Brief Review | In search of the Holy Grail: identifying the best PEEP in ventilated patients.
In search of the Holy Grail: identifying the best PEEP in ventilated patients – Intensive Care Medicine Commentary on Twitter Best PEEP on MV?? Individual-specific providing oxygenation (SpO2 >90%/no excessive FiO2 + acceptable PaCO2 (<50/55 mmHg) & minimal need for fluids/cardioactives. Start at 10-12 but stay alert to hemodynamic impact & as set, serially […]
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M-A: Body position for preventing ventilator-associated pneumonia for critically ill patients.
Body position for preventing ventilator-associated pneumonia for critically ill patients: a systematic review and network meta-analysis – Journal of Intensive Care
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Position statement on acute oxygen use in adults: ‘swimming between the flags’.
Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand Position Statement on Acute Oxygen Use in Adults: ‘Swimming between the flags’ – Respirology Related: Long-term mortality and health-related quality of life of lower versus higher oxygenation targets in ICU patients with severe hypoxaemia – Intensive Care Medicine Oxygen Targets During Mechanical Ventilation in the ICU: A Systematic […]
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Long COVID: aiming for a consensus.
Long COVID: aiming for a consensus – The Lancet Respiratory Medicine Commentary on Twitter There is an urgent need for unification of terminology for the sequelae of #SARSCoV2 infection to ensure that research is directed towards and translated into interventional trials to improve outcomes NEW Comment—#LongCOVID: aiming for a consensushttps://t.co/dZO4rBVCSY pic.twitter.com/H5ezqL0RLb — The Lancet […]
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RCT: Effect of early vs. standard approach to tracheostomy on functional outcome at 6 months among patients with severe stroke receiving mechanical ventilation.
Effect of Early vs Standard Approach to Tracheostomy on Functional Outcome at 6 Months Among Patients With Severe Stroke Receiving Mechanical Ventilation: The SETPOINT2 Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA (free for a limited period) Commentary on Twitter In this study, among patients with severe stroke receiving mechanical ventilation, a strategy of early tracheostomy, compared […]
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An expert panel Delphi consensus statement on the use of palliative care in the management of patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension.
An expert panel Delphi consensus statement on the use of palliative care in the management of patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension – Pulmonary Circulation
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Venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in patients with acute covid-19 associated respiratory failure: comparative effectiveness study.
Venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in patients with acute covid-19 associated respiratory failure: comparative effectiveness study – The BMJ Commentary on Twitter In this international, registry based cohort study of patients with covid-19 associated acute respiratory failure, extracorporeal membrane oxygenation was associated with a reduction in mortality by 7.1% compared with conventional mechanical ventilation https://t.co/VkNFeRDQ3j […]
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Review: Diagnostic management of pregnant women with suspected pulmonary embolism.
Diagnostic Management of Pregnant Women With Suspected Pulmonary Embolism – Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine
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Paxlovid’s failure as a preventative measure raises questions, but doctors still back it as a therapeutic.
Paxlovid’s failure as a preventative measure raises questions, but doctors still back it as a therapeutic – STAT
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WHO calls for shorter drug course for resistant TB.
WHO calls for shorter drug course for resistant TB – CIDRAP Rapid communication: Key changes to the treatment of drug-resistant tuberculosis – World Health Organization
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