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ESICM guidelines on acute respiratory distress syndrome: definition, phenoty** and respiratory support strategies
The aim of these guidelines is to update the 2017 clinical practice guideline (CPG) of the European Society of Intensive Care Medicine (ESICM). The...
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Nutrition Therapy in Non-intubated Patients with Acute Respiratory Failure
Purpose of ReviewA challenging aspect of the care for patients with acute respiratory failure is their nutrition management. This manuscript consists...
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A case report of recreational use of inhaled Freon leading to acute hypoxemic respiratory failure salvaged by veno-venous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
BackgroundFreon™ is a halogenated hydrocarbon often used as a refrigerant. When inhaled recreationally, it has the desired effects of euphoria and...
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Adherence with post-hospitalization follow-up after pediatric critical illness due to respiratory failure
BackgroundAdherence with follow-up appointments after a pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) admission is likely a key component in managing...
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Prevalence and prognosis of respiratory pendelluft phenomenon in mechanically ventilated ICU patients with acute respiratory failure: a retrospective cohort study
BackgroundRespiratory pendelluft phenomenon, defined as intrapulmonary gas redistribution caused by asynchronous alveolar ventilation, could be...
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Diaphragmatic ultrasound evaluation in acute heart failure: clinical and functional associations
Heart failure patients often experience respiratory symptoms due to diaphragmatic involvement, but the diaphragmatic motion in heart failure remains...
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Serum metabolomic signatures of fatty acid oxidation defects differentiate host-response subphenotypes of acute respiratory distress syndrome
BackgroundFatty acid oxidation (FAO) defects have been implicated in experimental models of acute lung injury and associated with poor outcomes in...
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Prevalence, predictors, and outcomes of acute respiratory distress syndrome in severe stroke
ObjectivesPatients with severe stroke are at high risk of develo** acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), but this severe complication was...
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A pediatric case of Chlamydia psittaci caused severe Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) in Italy
BackgroundThis case of psittacosis in children, is the first described in literature, in Italy. This respiratory infection can be transmitted to...
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Impact of sleep-disordered breathing on overnight changes in arterial stiffness in patients with acute heart failure
Overnight increases in arterial stiffness associated with sleep-disordered breathing may adversely affect patients with acute heart failure. Thus, we...
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Advances in Management of Respiratory Failure in Children
Providing the right respiratory support is an essential skill, vital for anyone treating sick children. Recent advances in respiratory support...
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Incidence of acute kidney injury and attributive mortality in acute respiratory distress syndrome randomized trials
PurposeThe development of acute kidney injury (AKI) after the acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) reduces the chance of organ recovery and...
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Awake prone positioning for non-intubated patients with COVID-19-related acute hypoxic respiratory failure: a systematic review based on eight high-quality randomized controlled trials
BackgroundAwake prone positioning has been widely used in non-intubated patients with acute hypoxic respiratory failure (AHRF) due to COVID-19, but...
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Transbronchial lung biopsy versus transbronchial lung cryobiopsy in critically ill patients with undiagnosed acute hypoxemic respiratory failure: a comparative study
BackgroundIn patients with acute hypoxemic respiratory failure whose diagnosis is not established after initial evaluation, obtaining a...
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A pandemic of acute respiratory distress syndrome—role of lung transplant in coronavirus disease-2019–associated respiratory failure
Lung transplantation may be appropriate, and may offer benefit only to a carefully selected subset of morbidly ill patients afflicted by coronavirus...
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Management of Acute Right Ventricular Failure
Purpose of ReviewAcute right ventricular failure (RVF) is a frequent condition associated with high morbidity and mortality. This review aims to...
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Undernutrition and 60-day mortality in critically ill children with respiratory failure: a prospective cohort study
BackgroundTo determine whether undernutrition affects 60-day mortality in pediatric acute respiratory failure.
MethodsSubjects with acute...
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Awake prone positioning in nonintubated spontaneous breathing ICU patients with acute hypoxemic respiratory failure (PRONELIFE)—protocol for a randomized clinical trial
BackgroundIt is uncertain whether awake prone positioning can prevent intubation for invasive ventilation in spontaneous breathing critically ill...
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Management strategy for hematological malignancy patients with acute respiratory failure
Acute respiratory failure (ARF) is still the major cause of intensive care unit (ICU) admission for hematological malignancy (HM) patients although...
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Use of high flow nasal cannula in patients with acute respiratory failure in general wards under intensivists supervision: a single center observational study
BackgroundFew data exist on high flow nasal cannula (HFNC) use in patients with acute respiratory failure (ARF) admitted to general wards.
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