Intensive Care

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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 survival on VV-ECMO of 46.3%...

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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

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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ERAS Guidelines for Perioperative Care in Cardiac Surgery

July 3, 2019 | Daniel Engelman…

Filmed at the 2019 AATS Annual Meeting in Toronto, Canada, Daniel Engelman of Baystate Medical Center in Springfield, Massachusetts, USA, moderates a discussion on enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) for...

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Are Urinary Biomarkers Better Than Acute Kidney Injury Duration for Predicting Readmission?

June 13, 2019 | Claire Vernon

Given that acute kidney injury (AKI) after cardiac surgery is a risk factor for readmission, Brown and colleagues sought to determine whether urinary biomarkers were better at predicting readmission within...

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Enhanced Recovery After Surgery Cardiac Panel Part II: Intraoperative and Postoperative

June 6, 2019 | Daniel Engelman…

Filmed at the 2019 STS Annual Meeting in San Diego, California, Daniel Engelman of Baystate Medical Center in Springfield, Massachusetts, USA, moderates a discussion on enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS)...

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In Global News: Prevalence of Spin in RCT Reports, Setting the Standard for Teamwork, and the Continued Public Health Challenge of Asbestos

May 24, 2019 | Claire Vernon

Patient Care and General Interest Despite being the leading cause of death in the US, heart disease was the most-Googled disease in only one state: Maine. A study that sought...

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Guidelines for Perioperative Care in Cardiac Surgery – Enhanced Recovery After Surgery Society Recommendations

May 14, 2019 | Tom C. NguyenBronze Contributor

The manuscript summarizes evidenced-based perioperative guidelines for enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS).

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Effect of an Incentive Spirometer Patient Reminder After Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting

April 12, 2019 | Mark FergusonBronze Contributor

The debate over the utility of postoperative incentive spirometry continues. In this instance, the use of a high-tech incentive spirometer that included audible reminders and use tracking was associated with...

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Audio Roundtable — Can a Culture That Prizes Individualism Learn to Foster Better Teams?

March 1, 2019 | Wei-Guo Ma

Though medical care has become ever more dependent on teamwork, the profession has devoted relatively little attention to what makes for a good team. In this roundtable discussion moderated by...

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In Global News: Delirium After Cardiac Surgery, CALS in India, and Modeling Mitral Repair

February 22, 2019 | Claire Vernon

Patient Care and General Interest The Cardiac Surgery Advanced Life Support (CALS) protocol is expanding to India from the UK, as a cardiac surgical team at Sri Ramachandra Institute of...

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