Case report Legionnaire’s disease associated with acute respiratory distress syndrome and acute cerebral oedema Emmanuel Girard, Claude Level, Bernard Morteau, Aïssa Kerchache, Fabienne Plouvier, Patrick Rispal, Jean Marc Faucheux, Véronique Gaday, Marie Pierre Danjean, Colette Constans, Jean-Loup Galiacy Objective: To report the original observation of a patient with legionella’s pneumopathy complicated with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS)…
Case report Images in critical care: Colonothorax Salim Surani, Ralu Hinojos, Sivakumar Padmanabhan, Joseph Varon A 48 year-old Hispanic gentleman presented to the emergency department (ED) with 2-hour history of acute dyspnea. The patient…
Case report Malignant bronchial tear: Emergency management Salim Surani, Joseph Varon A 73-year-old man with history of metastatic esophageal cancer and esophageal stent placement 4 months prior presentation presented after…
Case report Rescue therapy with high-frequency oscillatory ventilation in severe acute respiratory distress syndrome S.M.Khoo, K.H.Lee Abstract There is emerging evidence on the effectiveness and safety of high-frequency oscillatory ventilation in patients with acute respiratory…