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Bronchoscopy and molecular diagnostic techniques to identify superimposed infections in COVID-19-associated ARDS: a case series from Ecuador during the second wave by Briones Claudett, Killen Harold, Briones-Claudett, Mónica H., Murillo Vasconez, Roger, Benitez Sólis, Jaime G., Briones Zamora, Killen H., Freire, Amado X., Barberan-Torres, Pedro, Grunauer, Michelle

“…IntroductionCOVID-19-associated acute respiratory distress syndrome (CARDS) poses significant challenges in resource-limited settings. This case series…”
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Treatment of critically ill patients with acute hypercarbic respiratory failure by average volume-assured pressure support mode. Letter to editor by Briones-Claudett, Killen H, Grunauer, Michelle

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Noninvasive Mechanical Ventilation with Average Volume-Assured Pressure Support versus BiPAP S/T in De Novo Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure by Briones-Claudett, Killen H., Briones-Claudett, Mónica H., Baños, Mariuxi del Pilar Cabrera, Briones Zamora, Killen H., Briones Marquez, Diana C., Zimmermann, Luc J. I., Gavilanes, Antonio W. D., Grunauer, Michelle

“…Background. Bilevel positive airway pressure in spontaneous/time and average volume-assured pressure support (BiPAP·S/T–AVAPS) could maintain an adequate tidal…”
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Comment on "Average Volume-Assured Pressure Support Modes for Hypercapnic Respiratory Failure: Its Early Use in the Emergency Department" by Briones Claudett, Killen Harold, Grunauer, Michelle

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Surfactant therapy using vibrating-mesh nebulizers in adults with COVID-19-induced ARDS: A case series by Briones-Claudett, Killen H, Briones-Claudett, Mónica H, Bajaña Huilcapi, Cynthia K, Tripul Villamar, Olga Elizabeth, Ochoa Vásquez, Rosario, Rivera Salas, Carolina del Rosario, Briones-Zamora, Killen H, Benites Solis, Jaime, Briones-Márquez, Diana C, Freire, Amado X, Grunauer, Michelle

“…Coronavirus adult respiratory distress syndrome, characterized by decreased surfactant due to lysis of type II pneumocytes and hyaline membrane formation,…”
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Use of high-flow nasal cannula and intravenous propofol sedation while performing flexible video bronchoscopy in the intensive care unit: Case reports by Briones-Claudett, Killen H, Briones-Claudett, Mónica H, López Briones, Bertha, Briones Zamora, Killen H, Briones Marquez, Diana C, Orozco Holguin, Lourdes A, Villavicencio, Maria Fernanda, Grunauer Andrade, Michelle

“…Flexible video bronchoscopy is a procedure that plays an important role in diagnosing various types of pulmonary lesions and abnormalities. Case 1 is a…”
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Use of threshold PEP with an adult non-rebreather oxygen mask plus prone positioning in acute hypoxemic respiratory failure due to SARS-CoV-2 infection during the collapse of the health system in a low-income country by Briones-Claudett, Killen H, Briones-Claudett, Monica H, Martinez Armijos, Eduardo A, Rios-Marcillo, Jorge J, Orozco Holguin, Lourdes A, Briones-Zamora, Killen H, Briones-Marquez, Diana C, Icaza-Freire, Andrea P, Grunauer, Michelle

“…During the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic, Ecuador reported a collapse of the healthcare system, in which intensive care unit beds were lacking. Therefore,…”
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Trauma resulting in rare avulsion-type renal injury and lobe migration: An uncommon case report by Briones-Claudett, Killen H., Briones-Zamora, Killen H., Briones-Claudett, Mónica H., Rambay Ayala, Francisco Antonio, Rivera Mera, Marcia Julieth, Touriz Bonifaz, Maria Antonieta, Quiroz Farfán, Absalón, Benites Solis, Jaime Galo, Barberan-Torres, Pedro, Grunauer, Michelle

“…In this case report, we discuss a rare incident of avulsion-type renal injury in a 24-year-old male with no significant medical history. The injury occurred…”
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Feasibility of average volume-assured pressure support ventilation in the treatment of acute hypercapnic respiratory failure associated with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: What are its limits? by Briones Claudett, Killen H., MSc, MD

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Telemedicine and Home-Based Treatment of COVID-19 in Resource-Limited Countries. Report of 3 Cases by Briones-Claudett, Killen H, Briones-Claudett, Monica H, Briones-Zamora, Killen H, Briones-Marquez, Diana C, Icaza-Freire, Andrea, Grunauer, Michelle

“…Ecuador, despite having taken aggressive and early measures to stop the progression of the pandemic (COVID-19), ended up becoming an epicenter of the pandemic…”
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Safety of Fiberoptic Bronchoscopy in Airway Pressure Release Ventilation Mode in Critically Ill Patients: Are These Results Safe? by Briones-Claudett, Killen H, Freire, Amado X

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Volume-Targeted Versus Pressure-Limited Noninvasive Ventilation in Hypercapnic Respiratory Failure: What Could Be Established in Real Practice? by Briones Claudett, Killen H, Esquinas, Antonio M

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Apnea-Hypopnea Index in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Exacerbation Requiring Noninvasive Mechanical Ventilation with Average Volume-Assured Pressure Support by Briones-Claudett, Killen H., Romero Lopez, Adela, Briones-Claudett, Mónica H., Cabrera Baños, Mariuxi del Pilar, Briones Zamora, Killen H., Briones Marquez, Diana C., Icaza-Freire, Andrea P., Zimmermann, Luc J. I., Gavilanes, Antonio W. D., Grunauer, Michelle

“…Introduction. This study intends to determine the Apnea-Hypopnea Index in patients hospitalized with acute hypercapnic respiratory failure from chronic…”
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Management of COVID-19 at the pandemic’s first wave in Ecuador by Briones-Claudett, Killen H, Murillo Vásconez, Roger Alexander, Rivera Salas, Carolina del Rosario, Briones-Zamora, Killen H, Briones-Márquez, Diana C, Icaza-Freire, Andrea, Grunauer, Michelle

“…During March and April 2020, Ecuador was the country with the highest death toll in Latin America due to the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic. Simultaneously,…”
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An Unusual Case of Severe Pneumonia Caused Due Candida Tropicalis With a Favorable Clinical Response to Antifungals in a Nonimmunocompromised Patient From the Community by Briones-Claudett, Killen H., Briones-Claudett, H. Mónica, Murillo Vasconez, Roger Alexander, Bajaña Huilcapi, Cynthia K., Rivera Salas, Carolina del Rosario, Benitez Sólis, Jaime, Estupinan Vargas, Domenica F., Parra-Vera, Henry, Briones Zamora, Killen H., Briones Marquez, Diana C., Grunauer, Michelle

“…Severe pneumonia due to Candida tropicalis infection mainly occurs in immunosuppressed patients or those currently receiving broad-spectrum antibiotics…”
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Outcome of patients treated with noninvasive ventilation by a medical emergency team on the wards: is it really scarce monitoring? by Briones Claudett, Killen H

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A 71-Year-Old Man From Ecuador With a History of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and Severe COVID-19 Pneumonia and Lung Cavitation Associated With Triple Infection With Trichosporon Asahii, Klebsiella Pneumoniae, and Pseudomonas Aeruginosa by Briones-Claudett, Killen H., Briones-Claudett, Mónica H., Cordova Loor, Francisco Javier, Murillo Vasconez, Roger Alexander, Rivera Salas, Carolina del Rosario, Bajaña Huilcapi, Cynthia K., Estupinan Vargas, Domenica F., Rodriguez Garcia, Stalin E., Benitez Sólis, Jaime, Briones Zamora, Killen H., Briones Marquez, Diana C., Grunauer, Michelle

“…Unvaccinated patients with comorbidities that impair the immune function, such as type 2 diabetes mellitus, are more likely to develop severe COVID-19. The…”
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Invasive Subacute Pulmonary Aspergillosis After Puerperal Sepsis: Case Report by Briones-Claudett, Killen H., Briones-Claudett, Mónica H., Murillo Vasconez, Roger Alexander, Alfonzo Pacheco, María F., Martinez Armijo, Eduardo Andres, Briones Zamora, Killen H., Briones Marquez, Diana C., Franco Chávez, Diana, Grunauer, Michelle

“…Subacute invasive aspergillosis is an infection that locally destroys lung parenchyma, and it affects patients with mild immunocompromise. The diagnosis is…”
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Unusual case of central alveolar hypoventilation. Lessons learned from ventilatory management of patients with alveolar hypoventilation in critical care conditions by Briones Claudett, Killen H, Grunauer, Michelle

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Noninvasive ventilation in the event of acute respiratory failure in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: Waiting for? by Briones Claudett, Killen H., MD

“…The authors provide a cutoff point of plasma N-terminal fragment of the prohormone of B-type natriuretic peptide levels as a predictor of failure of NIV,…”
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