Review Spontaneous breathing during mechanical ventilation in ARDS Ross Freebairn, Keith Hickling The objective of mechanical ventilation used in the management of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) is to ensure adequate…
Review Is there any need for higher PEEP levels in ARDS patients? Jack J Haitsma, R.A. Lachmann, Burkhard Lachmann Lung protective ventilation has been shown to reduce mortality in ARDS patients. Current guidelines are focussed on lowering tidal…
Review Fluid resuscitation: the good, the bad and the ugly AB Johan Groeneveld, Polderman KH Fluid resuscitation is one of the most common therapeutic steps in the critically ill. In this brief overview, the…
Review Pyrexia in the critically ill N R Webster Temperature change is a conserved physiological response to infection. In animal studies cytokine responses associated with body temperature changes…
Evidence based medicine Non-invasive ventilation: When does it fail? Alan Gonzalez, Joseph Varon Non-invasive ventilation is a common form of ventilatory support via the patient’s upper airway using a mask [1,2]. Although…
Abstracts Abstract of The 11th International Symposium On Shock and Critical Care 2004 Simon Nanlohy Share Download PDF Abstracts of The 11th International Symposium On Shock and Critical Care 2004 File size: 24 KB…
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…
Review Hypoxic tissue damage and the protective effects of therapeutic hypothermia Hector Salazar Reyes, Joseph Varon Several molecules, chemicals and cells are involved in tissue damage during any hypoxic event, such as a cardiac arrest,…
Review Life-threatening hyponatremia in marathon runners: The Varon-Ayus syndrome revisited Pilar Acosta, Joseph Varon Life-threatening hyponatremia can occur when sodium concentration falls to 125 mmol/L or less. Symptoms usually do not depend on…