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View article: Best Practices for Hospital-Based Donor Care Unit Operations
Best Practices for Hospital-Based Donor Care Unit Operations Open
United States organ procurement organizations increasingly are centralizing the management and recovery of organs from deceased donors into dedicated donor care units (DCUs) with growing evidence of effectiveness. This paradigm shift offer…
View article: Best Practices for Intensivists Planning and Opening Hospital-Based Deceased Organ Donor Care Units
Best Practices for Intensivists Planning and Opening Hospital-Based Deceased Organ Donor Care Units Open
Over the past 2 decades, clinical management and recovery of organs from deceased donors in the United States increasingly have been centralized into specialty donor care units. Intensivists who lead or practice in donor care units colocat…
View article: Early and late effects of volatile sedation with sevoflurane on respiratory mechanics of critically ill COPD patients
Early and late effects of volatile sedation with sevoflurane on respiratory mechanics of critically ill COPD patients Open
Background The objective was to compare sevoflurane, a volatile sedation agent with potential bronchodilatory properties, with propofol on respiratory mechanics in critically ill patients with COPD exacerbation. Methods Prospective study i…
View article: Respiratory drive heterogeneity associated with systemic inflammation and vascular permeability in acute respiratory distress syndrome
Respiratory drive heterogeneity associated with systemic inflammation and vascular permeability in acute respiratory distress syndrome Open
Background In acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), respiratory drive often differs among patients with similar clinical characteristics. Readily observable factors like acid–base state, oxygenation, mechanics, and sedation depth do …
View article: A Trigger and Response System for Preventing Cardiac Arrest in the ICU
A Trigger and Response System for Preventing Cardiac Arrest in the ICU Open
OBJECTIVES: Although patients in the ICU are closely monitored, some ICU cardiac arrest events may be preventable. In this study, we sought to reduce the rate of cardiac arrests occurring in the ICU through a quality improvement initiative…
View article: Perioperative Considerations for Tracheostomies in the Era of COVID-19
Perioperative Considerations for Tracheostomies in the Era of COVID-19 Open
The morbidity, mortality, and blistering pace of transmission of infection with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has led to an unprecedented worldwide health crisis. Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), the dise…
View article: Effect of Titrating Positive End-Expiratory Pressure (PEEP) With an Esophageal Pressure–Guided Strategy vs an Empirical High PEEP-F <scp>io</scp> <sub>2</sub> Strategy on Death and Days Free From Mechanical Ventilation Among Patients With Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
Effect of Titrating Positive End-Expiratory Pressure (PEEP) With an Esophageal Pressure–Guided Strategy vs an Empirical High PEEP-F <span>io</span> <sub>2</sub> Strategy on Death and Days Free From Mechanical Ventilation Among Patients With Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Open
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier NCT01681225.
View article: Esmolol infusion in patients with septic shock and tachycardia: a prospective, single-arm, feasibility study
Esmolol infusion in patients with septic shock and tachycardia: a prospective, single-arm, feasibility study Open
This study was retrospectively registered at ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT02841241) on 19 July 2016.