Critical Care General
Feb 20, 2023
This scoping review and retrospective medical record review is focused on potential sex differences in cardiovascular diseases in patients with Down syndrome. We limited our review to peer-reviewed, p...
Feb 20, 2023
Plentiful vascularity and lack of the physis are thought to render the patella less vulnerable to osteomyelitis. Pseudomonas aeruginosa (PA) is an opportunistic pathogen predominantly affecting immuno...
Feb 20, 2023
Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a significant complication in critical care units (CCU). Non-neurological complications such as AKI are an independent predictor of poor clinical outcomes, with an increas...
Feb 20, 2023
Cervical spine immobilization (CSI) has been considered an essential part of first aid management after severe trauma; however, the routine use of CSI for traumatic brain injury (TBI) patients is a ma...
Feb 20, 2023
Heart failure (HF) is a common chronic condition that affects over 26 million people worldwide. It is a progressive and debilitating disease with a broad symptom profile, intermittently marked by peri...
Feb 20, 2023
Ischemic cardiomyopathy (ICM) is a prominent form of heart failure, but the molecular mechanisms underlying ICM remain relatively understudied due to marked phenotypic heterogeneity. Alterations in po...
Feb 17, 2023
The following is the summary of “Functional and Clinical Characteristics of Individuals Attending Pulmonary Rehabilitation After Severe COVID-19” published in the January 2023 issue of Respiratory...
Feb 16, 2023
The following is the summary of “A Retrospective Analysis of the Effects of Time on Compliance and Driving Pressures in ARDS” published in the January 2023 issue of Respiratory Care by Jagan, et a...
Feb 15, 2023
The following is the summary of “Ventilatory Parameters Measured After One Week of Mechanical Ventilation and Survival in COVID-19–Related ARDS” published in the January 2023 issue of Respirator...
Feb 14, 2023
The following is the summary of “Variability in Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing Biologic Controls” published in the January 2023 issue of Respiratory Care January by DeCato, et al. Cardi...
Feb 13, 2023
The following is the summary of “Impact of Unintentional Air Leaks on Automatic Positive Airway Pressure Device Performance in Simulated Sleep Apnea Events” published in the January 2023 issue o...
Feb 13, 2023
Sepsis is a life-threatening disorder disease defined as infection-induced dysregulated immune responses and multiple organ dysfunction. The imbalance between hyperinflammation and immunosuppression i...
Feb 13, 2023
Deciding whether to transfer patients with sepsis from the emergency department (ED) to intensive care units (ICUs) is challenging. We hypothesised that the new biomarker plasma calprotectin (p-calpro...
Feb 13, 2023
Allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) is still needed for many children with very high-risk acute leukemia. An HLA-haploidentical family donor is a suitable option for those withou...
Feb 13, 2023
We present an unusual case of an anomalous left coronary artery arising from the contralateral sinus of Valsalva: a 63-year-old male patient who consulted to our emergency department with 1-week histo...
Feb 13, 2023
Development in paediatric and interventional cardiology and cardiac surgery resulted in an increase in the number and average age of adult congenital heart disease patients. Comorbidities may appear w...
Feb 13, 2023
The National Board for Respiratory Care (NBRC) credentials general respiratory therapists and therapists specializing in pulmonary function testing, neonatal/pediatrics, sleep, and adult critical care...
Feb 10, 2023
The following is the summary of “Emergency management of intracerebral hemorrhage” published in the April 2023 issue of Critical Care by Mazzoleni, et al. An acute intracerebral hemorrhage ...
Feb 09, 2023
The following is the summary of “Noninvasive Ventilation Automated Technologies: A Bench Evaluation of Device Responses to Sleep-Related Respiratory Events” published in the January 2023 issue of ...
Feb 08, 2023
The following is the summary of “Characterization of SARS-CoV-2 Aerosols Dispersed During Noninvasive Respiratory Support of Patients With COVID-19” published in the January 2023 issue of Respirat...