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Han-Chung Hu
Emergency Medicine
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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 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 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...
