3 School of Engineering and ICT, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia 4 School of Medicine, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia Objective To assess the performance of a ...

Introduction of "Code Sepsis": The use of "Code Sepsis" or "Sepsis huddle" protocols to facilitate rapid diagnosis and treatment of sepsis by multidisciplinary teams has been newly weakly recommended ...

To examine the use of airway pressure release ventilation (APRV) in patients with restrictive lung disease as an effective open-lung tool maneuver. This single-center retrospective case series ...

An 8-year-old girl presents with five days of worsening cough. She has a temperature of 38.6 °C, a respiratory rate of 38, a blood pressure of 85/45, and a heart rate of 120. Pulse oximetry reveals an ...

ABSTRACT: Importance: The best respiratory support technique to reduce intubation and mortality in patients with respiratory failure due to COVID-19 is controversial. Objective: To determine the ...

Respiratory distress (RD) in newborn is characterized by increased work of breathing (WOB) in the form of tachypnea, grunting, chest retractions, and often associated with reduced air entry and ...

Objectives To develop a disease stratification model for COVID-19 that updates according to changes in a patient’s condition while in hospital to facilitate patient management and resource allocation.

Oxidative stress is a pivotal point in the pathophysiology of COVID-19 and presumably also in Long-COVID. Inflammation and oxidative stress are mutually reinforcing each other, thus contributing to ...

chart analysis of consecutive patients with confirmed Covid-19 and severe ARF (PaO2/FiO2 ratio <150) who received HFNC. Patients were systematically encouraged to lie in the prone position if ...