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Open AccessMechanical power during extracorporeal membrane oxygenation and hospital mortality in patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome
Mechanical power (MP) refers to the energy delivered by a ventilator to the respiratory system per unit of time. MP referenced to predicted body weight (PBW) or respiratory system compliance have better predic...
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Open AccessImpact of corticosteroid treatment on clinical outcomes of influenza-associated ARDS: a nationwide multicenter study
Corticosteroid treatment has been widely used in the treatment of septic shock, influenza, and ARDS, although some previous studies discourage its use in severe influenza patients. This multicenter retrospecti...
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Open AccessMonocytic C-C chemokine receptor 5 expression increases in in vitro intermittent hypoxia condition and in severe obstructive sleep apnea patients
Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) patients have higher risk of cardiovascular disease. C-C chemokine receptor 5 (CCR5), as an important receptor for monocyte recruitment and the initiation of atherosclerosis, was ...
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Open AccessPredictors of survival in patients with influenza pneumonia-related severe acute respiratory distress syndrome treated with prone positioning
Patients with influenza complicated with pneumonia are at high risk of rapid progression to acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). Prone positioning with longer duration and lung-protective strategies mig...
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Open AccessSurvival predictors in elderly patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome: a prospective observational cohort study
Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) has a high mortality rate in intensive care units (ICU). The elderly patients remain to be increased of ICU patients. The aim is to investigate the survival predictor...
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Open AccessPredictors of Early Onset Multiple Organ Dysfunction in Major Burn Patients with Ventilator Support: Experience from A Mass Casualty Explosion
Organ dysfunction is common in patients with major burns and associated with poor outcomes. The risk factors for early onset multiple organ dysfunction syndrome (MODS) in major burn patients with invasive vent...
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Open AccessDynamic driving pressure associated mortality in acute respiratory distress syndrome with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
The survival predictors and optimal mechanical ventilator settings in patients with severe acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) undergoing extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) are uncertain. This s...
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Open AccessInvasive fungal tracheobronchitis in mechanically ventilated critically ill patients: underlying conditions, diagnosis, and outcomes
Invasive fungal tracheobronchitis (IFT) is a severe form of pulmonary fungal infection that is not limited to immunocompromised patients. Although respiratory failure is a crucial predictor of death, informati...
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Open AccessComparison of community-acquired, hospital-acquired, and intensive care unit-acquired acute respiratory distress syndrome: a prospective observational cohort study
Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is a syndrome characterized by diffuse pulmonary edema and severe hypoxemia that usually occurs after an injury such as sepsis, aspiration and pneumonia. Little is kn...
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Open AccessDiffuse alveolar damage associated mortality in selected acute respiratory distress syndrome patients with open lung biopsy
Diffuse alveolar damage (DAD) is the pathological hallmark of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), however, the presence of DAD in the clinical criteria of ARDS patients by Berlin definition is little k...
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Open AccessClinical outcomes and molecular ty** of heterogenous vancomycin-intermediate Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia in patients in intensive care units
Staphylococcus aureus is one of most common pathogens in humans. Methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) accounts for 64 % of S. aureus bacteremia isolated in intensive care units (ICUs), and heteroresistant vanco...
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Immediate and Long-term Neurocognitive Outcome in Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome After Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Treatment
Neurocognitive dysfunction is a major clinical consequence in patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS). The effects of continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) treatment, as the gold standard of...
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Open AccessThe utility of surgical lung biopsy in cancer patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome
This retrospective study evaluated the utility and safety of surgical lung biopsy (SLB) in cancer patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS).
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Open AccessInvasive fungal infection among hematopoietic stem cell transplantation patients with mechanical ventilation in the intensive care unit
Invasive fungal infection (IFI) is associated with high morbidity and high mortality in hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) patientsThe purpose of this study was to assess the characteristics and ou...
