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Use of Prone Positioning in Nonintubated Patients With COVID-19 and Hypoxemic Acute Respiratory Failure.

Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), 2020
This case series describes the proportion of awake, nonintubated inpatients with COVID-19 and hypoxemic respiratory failure requiring oxygen supplementation whose Pa o 2 increased ≥20% with prone positioning, and their respiratory status after resuming ...
X. Elharrar, Y. Trigui, A. Dols, François Touchon, S. Martinez, Eloi Prud’homme, L. Papazian   +6 more
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Palytoxin-induced acute respiratory failure

Respiratory Medicine Case Reports, 2017
Palytoxin is one of the most potent toxins known to mankind and poses a high risk to humans through ingestion, inhalation and dermal routes [1,2]. Although the exact mechanism of action is unknown it is postulated that palytoxin binds to the Na+/K ...
Lokendra K. Thakur, Kunal K. Jha
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Serum ionised calcium and the risk of acute respiratory failure in hospitalised patients: a single-centre cohort study in the USA

BMJ Open, 2020
Objectives The objective of this study was to evaluate the risk of acute respiratory failure in all hospitalised patients based on admission serum ionised calcium.Design A retrospective cohort study.Setting A tertiary referral hospital in Rochester ...
Charat Thongprayoon, Wisit Cheungpasitporn, Api Chewcharat, Michael A Mao, Kianoush B Kashani   +4 more
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Noninvasive Ventilation in Treatment of Respiratory Failure-Related COVID-19 Infection: Review of the Literature

Canadian Respiratory Journal, 2022
The recently diagnosed coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), in December 2019 commonly affects the respiratory system.
Bushra Mina, Alexander Newton, Vijay Hadda   +2 more
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Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA reductase inhibition with simvastatin in acute lung injury to reduce pulmonary dysfunction (HARP-2) trial : study protocol for a randomized controlled trial [PDF]

, 2012
Acute lung injury (ALI) is a common devastating clinical syndrome characterized by life-threatening respiratory failure requiring mechanical ventilation and multiple organ failure.
A Mercat, AM Cheung, C Brun-Buisson, C Rossi, Cecilia M O’Kane, Christine McNally, Daniel F McAuley, DJ Kor, Excellence NIfHaC, F Gao Smith, Gavin D Perkins, GD Rubenfeld, GR Bernard, Grainne Crealey, Irish Critical Care Trials Group, John G Laffey, KF Schulz, LA Curtis, Lynn Murphy, M Shyamsundar, MA Matthay, Mark Cross, Michael Stevenson, MS Herridge, RG Brower, S Harvey, SE Erickson, T Craig, The ARDS Network investigators, The EuroQol Group, TR Craig, TW Felton   +31 more
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Physiopathological rationale of using high-flow nasal therapy in the acute and chronic setting: A narrative review [PDF]

, 2019
Chronic lung disease and admissions due to acute respiratory failure (ARF) are becoming increasingly common. Consequently, there is a growing focus on optimizing respiratory support, particularly non-invasive respiratory support, to manage these ...
Cortegiani A., Gregoretti C., Spoletini G.   +2 more
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Official ERS/ATS clinical practice guidelines: noninvasive ventilation for acute respiratory failure

European Respiratory Journal, 2017
Noninvasive mechanical ventilation (NIV) is widely used in the acute care setting for acute respiratory failure (ARF) across a variety of aetiologies. This document provides European Respiratory Society/American Thoracic Society recommendations for the ...
B. Rochwerg, L. Brochard, M. Elliott, D. Hess, N. Hill, S. Nava, P. Navalesi, M. Antonelli, J. Brożek, G. Conti, M. Ferrer, K. Guntupalli, S. Jaber, S. Keenan, J. Mancebo, S. Mehta, S. Raoof   +16 more
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Vitamin D deficiency as a predictor of poor prognosis in patients with acute respiratory failure due to COVID-19

Journal of Endocrinological Investigation, 2020
Hypovitaminosis D is a highly spread condition correlated with increased risk of respiratory tract infections. Nowadays, the world is in the grip of the Coronavirus disease 19 (COVID 19) pandemic.
G. E. Carpagnano, V. D. Lecce, V. Quaranta, A. Zito, E. Buonamico, E. Capozza, A. Palumbo, G. D. Gioia, V. Valerio, O. Resta   +9 more
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What role does the right side of the heart play in circulation? [PDF]

, 2006
Right ventricular failure (RVF) is an underestimated problem in intensive care. This review explores the physiology and pathophysiology of right ventricular function and the pulmonary circulation.
Cecconi, M, Johnston, E, Rhodes, A
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Effect of Vitamin C Infusion on Organ Failure and Biomarkers of Inflammation and Vascular Injury in Patients With Sepsis and Severe Acute Respiratory Failure: The CITRIS-ALI Randomized Clinical Trial.

Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), 2019
Importance Experimental data suggest that intravenous vitamin C may attenuate inflammation and vascular injury associated with sepsis and acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). Objective To determine the effect of intravenous vitamin C infusion on
A. Fowler, J. Truwit, R. D. Hite, P. E. Morris, C. DeWilde, Anna G. Priday, B. Fisher, L. Thacker, R. Natarajan, D. Brophy, R. Sculthorpe, R. Nanchal, A. Syed, J. Sturgill, G. Martin, J. Sevransky, M. Kashiouris, Stella M. Hamman, K. Egan, A. Hastings, Wendy Spencer, Shawnda Tench, Omar Mehkri, James Bindas, A. Duggal, Jeanette Graf, Stephanie Zellner, L. Yanny, Catherine McPolin, Tonya Hollrith, D. Kramer, Charles I. Ojielo, T. Damm, Evan P. Cassity, Aleksandra Wieliczko, M. Halquist   +35 more
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