Ventilator

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The Toughest Triage — Allocating Ventilators in a Pandemic

March 25, 2020 | Mark FergusonBronze Contributor

A thoughtful commentary about the need for a triage committee to determine the optimal allocation of ventilators in a time of competing needs, and how these determinations are best communicated to caregivers and families.

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JANS Article

The Toughest Triage — Allocating Ventilators in a Pandemic

March 25, 2020 | Mark FergusonBronze Contributor

A thoughtful commentary about the need for a triage committee to determine the optimal allocation of ventilators in a time of competing needs, and how these determinations are best communicated...

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Treatment for Severe Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome From COVID-19

March 24, 2020 | Aristotle ProtopapasGold Commentor

A succinct comment with a wealth of up-to-date references vis-a-vis the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic.

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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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Discussion of “Intraoperative Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation and the Possibility of Postoperative Prolongation Improve Survival in Bilateral Lung Transplantation”

May 3, 2018 | Aristotle ProtopapasGold Commentor

A stimulating discussion of the Vienna paper that advances elective ECMO support for bilateral pulmonary transplantation.

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Show Me the Money (Cost)

March 27, 2018 | Aristotle ProtopapasGold Commentor

A brief readable editorial on a retrospective analysis of the costs of coronary artery bypass grafting in Virginia, USA, which suggests the value of enhanced recovery in coronopathy.

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The Role of Reoperative Thoracoabdominal Surgery in the Current Era

February 17, 2018 | Aristotle ProtopapasGold Commentor

A balanced comment on the occasion of the latest retrospective nonrandomised Coselli report on redo thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysms (TAAAs). Raanani mentions the inappropriateness of endovascular techniques for Marfan syndrome patients,...

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In Global News: Cardiac Arrest at a Water Park, Therapies for Lung Cancer, and a Travel Award

July 28, 2017 | Claire Vernon

Patient Care The first total aortic replacement in Malaysia was performed for a patient with a thoracoabdominal aneurysm at the National Heart Institute (IJN) in Kuala Lumpur. A balloon dilation...

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Effect of Preoperative Inspiratory Muscle Training on Alveolar-Arterial Oxygen Gradients After Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery

July 12, 2017 | Arie BlitzBronze ContributorSilver Commentor

Preoperative Inspiratory Muscle Training (IMT) with the Powerbreathe device was assessed with regard to whether A-a gradients and inspiratory muscle power would be improved after CABG. A group of 40...

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Timing of tracheotomy in ICU patients: a systematic review of randomized controlled trials

March 4, 2016 | Rakesh Arora

The optimal timing of tracheotomy in critically ill patients remains a topic of debate. The Authors performed a systematic review to clarify the potential benefits of early versus late tracheotomy....

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Diaphragm ultrasound as a predictor of successful extubation from mechanical ventilation

April 14, 2014 | Mark FergusonBronze Contributor

This study evaluated the use of ultrasound to assess diaphragm thickening, rather than diaphragm motion, to predict extubation success. Measurements were made in 63 ventilated patients, end-expiration and end-inspiration differences...

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