This study is a narrative review that provides a comprehensive overview of the role of computed tomography (CT) in the diagnosis and management of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), ranging ...

We read with great interest the article titled “Use of high-dose steroid therapy: addition of anakinra in the treatment of severe COVID-19,” recently published in your journal 1. The study clearly ...

Copyright: © 2024 Elsevier Ltd. Published by Elsevier Ltd. Criteria for identifying sepsis and septic shock in children aged up to 17 years have been updated for the ...

aCenter for Acute Respiratory Failure and Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons and New York-Presbyterian Hospital, New ...

Literature on the anesthetic management of endovascular treatment of acute ischemic stroke (AIS) is limited. Anesthetic management during these procedures is still mostly dependent on individual or ...

Infections caused by pathogenic microorganisms, including bacteria, viruses, fungi, and other eukaryotic microbes, seriously threaten human health. Traditional research methods and laboratory ...

Sepsis is an inflammatory disorder and a life-threatening organ dysfunction caused by dysregulated host response to microbial infection. Neutrophils and macrophages play pivotal roles in defense ...

Objectives Methylene blue exerts its vasopressor properties by inhibiting nitric oxide-mediated vasodilation. Recent studies have advocated the use of methylene blue as a rescue therapy for patients ...

Background Early warning systems (EWS) used across the world typically assign a fixed number of points to patients receiving supplemental oxygen, regardless of amount. This ordinal binary approach may ...

Definitions of hypoxaemia, hypoxia, type 1 respiratory failure and hyperoxaemia Definition of hypercapnia and type 2 respiratory failure Definition of acidosis (respiratory acidosis and metabolic ...