Search Results - "Bruhn, Alejandro"
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Reply letter on “Physiological effects of high-flow nasal cannula oxygen therapy after extubation: a randomized crossover study”
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Electrical impedance tomography in acute respiratory distress syndrome
Published in Critical care (London, England) (25-10-2018)“…Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is a clinical entity that acutely affects the lung parenchyma, and is characterized by diffuse alveolar damage and…”
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Effects of Prone Positioning on Lung Protection in Patients with Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
Published in American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine (15-08-2013)“…Positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) and prone positioning may induce lung recruitment and affect alveolar dynamics in acute respiratory distress syndrome…”
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Impact of Reverse Triggering Dyssynchrony during Lung-Protective Ventilation on Diaphragm Function: An Experimental Model
Published in American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine (15-03-2022)“…Reverse triggering dyssynchrony (RT) is a patient-ventilator interaction where a respiratory muscle contraction is triggered by a passive mechanical…”
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Infection with SARS-CoV-2 variant Gamma (P.1) in Chile increased ICU admission risk three to five-fold
Published in PloS one (24-03-2023)“…The 2021 wave of SARS-CoV-2 infection in Chile was characterized by an explosive increase in ICU admissions, which disproportionately affected individuals…”
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Driving pressure: a marker of severity, a safety limit, or a goal for mechanical ventilation?
Published in Critical care (London, England) (04-08-2017)“…After the description of the baby lung concept [10], which revealed a physiologically small lungs in patients with ARDS, several studies in the 1990s tested…”
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Microcirculation in sepsis: new perspectives
Published in Current vascular pharmacology (01-03-2013)“…Microcirculatory dysfunction has been recently recognized as a key pathophysiologic process in the evolution of sepsis. In the present review, we discuss…”
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Inflammatory biomarkers and pendelluft magnitude in ards patients transitioning from controlled to partial support ventilation
Published in Scientific reports (23-11-2022)“…The transition from controlled to partial support ventilation is a challenge in acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) patients due to the risks of…”
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Evaluation of sublingual and gut mucosal microcirculation in sepsis: A quantitative analysis
Published in Critical care medicine (01-11-2009)“…OBJECTIVE:To determine the relationship between sublingual and intestinal mucosal microcirculatory perfusion. DESIGN:Observational, experimental study…”
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Spontaneous breathing promotes lung injury in an experimental model of alveolar collapse
Published in Scientific reports (25-07-2022)“…Vigorous spontaneous breathing has emerged as a promotor of lung damage in acute lung injury, an entity known as “patient self-inflicted lung injury”…”
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Non-lobar atelectasis generates inflammation and structural alveolar injury in the surrounding healthy tissue during mechanical ventilation
Published in Critical care (London, England) (09-09-2014)“…When alveoli collapse the traction forces exerted on their walls by adjacent expanded units may increase and concentrate. These forces may promote its…”
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Early rise in central venous pressure during a spontaneous breathing trial: A promising test to identify patients at high risk of weaning failure?
Published in PloS one (05-12-2019)“…The spontaneous breathing trial (SBT) assesses the risk of weaning failure by evaluating some physiological responses to the massive venous return increase…”
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Pendelluft in hypoxemic patients resuming spontaneous breathing: proportional modes versus pressure support ventilation
Published in Annals of intensive care (20-12-2023)“…Background Internal redistribution of gas, referred to as pendelluft, is a new potential mechanism of effort-dependent lung injury. Neurally-adjusted…”
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Physiological effects of high-flow nasal cannula oxygen therapy after extubation: a randomized crossover study
Published in Annals of intensive care (18-10-2023)“…Background Prophylactic high-flow nasal cannula (HFNC) oxygen therapy can decrease the risk of extubation failure. It is frequently used in the postextubation…”
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Continuous prolonged prone positioning in COVID-19-related ARDS: a multicenter cohort study from Chile
Published in Annals of intensive care (28-11-2022)“…Background Prone positioning is currently applied in time-limited daily sessions up to 24 h which determines that most patients require several sessions…”
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Evaluation of Meropenem Pharmacokinetics in an Experimental Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) Model during Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) by Using a PenP β -Lactamase Biosensor
Published in Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) (04-05-2018)“…The use of antibiotics is mandatory in patients during extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) support. Clinical studies have shown high variability in the…”
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Microcirculatory dysfunction and dead-space ventilation in early ARDS: a hypothesis-generating observational study
Published in Annals of intensive care (24-03-2020)“…Background Ventilation/perfusion inequalities impair gas exchange in acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). Although increased dead-space ventilation ( V…”
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Impact of exposure time in awake prone positioning on clinical outcomes of patients with COVID-19-related acute respiratory failure treated with high-flow nasal oxygen: a multicenter cohort study
Published in Critical care (London, England) (07-01-2022)“…In patients with COVID-19-related acute respiratory failure (ARF), awake prone positioning (AW-PP) reduces the need for intubation in patients treated with…”
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Severe abnormalities in microvascular perfused vessel density are associated to organ dysfunctions and mortality and can be predicted by hyperlactatemia and norepinephrine requirements in septic shock patients
Published in Journal of critical care (01-08-2013)“…Abstract Purpose The aims of this study are to determine the general relationship of perfused vessel density (PVD) to mortality and organ dysfunctions and to…”
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Safety and efficacy of clinical-grade, cryopreserved menstrual blood mesenchymal stromal cells in experimental acute respiratory distress syndrome
Published in Frontiers in cell and developmental biology (30-01-2023)“…Treatment for critical care conditions, such as acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), requires ready-to-administer injectable mesenchymal stromal cells…”
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