Search Results - "Journal of critical care"

A systematic review on the efficacy and safety of chloroquine for the treatment of COVID-19 by Cortegiani, Andrea, Ingoglia, Giulia, Ippolito, Mariachiara, Giarratano, Antonino, Einav, Sharon

“…COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019) is a public health emergency of international concern. As of this time, there is no known effective pharmaceutical…”
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Personal protective equipment and intensive care unit healthcare worker safety in the COVID-19 era (PPE-SAFE): An international survey by Tabah, Alexis, Ramanan, Mahesh, Laupland, Kevin B., Buetti, Niccolò, Cortegiani, Andrea, Mellinghoff, Johannes, Conway Morris, Andrew, Camporota, Luigi, Zappella, Nathalie, Elhadi, Muhammed, Povoa, Pedro, Amrein, Karin, Vidal, Gabriela, Derde, Lennie, Bassetti, Matteo, Francois, Guy, Ssi yan kai, Nathalie, De Waele, Jan J.

“…To survey healthcare workers (HCW) on availability and use of personal protective equipment (PPE) caring for COVID-19 patients in the intensive care unit…”
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Poor survival with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) due to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19): Pooled analysis of early reports by Henry, Brandon Michael, Lippi, Giuseppe

“…In a study of ECMO for ARDS in patients with Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV), a similar coronavirus disease emerged in 2012, a…”
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What is an Intensive Care Unit (ICU): A Report of the Task Force of the World Federation of Societies of Intensive and Critical Care Medicine by Marshall, John C., MD, Bosco, Laura, BSc, Adhikari, Neill K., MDCM, Connolly, Bronwen, PhD, Diaz, Janet V., MD, Dorman, Todd, MD, Fowler, Robert A., MD, Meyfroidt, Geert, MD, Nakagawa, Satoshi, MD, Pelosi, Paolo, MD, Vincent, Jean-Louis, MD, PhD, Vollman, Kathleen, RN, Zimmerman, Janice, MD

“…Abstract Since their widespread introduction more than half a century ago, Intensive Care Units (ICUs) have become an integral part of the health care system…”
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Predicting Success of High Flow Nasal Cannula in Pneumonia Patients with Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure: The Utility of the ROX Index by Roca, Oriol, MD, PhD, Messika, Jonathan, MD, Caralt, Berta, MD, García-de-Acilu, Marina, MD, Sztrymf, Benjamin, MD, PhD, Ricard, Jean-Damien, MD, PhD, Masclans, Joan R., MD, PhD

“…Abstract Purpose To describe early predictors and to develop a prediction tool that accurately identifies the need for mechanical ventilation (MV) in pneumonia…”
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Serum ferritin as a predictive biomarker in COVID-19. A systematic review, meta-analysis and meta-regression analysis by Kaushal, Karanvir, Kaur, Hardeep, Sarma, Phulen, Bhattacharyya, Anusuya, Sharma, Dibya Jyoti, Prajapat, Manisha, Pathak, Mona, Kothari, Ashish, Kumar, Subodh, Rana, Satyavati, Kaur, Manpreet, Prakash, Ajay, Mirza, Anissa Atif, Panda, Prasan Kumar, Vivekanandan, S., Omar, Balram Ji, Medhi, Bikash, Naithani, Manisha

“…Ferritin is a known inflammatory biomarker in COVID-19. However, many factors and co-morbidities can confound the level of serum ferritin. This current…”
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Critical care capacity during the COVID-19 pandemic: Global availability of intensive care beds by Ma, Xiya, Vervoort, Dominique

“…While several studies have evaluated critical care capacity in some regions, there has yet to be a comprehensive survey of ICU beds worldwide.2 Objective The…”
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Clinical presentation and initial management critically ill patients with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection in Brescia, Italy by Piva, Simone, Filippini, Matteo, Turla, Fabio, Cattaneo, Sergio, Margola, Alessio, De Fulviis, Silvia, Nardiello, Ida, Beretta, Alessandra, Ferrari, Laura, Trotta, Raffaella, Erbici, Gloria, Focà, Emanuele, Castelli, Francesco, Rasulo, Frank, Lanspa, Michael J., Latronico, Nicola

“…An ongoing pandemic of COVID-19 that started in Hubei, China has resulted in massive strain on the healthcare infrastructure in Lombardy, Italy. The management…”
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ROX index as a good predictor of high flow nasal cannula failure in COVID-19 patients with acute hypoxemic respiratory failure: A systematic review and meta-analysis by Prakash, Jay, Bhattacharya, Pradip Kumar, Yadav, Arun Kumar, Kumar, Amit, Tudu, Lal Chand, Prasad, Kameshwar

“…Prediction of high flow nasal cannula (HFNC) failure in COVID-19 patients with acute hypoxemic respiratory failure (AHRF) may improve clinical management and…”
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Ultrasonography in the intensive care setting can be used to detect changes in the quality and quantity of muscle and is related to muscle strength and function by Parry, Selina M., PhD, El-Ansary, Doa, PhD, Cartwright, Michael S., MD, MS, Sarwal, Aarti, MD, Berney, Sue, PhD, Koopman, René, PhD, Annoni, Raquel, PhD, Puthucheary, Zudin, PhD, Gordon, Ian R., PhD, Morris, Peter E., MD, Denehy, Linda, PhD

“…Abstract Purpose This study aimed to (1) document patterns of quadriceps muscle wasting in the first 10 days of admission and (2) determine the relationship…”
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Extracorporeal cytokine adsorption in septic shock: A proof of concept randomized, controlled pilot study by Hawchar, Fatime, László, Ildikó, Öveges, Nándor, Trásy, Domonkos, Ondrik, Zoltán, Molnar, Zsolt

“…The aim of this proof of concept, prospective, randomized pilot trial was to investigate the effects of extracorporeal cytokine removal (CytoSorb®) applied as…”
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Comprehensive care of ICU survivors: Development and implementation of an ICU recovery center by Sevin, Carla M., Bloom, Sarah L., Jackson, James C., Wang, Li, Ely, E. Wesley, Stollings, Joanna L.

“…To describe the design and initial implementation of an Intensive Care Unit Recovery Center (ICU-RC) in the United States. A prospective, observational…”
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Anticoagulation practices and the prevalence of major bleeding, thromboembolic events, and mortality in venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VA-ECMO): A systematic review and meta-analysis by Sy, Eric, MD, Sklar, Michael C., MD, Lequier, Laurence, MD, Fan, Eddy, MD, PhD, Kanji, Hussein D., MD, MSc, MPH

“…Abstract Purpose To evaluate the safety of anticoagulation in venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VA-ECMO). Design We performed a systematic…”
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Late histopathologic characteristics of critically ill COVID-19 patients: Different phenotypes without evidence of invasive aspergillosis, a case series by Flikweert, Antine W., Grootenboers, Marco J.J.H., Yick, David C.Y., du Mée, Arthur W.F., van der Meer, Nardo J.M., Rettig, Thijs C.D., Kant, Merijn K.M.

“…Pathological data of critical ill COVID-19 patients is essential in the search for optimal treatment options. We performed postmortem needle core lung biopsies…”
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Burnout among Healthcare Workers during COVID-19 Pandemic in India: Results of a Questionnaire-based Survey by Khasne, Ruchira W, Dhakulkar, Bhagyashree S, Mahajan, Hitendra C, Kulkarni, Atul P

“…Burnout, a state of physical and emotional exhaustion, in healthcare workers (HCWs) is a major concern. The prevalence of burnout, due to COVID-19 pandemic in…”
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Influenza virus and factors that are associated with ICU admission, pulmonary co-infections and ICU mortality by Beumer, M.C., Koch, R.M., van Beuningen, D., OudeLashof, A.M., van de Veerdonk, F.L., Kolwijck, E., van der Hoeven, J.G., Bergmans, D.C., Hoedemaekers, C.W.E.

“…While most influenza patients have a self-limited respiratory illness, 5–10% of hospitalized patients develop severe disease requiring ICU admission. The aim…”
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Combined vitamin C, hydrocortisone, and thiamine therapy for patients with severe pneumonia who were admitted to the intensive care unit: Propensity score-based analysis of a before-after cohort study by Kim, Won-Young, Jo, Eun-Jung, Eom, Jung Seop, Mok, Jeongha, Kim, Mi-Hyun, Kim, Ki Uk, Park, Hye-Kyung, Lee, Min Ki, Lee, Kwangha

“…To evaluate the efficacy of combined vitamin C, hydrocortisone, and thiamine in patients with severe pneumonia. All consecutive patients with severe pneumonia…”
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Vasopressor dose equivalence: A scoping review and suggested formula by Goradia, Shruti, Sardaneh, Arwa Abu, Narayan, Sujita W., Penm, Jonathan, Patanwala, Asad E.

“…Calculating equipotent doses between vasopressor agents is necessary in clinical practice and research pertaining to the management of shock. This scoping…”
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Supervised machine learning for the early prediction of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) by Le, Sidney, Pellegrini, Emily, Green-Saxena, Abigail, Summers, Charlotte, Hoffman, Jana, Calvert, Jacob, Das, Ritankar

“…Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is a serious respiratory condition with high mortality and associated morbidity. The objective of this study is to…”
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Prone positioning improves oxygenation in spontaneously breathing nonintubated patients with hypoxemic acute respiratory failure: A retrospective study by Scaravilli, Vittorio, Grasselli, Giacomo, Castagna, Luigi, Zanella, Alberto, Isgrò, Stefano, Lucchini, Alberto, Patroniti, Nicolò, Bellani, Giacomo, Pesenti, Antonio

“…Abstract Purpose Prone positioning (PP) improves oxygenation and outcome of patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome undergoing invasive ventilation…”
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