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Clinical and molecular epidemiological features of critically ill patients with invasive group A Streptococcus infections: a Belgian multicenter case-series

Recent alerts have highlighted an increase in group A streptococcal (GAS) infections since 2022 in Europe and the United States. Streptococcus pyogenes can cause limited skin or mucosal disease, but can also pres...

Marijke Peetermans, Veerle Matheeussen, Cedric Moerman… in Annals of Intensive Care (2024)

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Impact of BMI on outcomes in respiratory ECMO: an ELSO registry study

The impact of body mass index (BMI) on outcomes in respiratory failure necessitating extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) has been poorly described. We aimed to assess: (i) whether adults with class II o...

Marijke Peetermans, Ipek Guler, Philippe Meersseman… in Intensive Care Medicine (2023)

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Aerobic exercise capacity in long-term survivors of critical illness: secondary analysis of the post-EPaNIC follow-up study

To evaluate aerobic exercise capacity in 5-year intensive care unit (ICU) survivors and to assess the association between severity of organ failure in ICU and exercise capacity up to 5-year follow-up.

Nathalie Van Aerde, Philippe Meersseman, Yves Debaveye… in Intensive Care Medicine (2021)

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Posaconazole for prevention of invasive pulmonary aspergillosis in critically ill influenza patients (POSA-FLU): a randomised, open-label, proof-of-concept trial

Influenza-associated pulmonary aspergillosis (IAPA) is a frequent complication in critically ill influenza patients, associated with significant mortality. We investigated whether antifungal prophylaxis reduce...

Lore Vanderbeke, Nico A. F. Janssen, Dennis C. J. J. Bergmans… in Intensive Care Medicine (2021)

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Intensive care unit acquired muscle weakness in COVID-19 patients

Nathalie Van Aerde, Greet Van den Berghe, Alexander Wilmer… in Intensive Care Medicine (2020)

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The urea-creatinine ratio as a novel biomarker of critical illness-associated catabolism

Jan Gunst, Kianoush B. Kashani, Greet Hermans in Intensive Care Medicine (2019)

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Potentially modifiable respiratory variables contributing to outcome in ICU patients without ARDS: a secondary analysis of PRoVENT

The majority of critically ill patients do not suffer from acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). To improve the treatment of these patients, we aimed to identify potentially modifiable factors associated...

Fabienne D. Simonis, Carmen S. V. Barbas… in Annals of Intensive Care (2018)

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The ICM research agenda on intensive care unit-acquired weakness

We present areas of uncertainty concerning intensive care unit-acquired weakness (ICUAW) and identify areas for future research. Age, pre-ICU functional and cognitive state, concurrent illness, frailty, and he...

Nicola Latronico, Margaret Herridge, Ramona O. Hopkins… in Intensive Care Medicine (2017)

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Invasive pulmonary aspergillosis in the ICU: reply to Wichmann et al.

Joost Wauters, Katrien Lagrou, Alexander Wilmer, Philippe Jorens… in Intensive Care Medicine (2013)

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Invasive pulmonary aspergillosis is a frequent complication of critically ill H1N1 patients: a retrospective study

Despite their controversial role, corticosteroids (CS) are frequently administered to patients with H1N1 virus infection with severe respiratory failure secondary to viral pneumonia. We hypothesized that invas...

Joost Wauters, Ingrid Baar, Philippe Meersseman… in Intensive Care Medicine (2012)