BMJ

Development and preclinical testing of an adaptive algorithm for automated control of inspired oxygen in the preterm infant

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 ...
BMJ

Severity of respiratory failure at admission and in-hospital mortality in patients with COVID-19: a prospective observational multicentre study

Objectives COVID-19 causes lung parenchymal and endothelial damage that lead to hypoxic acute respiratory failure (hARF). The influence of hARF severity on patients’ outcomes is still poorly ...
MedPage Today

SOFA Score Revision Released for Organ Dysfunction in Critical Illness

The SOFA-2 score included new definitions, new variables, and revised thresholds to categorize the severity of organ dysfunction in critical illness. The updates reflected changes in practice, ...
ohsu

Blood Gases, Comprehensive

Sodium, Whole Blood 134 to 143 mmol/L Less than or equal to 120 or greater than or equal to 160 mmol/L Potassium, Whole Blood 3.4 to 5.0 mmol/L Less than or equal to 2.5 or greater than or equal to ...
Scientific Research Publishing

Cascella, M., Rajnik, M., Aleem, A., et al. (2022) Features, Evaluation, and Treatment of Coronavirus (COVID-19). StatPearls Publishing.

ABSTRACT: Background: There is a paucity of data on the efficacy of ventilatory strategies in COVID-19-related ARDS. The aim of this study was to describe the effect of positive end-expiratory ...
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Oxygenation Markers for Assessing ARDS Severity in ICU

The following is a summary of “Clinical Performance of Spo 2 /Fio 2 and Pao 2 /Fio 2 Ratio in Mechanically Ventilated Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Patients: A Retrospective Study,” published in ...
Nature

Longitudinal analysis of ARDS variability and biomarker predictive power in burn patients

Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) is a severe complication in burn patients, characterized by rapid lung inflammation and hypoxemia. Managing ARDS is challenging due to its high mortality ...
Nature

The association between blood urea nitrogen to albumin ratio and the 28 day mortality in tuberculosis patients complicated by sepsis

The relationship between blood urea nitrogen to albumin ratio (BAR) and the prognosis of patients with tuberculosis (TB) complicated by sepsis remains unclear. This study aimed to explore the ...
Yahoo Finance

MediciNova Announces New Data and Results of MN-166 (ibudilast) in Chlorine Gas-induced Acute Lung Injury Presented at the 63rd Annual Meeting of the Society of Toxicology

LA JOLLA, Calif., March 12, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- MediciNova, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company traded on the NASDAQ Global Market (NASDAQ:MNOV) and the Standard Market of the Tokyo Stock Exchange ...
Scientific Research Publishing

Rice, T.W., Wheeler, A.P., Bernard, G.R., et al. (2007) Comparison of the Spo2/Fio2 Ratio and the Pao2/Fio2 Ratio in Patients with Acute Lung Injury or ARDS. Chest, 132, 410-417.

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 ...
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Exposure to Arterial Hyperoxia During Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenator Support and Mortality in Patients With Cardiogenic Shock

Exposure to hyperoxia, a high arterial partial pressure of oxygen (PaO2), may be associated with worse outcomes in patients receiving extracorporeal membrane oxygenator (ECMO) support. We examined ...