Sepsis and septic shock are common oncologic emergencies that require vigilant, timely diagnosis and intervention. Timely and effective detection and treatment of these conditions are key to patient survival.
Patients who pass a spontaneous breathing trial with reduced abdominal muscle thickening during cough are at a high risk for liberation failure from mechanical ventilation.
Efforts to prevent respiratory diseases may be as important as smoking cessation in preventing the development of rheumatoid arthritis in at risk individuals.
Among patients with no known prior CVD, modestly elevated troponin I levels during sepsis have been associated with an increased risk for experiencing adverse CV events.
Investigators assessed how critically ill adult patients with COVID-19 and respiratory or cardiovascular organ support responded to tocilizumab or sarilumab treatments.
In patients with ARDS, mechanical power was associated with mortality during mechanical ventilation, but a simpler model using only driving pressure and respiratory rate was also informative.
