamethasone. The data shows remestemcel-L reduced... read more
Critical Care Emergency Medicine
The groundbreaking text on critical care emergency medicine – updated with the latest evidence and recommendations. Critical Care Emergency Medicine has become the standard reference for all clinicians who wish to understand... read more
A Practical Integrated Radiomics Model Predicting COVID-19 Hospitalization
It has been widely demonstrated that radiological imaging significantly contributes to diagnosing and monitoring pulmonary and systemic involvement of patients affected by COVID-19 using different techniques like chest X-ray... read more
Expanding Post-Discharge Readmission Metrics in Patients with COPD
Of 1,384,025 hospitalizations, 11,304 encounters from 8097 patients met criteria to be index hospitalizations. Most index hospitalizations were inpatient hospitalizations (74.8%) versus observation hospitalizations (25.2%).... read more
Hemodynamic Profiling utility using Pulmonary Artery Catheters in Cardiogenic Shock
PAC usage in cardiogenic shock (CS) is being revitalized by recent positive analyses of large registry and administrative databases. To realize the full potential of pulmonary artery catheters (PAC), more research is urgently... read more
Cardiorespiratory Compromise in the Perioperative Environment
Perioperative cardiorespiratory compromise is common and goes largely undetected. Predictive cardiorespiratory indices can help in early detection of harmful deviations and guide preemptive treatment. Using continuous... read more
Safety and Efficacy of B-Cell Depletion with Rituximab for the Treatment of SSc-PAH
B cell depletion therapy is a potentially effective and safe adjuvant treatment for systemic sclerosis-pulmonary arterial hypertension (SSc-PAH). Future studies in these patients can confirm whether the identified biomarkers... read more
Causes and Timing of Death in Critically Ill COVID-19 Patients
Mortality rate of critically ill COVID-19 patients is high, especially in those requiring invasive mechanical ventilation. However, the causes and the timing of death of patients admitted to the ICU for SARS-CoV-2 pneumonia... read more
