Circulating leukotriene b4 identifies respiratory complications after trauma [PDF]
Background. Leukotriene B4 (LTB4), a proinflammatory lipid mediator correlates well with the acute phase of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS). Therefore, LTB4-levels were investigated to determine whether they might be a useful clinical marker ...
Henrich, Dirk +11 more
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Awake prone positioning in acute hypoxaemic respiratory failure [PDF]
Awake prone positioning (APP) of patients with acute hypoxaemic respiratory failure gained considerable attention during the early phases of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.
Yonatan Perez +27 more
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Submersion and acute respiratory failure
Objective: To know the relationship between hypothermia, etiology, respiratory failure and prognosis of submersion in environmental emergency medicine. Methods: From December 1, 2002 to September 30, 2007, there were 52 hospitalized near- drowning cases ...
Yu-Jang Su
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Acute respiratory failure (ARF) is a common problem in medicine that utilizes significant healthcare resources and is associated with high morbidity and mortality.
An-Kwok Ian Wong +4 more
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Beta Agonist Lung Injury TrIal-2 (BALTI-2) trial protocol : a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled of intravenous infusion of salbutamol in the acute respiratory distress syndrome [PDF]
Background: The Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) is a common cause of respiratory failure in critically ill patients. Experimental studies suggest that treatment with beta agonists may be helpful in ARDS.
McCabe Chris +28 more
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Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS): breathtaking progress [PDF]
Reports of a new severe respiratory disease, now defined as severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), began to emerge from Guangdong, in southern China, in late 2002.
Hawkey, PM +6 more
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Guideline-based management of acute respiratory failure and acute respiratory distress syndrome
Acute respiratory failure (ARF) is defined by acute and progressive hypoxemia caused by various cardiorespiratory or systemic diseases in previously healthy patients.
Seitaro Fujishima
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Risk factors for prolonged ventilation in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease presenting with acute respiratory failure [PDF]
Includes abstract.Includes bibliographical references (leaves 35-37).Patients with COPD presenting to the Emergency Unit with acute hypercapnic respiratory failure often require invasive mechanical ventilation and subsequent admission to the intensive ...
Van der Schyff, Nasief
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Human Bocavirus (HBoV) Infection: An associated Life Threatening Respiratory illness
Background: 10 month old infant presenting with fever, cough and coryza for 3 days progressed to acute respiratory failure. An initial clinical presentation of wheeze associated lower respiratory tract infection developed into an extremely severe course ...
G Suryanarayana, S Sumithra, A V Lalitha
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Acute Neuromuscular Respiratory Failure [PDF]
Neurologists working in the hospital are often called to evaluate patients with severe muscle weakness. Some of these patients can develop ventilatory compromise and require admission to the intensive care unit (ICU). This article reviews the general evaluation of neuromuscular respiratory failure, discusses its differential diagnosis, and provides ...
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