Intensive Care

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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 Syndrome (ARDS). They demonstrate that...

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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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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...

JANS Article

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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Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation for Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome: EOLIA and Beyond

October 10, 2018 | Aristotle ProtopapasGold Commentor

A brief viewpoint article (by the savior of baby Esperanza) from a widely read non-surgical journal on the debate on ECMO/EOLIA. I assume ‘thoracotomy’ implies ‘sternotomy’ as the standard surgical...

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Heart Transplant Recipients on Left-Ventricular Assist Device Support at Higher Risk of Primary Graft Dysfunction and Death

October 2, 2018 | Aristotle ProtopapasGold Commentor

Will await the full paper to test the titular preliminary assertion.

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ECMO for Severe Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome

September 13, 2018 | Aristotle ProtopapasGold Commentor

Exciting debate on the EOLIA trial! https://www.ctsnet.org/jans/extracorporeal-membrane-oxygenation-severe-a…

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Non-Invasive Administration of Inhaled Nitric Oxide and Its Hemodynamic Effects in Patients With Acute Right Ventricular Dysfunction

August 9, 2018 | Benjamin Bidstrup

This study shows the use of inhaled nitric oxide (NO) via noninvasive means (nasal prongs or high flow nasal cannulae) is an effective method for reduction of PV resistance. With...

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Impact of Intubation Time on Survival Following Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting: Insights From the Surgical Treatment for Ischemic Heart Failure (STICH) Trial

August 9, 2018 | Benjamin Bidstrup

This is a further report from the extensive dataset of the STICH Trial. This examines the impact of immediate postoperative events (length of time of intubation) on short- and long-term...

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Economic Burden of Surgical Site Infections in Patients Undergoing Cardiac Surgery

August 9, 2018 | Benjamin Bidstrup

This is a look at the costs related to surgical site infections (SSI), as defined by CDC. They show the impact on the monetary costs as well as length of...

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Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation for Severe Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome

May 24, 2018 | Aristotle ProtopapasGold Commentor

A severe blow to the concept of venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for acute respiratory distress syndrome in the form of a well-executed randomized controlled trial.

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Video

Prevention and Management of Wounds

May 17, 2018 | Jill LeySilver Contributor…

Filmed at the 2017 EACTS Annual Meeting in Vienna, Austria, Jill Ley of the California Pacific Medical Center in San Francisco, California, USA, moderates a discussion on infection prevention and...

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