Intensive Care

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Defining Right Ventricular Dysfunction in Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome

October 1, 2021 | Aristotle ProtopapasGold Commentor

A scholarly narrative on the utility of quantifying the performance of the right ventricle: the RV has been hitherto empirically assessed in many clinical setups.

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JANS Article

Defining Right Ventricular Dysfunction in Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome

October 1, 2021 | Aristotle ProtopapasGold Commentor

A scholarly narrative on the utility of quantifying the performance of the right ventricle: the RV has been hitherto empirically assessed in many clinical setups.

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Multi-Institutional Analysis of 200 COVID-19 Patients Treated With ECMO: Outcomes and Trends

July 12, 2021 | Jessica Luc

In this article, Jacobs et al. provide a multi-institutional outcomes review of 200 consecutive patients with confirmed COVID-19 supported with ECMO. The mean time on ECMO was 15 days with...

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Extracorporeal Life Support in COVID‐19‐Related Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – A EuroELSO International Survey

February 21, 2021 | Jessica Luc

In this article by the COVEC Study Group, they conducted a EuroELSO international survey investigating the clinical outcomes of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) on patients with COVID-19 Acute Respiratory Distress...

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Editor’s Choice – European Society for Vascular Surgery (ESVS) 2021 Clinical Practice Guidelines on the Management of Venous Thrombosis

January 16, 2021 | Aristotle ProtopapasGold Commentor

A recent European consensus paper. Relatively easily read, and favouring meta-analyses over randomised trials. The bulk of the manuscript is of interest to all healthcare providers. The chapters 2.8.1 and...

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A Fasco in the Making? As the Coronavirus Pandemic Takes Hold, We Are Making Decisions Without Reliable Data

March 20, 2020 | Aristotle ProtopapasGold Commentor

Interesting input from a Stanford expert on the hottest topic on the planet at the moment.

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Allocate Ventilators, Other Covid-19 Resources Based on Evidence, Not Political Hunches

March 18, 2020 | Mark FergusonBronze Contributor

The authors describe a thoughtful process for resource utilization in the setting of competing needs that optimizes survival for a popultion. Examples of existing guidelines are provided.

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The Effects of Escalation of Respiratory Support and Prolonged Invasive Ventilation on Outcomes of Cardiac Surgical Patients: A Retrospective Cohort Study

December 4, 2019 | Aristotle ProtopapasGold Commentor

Cohort study from the UK, fuelling the escalating debate on blood management in perioperative cardiovascular care.

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JANS Article

The Right Ventricle During Selective Lung Ventilation for Thoracic Surgery

October 14, 2019 | Aristotle ProtopapasGold Commentor

A narrative review offering an intensivists’ viewpoint on specific cardiovascular sequela of double-lumen anaesthesia for pulmonary resections (and by extension, implantation of donor lungs) and other cardiothoracic and vascular operations.

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ERAS in Cardiothoracic Surgery and Digital Chest Drains

August 7, 2019 | Tim Batchelor

Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) is a perioperative protocol that places the patient at the center of all medical decisions. It is designed to reduce stress for the patient, alleviate...

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Thoracic Surgery Residents Association Decision Algorithms in Cardiothoracic Surgery

August 4, 2019 | Jessica Luc

The Throacic Surgery Residents Association (TSRA) Decision Algorithms in Cardiothoracic Surgery is a 100-chapter compendium with an individual algorithm for clinical decisions spanning the entire scope of cardiothoracic surgery. The...

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Using Artificial Intelligence to Predict Future Acute Kidney Injury

August 1, 2019 | Mark FergusonBronze Contributor

Using deep learning employing data from over 700,000 patients (6 billion data points), an algorithm for continuous prediction of the risk of acute kidney injury (AKI) was developed. The model...

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Phase of Care Mortality Analysis According to Individual Patient Risk Profile

August 1, 2019 | Jessica Luc

In this article, Umana-Pizana et al performed a phases-of-care mortality analysis amongst 5141 cardiac surgery cases with a 4.6% crude mortality in a population with a median STS risk score...

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