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Vasopressin as a Single Vasopressor Agent in Patients with Septic Shock
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What Influences ICU Admission?
High ICU utilization hospitals were more likely to use invasive procedures and incur higher costs than low ICU hospitals with no difference in mortality.
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Airway Management in the Critically Ill: Challenges, Advances, and Controversies
Recent evidence and guidelines help inform best airway practice in the ICU, but challenges and controversies remain.
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Noninvasive Ventilation in Asthma Exacerbation: Predictors of Use and Outcomes
In this large, retrospective cohort study, the use of noninvasive ventilation (NIV) as an initial mode of ventilation for patients with asthma exacerbation was common; those successfully treated with NIV experienced lower inpatient mortality and shorter lengths of stay, but were likely a carefully selected population.
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Noninvasive Ventilation Delivered Via Helmet May Decrease Intubation Rates in Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
In this single-center, randomized, clinical trial, among patients suffering from acute respiratory distress syndrome, the use of helmet noninvasive ventilation was associated with a reduction in intubation rates, ICU length of stay, and hospital and 90-day mortality.
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Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation in Acute Respiratory Failure
A summary of data supporting the use of noninvasive positive pressure ventilation and continuous positive airway pressure in the setting of acute hypoxic and hypercapnic respiratory failure.
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Is There Added Diagnostic Value in Tracheal Aspirate Culture in Mechanically Ventilated Community-onset Pneumonia?
Tracheal aspirate cultures identified plausible pneumonia pathogens in more than half of newly intubated mechanically ventilated patients suffering from severe community-acquired pneumonia.
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The Use of Dexmedetomidine for Sedation May Lead to Earlier Extubation and Decreased Ventilator Adverse Events
The choice of dexmedetomidine or propofol over midazolam may improve outcomes in patients mechanically ventilated for three or more days.
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Post-cardiac Arrest Targeted Temperature Management
Advances in post-cardiac arrest management, such as therapeutic hypothermia, have improved both neurological outcomes and mortality significantly.
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Proportional Assist Ventilation and Lung Protection in Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome: A Way Forward
A post-hoc analysis found that once patients were allowed to control their breathing pattern on high-level proportional assist ventilation, they continued to maintain an estimated driving pressure remarkably close to that measured during lung protective ventilation.