Review Airway Pressure Release Ventilation (APRV) for the Treatment of Severe Life-Threatening ARDS in a Morbidly Obese Patient Amyn Hirani, Rodrigo Cavallazzi, Anastasia Shnitser, Paul E. Marik Abstract Airway pressure release ventilation (APRV) is a novel mode of positive pressure ventilation that has a number of…
Original North American Survey of Vasopressor and Inotrope Use in Severe Sepsis and Septic Shock Jaclyn M. LeBlanc, Joseph F. Dasta, Steven M. Hollenberg Abstract Objective: The primary objective of this study was to characterize how vasopressor and inotropic agents are prescribed and…
Original National Survey of Acute Hypertension Management Jessica E. Benson, Anthony T. Gerlach, Joseph F. Dasta Abstract Background: National practice guidelines do not exist for the treatment of acute hypertension (AH) in the critically ill…
Original In-hospital Mortality among Unplanned Admissions to a Medical Intensive Care Unit Augustine Tee, Ng Fong Ching, Neo Soon Keow Abstract Objective: Despite advances in medicine, adverse clinical events, especially cardio-respiratory arrests, still occur in hospitalized patients. Unplanned Intensive…
Images in clinical medicine Rhino-Orbital-Cerebral Mucormycosis in a Critically Ill Patient Salim Surani, Patricia Cano, Brenda Parrish, Mukul Maheshwari, Joseph Varon A 54 year-old Caucasian gentleman with history of diabetes presented to emergency department with complaints of facial swelling for…
Editorial Hypertensive Emergencies: Time for Guidelines Joseph Varon Hypertension remains the “silent killerâ€. Over 72 million Americans suffer from this condition and it is estimated that as…