Variability of extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation utilization for refractory adult out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: an international survey study. [PDF]
, 2018 Objective: A growing interest in extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation (ECPR) as a rescue strategy for refractory adult out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) currently exists.
Benjamin S. Abella +16 more
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ECMO during the COVID-19 pandemic: when is it unjustified?
Critical Care, 2020 The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has led to a critical shortage of resources in the hardest-hit areas around the world [1]. Intensive care units (ICUs) overwhelmed by critically ill patients may create non-conventional ICU spaces and even
D. Abrams +3 more
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Extracorporeal Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation [PDF]
, 2019 Extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation (ECPR) is a method of resuscitation in which venoarterial (VA) extracorporeal membrane oxygenation(ECMO) is initiated during refractory cardiac arrest. ECPR promises to enhance outcomes after cardiac arrest by
Carr, Emily
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Efficient randomized-adaptive designs
, 2009 Response-adaptive randomization has recently attracted a lot of attention in the literature. In this paper, we propose a new and simple family of response-adaptive randomization procedures that attain the Cramer--Rao lower bounds on the allocation ...
He, Xuming, Hu, Feifang, Zhang, Li-Xin
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Coxsackie B2 Virus Infection Causing Multiorgan Failure and Cardiogenic Shock in a 42-Year-Old Man [PDF]
, 2019 Infections from coxsackie B2 viruses often cause viral myocarditis and, only rarely, multisystem organ impairment. We present the unusual case of a 42-year-old man in whom coxsackie B2 virus infection caused multiorgan infection, necessitating distal ...
Abdou, Mahmoud H. +2 more
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The Egyptian Journal of Critical Care Medicine, 2018 Diseases prevalent in tropics present with varied manifestations compared to diseases that occur commonly in the temperate climate (the West). Tropical diseases contribute to significant mortality and morbidity. If diagnosed at the right time, tropical diseases have good prognosis too.
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Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation: A review
Journal of Pediatric Critical Care, 2017 Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is used to support heart and lungs for extended periods of time till the underlying disease process is treated by use of a semi permeable membrane oxygenator .In 70s ECMO as a treatment modality in adult ...
Praveen khilnani
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Common problems and troubleshooting on ECMO run
Journal of Pediatric Critical Care, 2017 The technological advances in ECMO have changed to enhance safety, accessibility and facilitate its use, contributing to decreased morbidity and improved survival of patients requiring ECMO support.
Rachna Sharma, Praveen Khilnani
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How necessary are randomized controlled trials? [PDF]
, 2012 Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) are often deemed the gold standard for testing new treatments. This belief in turn justifies recruiting patients into such trials even when it is suspected that a new treatment is superior – although patients in the ...
Northcott, Robert
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The case for early use of rapid whole-genome sequencing in management of critically ill infants: late diagnosis of Coffin-Siris syndrome in an infant with left congenital diaphragmatic hernia, congenital heart disease, and recurrent infections. [PDF]
, 2018 Congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) results from incomplete formation of the diaphragm leading to herniation of abdominal organs into the thoracic cavity. CDH is associated with pulmonary hypoplasia, congenital heart disease, and pulmonary hypertension.
Campo, Miguel Del +7 more
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