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View article: Major Elective Surgery Impact on Performance Status in Older Adults: A Prospective Observational Study
Major Elective Surgery Impact on Performance Status in Older Adults: A Prospective Observational Study Open
Background and Aims This study evaluated the impact of major elective surgery on performance status, defined as functional and cognitive status, in older adults 3 months postoperatively. Secondary endpoints included assessing the need for …
View article: Impact of circuit configuration on the mechanical performance of CPAP therapy devices: an experimental study
Impact of circuit configuration on the mechanical performance of CPAP therapy devices: an experimental study Open
Introduction CPAP therapy treats various respiratory disorders. The overall performance of therapy delivery can be affected by the adopted circuit configuration. Recently, parallel to the canonical open configuration (OC), closed configura…
View article: Review of: "Retinal Vasculitis Following COVID-19 Infection: A Systematic Review"
Review of: "Retinal Vasculitis Following COVID-19 Infection: A Systematic Review" Open
Potential competing interests: No potential competing interests to declare.I appreciated the author's effort to conduct this review on retinal vasculitis following COVID-19 infection.This could be extremely interesting.Nevertheless, there …
View article: Relationship of Extravascular Lung Water and Pulmonary Vascular Permeability to Respiratory Mechanics in Patients with COVID-19-Induced ARDS
Relationship of Extravascular Lung Water and Pulmonary Vascular Permeability to Respiratory Mechanics in Patients with COVID-19-Induced ARDS Open
During acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), the increase in pulmonary vascular permeability and lung water induced by pulmonary inflammation may be related to altered lung compliance. A better understanding of the interactions betwe…
View article: The increase in cardiac output induced by a decrease in positive end-expiratory pressure reliably detects volume responsiveness: the PEEP-test study
The increase in cardiac output induced by a decrease in positive end-expiratory pressure reliably detects volume responsiveness: the PEEP-test study Open
Background: In patients on mechanical ventilation, positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) can decrease cardiac output through a decrease in cardiac preload and/or an increase in right ventricular afterload. Increase in central blood volum…
View article: Isolated Central Nervous System Vasculitides in COVID-19: A Systematic Review of Case Reports and Series
Isolated Central Nervous System Vasculitides in COVID-19: A Systematic Review of Case Reports and Series Open
Cerebral vasculitides, both isolated or in systemic disorders, could be triggered by infections, and few cases have been associated to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). This study searched for publications in Pubmed, EMBASE, and Cochran…
View article: Effects of early extubation followed by noninvasive ventilation versus standard extubation on the duration of invasive mechanical ventilation in hypoxemic non-hypercapnic patients: a systematic review and individual patient data meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials
Effects of early extubation followed by noninvasive ventilation versus standard extubation on the duration of invasive mechanical ventilation in hypoxemic non-hypercapnic patients: a systematic review and individual patient data meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials Open
Background Usefulness of noninvasive ventilation (NIV) in weaning patients with non-hypercapnic hypoxemic acute respiratory failure (hARF) is unclear. The study aims to assess in patients with non-hypercapnic hARF, the efficacy of NIV afte…
View article: COVID-19 ARDS is characterized by higher extravascular lung water than non-COVID-19 ARDS: the PiCCOVID study
COVID-19 ARDS is characterized by higher extravascular lung water than non-COVID-19 ARDS: the PiCCOVID study Open
Background In acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), extravascular lung water index (EVLWi) and pulmonary vascular permeability index (PVPI) measured by transpulmonary thermodilution reflect the degree of lung injury. Whether EVLWi an…