Correspondence to Dr David G Sweet, Neonatal Unit, Royal Maternity Hospital, Belfast, Belfast, UK; david.sweet{at}belfasttrust.hscni.net What should neonatologists do now, while acknowledging that we ...

Objectives COVID-19 causes lung parenchymal and endothelial damage that lead to hypoxic acute respiratory failure (hARF). The influence of hARF severity on patients’ outcomes is still poorly ...

Case Presentation: A 37-year-old man with no known medical history presented to a pharmacy with agitation and severe chest pain radiating to the back. At 16:00, he experienced a witnessed cardiac ...

The SOFA-2 score included new definitions, new variables, and revised thresholds to categorize the severity of organ dysfunction in critical illness. The updates reflected changes in practice, ...

We present a case of a man in his early 50s, who developed severe respiratory distress following exposure to airbag fumes after a road traffic accident. Despite initial treatment for lower respiratory ...

ABSTRACT: Background: There is a paucity of data on the efficacy of ventilatory strategies in COVID-19-related ARDS. The aim of this study was to describe the effect of positive end-expiratory ...

Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) is a severe complication in burn patients, characterized by rapid lung inflammation and hypoxemia. Managing ARDS is challenging due to its high mortality ...

The following is a summary of “Prognostic value of PaO2/FiO2 ratio in predicting clinical outcomes in COVID-19 patients,” published in the June 2024 issue of Critical Care by Canto-Costal et al.

The models use maximal deflection of esophageal pressure to quantify HFOT-related breathing effort (ΔPes) and the risk for strong breathing effort (ΔPes >10 cmH2O). Two models have been developed to ...

Laghi, F., Shaikh, H. & Caccani, N. Basing intubation of acutely hypoxemic patients on physiologic principles. Ann. Intensive Care 14, 86 (2024). https://doi.org/10. ...

Introduction The use of fibrinolytic therapy has been proposed in severe acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). During the COVID-19 pandemic, anticoagulation has received special attention due to ...

ABSTRACT: Importance: The best respiratory support technique to reduce intubation and mortality in patients with respiratory failure due to COVID-19 is controversial. Objective: To determine the ...