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ECMO during the COVID-19 pandemic: when is it unjustified?
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A narrative review on trans-nasal pulmonary aerosol delivery
The use of trans-nasal pulmonary aerosol delivery via high-flow nasal cannula (HFNC) has expanded in recent years. However, various factors influencing aerosol delivery in this setting have not been precisely ...
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Neurological outcome after extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation for in-hospital cardiac arrest: a systematic review and meta-analysis
In-hospital cardiac arrest (IHCA) is a major adverse event with a high mortality rate if not treated appropriately. Extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation (ECPR), as adjunct to conventional cardiopulmona...
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Helmet interface increases lung volumes at equivalent ventilator pressures compared to the face mask interface during non-invasive ventilation
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Is previous influenza-like illness a potential Trojan horse for COVID-19?
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Auxora versus standard of care for the treatment of severe or critical COVID-19 pneumonia: results from a randomized controlled trial
Calcium release-activated calcium (CRAC) channel inhibitors stabilize the pulmonary endothelium and block proinflammatory cytokine release, potentially mitigating respiratory complications observed in patients...
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COVID-19: efficacy of prehospital pulse oximetry for early detection of silent hypoxemia
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High-dose intravenous vitamin C may help in cytokine storm in severe SARS-CoV-2 infection
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Biomarkers in critical care nutrition
The goal of nutrition support is to provide the substrates required to match the bioenergetic needs of the patient and promote the net synthesis of macromolecules required for the preservation of lean mass, or...
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Severity of illness influences the microcirculatory response to red blood cell transfusion in the critically ill: an observational cohort study
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Adverse events associated with nafamostat mesylate and favipiravir treatment in COVID-19 patients
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Blood type A associates with critical COVID-19 and death in a Swedish cohort
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Unspecific post-mortem findings despite multiorgan viral spread in COVID-19 patients
Post-mortem studies can provide important information for understanding new diseases and small autopsy case series have already reported different findings in COVID-19 patients.
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A physiological approach to understand the role of respiratory effort in the progression of lung injury in SARS-CoV-2 infection
Deterioration of lung function during the first week of COVID-19 has been observed when patients remain with insufficient respiratory support. Patient self-inflicted lung injury (P-SILI) is theorized as the re...
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Effect of dexmedetomidine on inflammation in patients with sepsis requiring mechanical ventilation: a sub-analysis of a multicenter randomized clinical trial
Administration of dexmedetomidine has been reported to improve inflammatory response in animals. We explored the effects of administering dexmedetomidine on the levels of C-reactive protein (CRP) and procalcit...
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Therapeutic plasma exchange in patients with COVID-19 pneumonia in intensive care unit: a retrospective study
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Delirium and encephalopathy in severe COVID-19: a cohort analysis of ICU patients
Neurotropism of SARS-CoV-2 and its neurological manifestations have now been confirmed. We aimed at describing delirium and neurological symptoms of COVID-19 in ICU patients.
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ECCO2R therapy in the ICU: consensus of a European round table meeting
With recent advances in technology, patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) and severe acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (ae-COPD) could benefit from extracorporeal CO2
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High-flow nasal cannula oxygen therapy versus non-invasive ventilation for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients after extubation: a multicenter, randomized controlled trial
High-flow nasal cannula (HFNC) oxygen therapy is being increasingly used to prevent post-extubation hypoxemic respiratory failure and reintubation. However, evidence to support the use of HFNC in chronic obstr...
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Timing of norepinephrine initiation in patients with septic shock: a systematic review and meta-analysis
The effect of the timing of norepinephrine initiation on clinical outcomes in patients with septic shock is uncertain. A systematic review and meta-analysis was performed to evaluate the impact of early and la...
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Correction to: Can levosimendan reduce ECMO weaning failure in cardiogenic shock?: a cohort study with propensity score analysis
An amendment to this paper has been published and can be accessed via the original article.
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International variation in the management of severe COVID-19 patients
There is little evidence to support the management of severe COVID-19 patients.
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The obesity paradox in critically ill patients: a causal learning approach to a casual finding
While obesity confers an increased risk of death in the general population, numerous studies have reported an association between obesity and improved survival among critically ill patients. This contrary find...
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Serum levels of receptor-interacting protein kinase-3 in patients with COVID-19
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Correction to: Urine cell cycle arrest biomarkers distinguish poorly between transient and persistent AKI in early septic shock: a prospective, multicenter study
An amendment to this paper has been published and can be accessed via the original article.
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Compared to NIPPV, HFNC is more dangerous regarding aerosol dispersion and contamination of healthcare personnel: we are not sure
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Plasma exchange in critically ill COVID-19 patients
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Correction to: Maximum emergency department overcrowding is correlated with occurrence of unexpected cardiac arrest
An amendment to this paper has been published and can be accessed via the original article.
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Chest physiotherapy improves lung aeration in hypersecretive critically ill patients: a pilot randomized physiological study
Besides airway suctioning, patients undergoing invasive mechanical ventilation (iMV) benefit of different combinations of chest physiotherapy techniques, to improve mucus removal. To date, little is known abou...
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Prediction of the development of acute kidney injury following cardiac surgery by machine learning
Cardiac surgery–associated acute kidney injury (CSA-AKI) is a major complication that results in increased morbidity and mortality after cardiac surgery. Most established prediction models are limited to the a...
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Development of a work of breathing scale and monitoring need of intubation in COVID-19 pneumonia
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Association between delirium in the intensive care unit and subsequent neuropsychiatric disorders
Patients in the intensive care unit (ICU) are known to be at increased risk of developing delirium, but the risk of subsequent neuropsychiatric disorders is unclear. We therefore sought to examine the associat...
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ACEI/ARB therapy in COVID-19: the double-edged sword of ACE2 and SARS-CoV-2 viral docking
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Artificial neural networks improve early outcome prediction and risk classification in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest patients admitted to intensive care
Pre-hospital circumstances, cardiac arrest characteristics, comorbidities and clinical status on admission are strongly associated with outcome after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA). Early prediction of ...
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Patients with emm1/T1 serotype invasive group A streptococci infections demonstrated more renal failure than patients with other serotypes: perhaps we should consider some confounders
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Allocation of the ICU wards according to the patient’s infection condition: a measure to improve antibiotic resistance
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Identification of focal ARDS using PF ratio: a cross-sectional study
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Early administration of glucocorticoid for thyroid storm: analysis of a national administrative database
Thyroid storm is a life-threatening disease with a mortality rate of over 10%. Although glucocorticoids have been recommended as a treatment option for thyroid storm, supportive evidence based on a large-scale...
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Efficacy of convalescent plasma for the treatment of severe influenza
Convalescent plasma administration may be of clinical benefit in patients with severe influenza, but reports on the efficacy of this therapy vary.
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Cardiac injury associated with severe disease or ICU admission and death in hospitalized patients with COVID-19: a meta-analysis and systematic review
Cardiac injury is now a common complication of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), but it remains unclear whether cardiac injury-related biomarkers can be independent predictors of mortality and severe disease dev...
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Airway pressure morphology and respiratory muscle activity during end-inspiratory occlusions in pressure support ventilation
The driving pressure of the respiratory system is a valuable indicator of global lung stress during passive mechanical ventilation. Monitoring lung stress in assisted ventilation is indispensable, but achievin...
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Pooled prevalence of deep vein thrombosis among coronavirus disease 2019 patients
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Age, sex, and comorbidities predict ICU admission or mortality in cases with SARS-CoV2 infection: a population-based cohort study
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Incidence and mortality of pulmonary embolism in COVID-19: a systematic review and meta-analysis
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Inhibiting IL-6 in COVID-19: we are not sure
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Provision of ECPR during COVID-19: evidence, equity, and ethical dilemmas
The use of extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation (ECPR) to restore circulation during cardiac arrest is a time-critical, resource-intensive intervention of unproven efficacy. The current COVID-19 pandem...
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Plasma lipid profiling for the prognosis of 90-day mortality, in-hospital mortality, ICU admission, and severity in bacterial community-acquired pneumonia (CAP)
Pneumonia is the most common cause of mortality from infectious diseases, the second leading cause of nosocomial infection, and the leading cause of mortality among hospitalized adults. To improve clinical man...
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Response to “Body temperature correlates with mortality in COVID-19 patients”
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Lactate dehydrogenase elevations is associated with severity of COVID-19: a meta-analysis
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