Rapidly improving ARDS differs clinically and biologically from persistent ARDS
Rapidly improving acute respiratory distress syndrome (RIARDS) is an increasingly appreciated subgroup of ARDS in which hypoxemia improves within 24 h after initiation of mechanical ventilation. Detailed clini... (Source: Critical Care)
Source: Critical Care - April 22, 2024 Category: Intensive Care Authors: Patricia L. Valda Toro, Andrew Willmore, Nelson E. Wu, Kevin L. Delucchi, Alejandra Jauregui, Pratik Sinha, Kathleen D. Liu, Carolyn M. Hendrickson, Aartik Sarma, Lucile P. A. Neyton, Aleksandra Leligdowicz, Charles R. Langelier, Hanjing Zhuo, Chayse Jone Tags: Research Source Type: research

Ventilator-associated pneumonia related to extended-spectrum beta-lactamase producing Enterobacterales during severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection: risk factors and prognosis
Patients infected with the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-COV 2) and requiring mechanical ventilation suffer from a high incidence of ventilator associated pneumonia (VAP), mainly relate... (Source: Critical Care)
Source: Critical Care - April 20, 2024 Category: Intensive Care Authors: Keyvan Razazi, Charles-Edouard Luyt, Guillaume Voiriot, Anahita Rouz é, Marc Garnier, Alexis Ferré, Laurent Camous, Nicholas Heming, Nathanaël Lapidus, Anais Charles-Nelson and Armand Mekontso-Dessap Tags: Research Source Type: research

Extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation versus conventional CPR in cardiac arrest: be aware of the temporal selection bias
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Source: Critical Care - April 18, 2024 Category: Intensive Care Authors: Romain Jouffroy, Anne-C écile Vie and Benoît Vivien Tags: Matters Arising Source Type: research

Significance of critical closing pressures (starling resistors) in arterial circulation
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Source: Critical Care - April 18, 2024 Category: Intensive Care Authors: Michael R. Pinsky, M. Ignacio Monge Garc ía and Arnaldo Dubin Tags: Comment Source Type: research

Policy framework for the utilization of generative AI
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Source: Critical Care - April 18, 2024 Category: Intensive Care Authors: Kunming Cheng and Haiyang Wu Tags: Correspondence Source Type: research

Time-dependent effect of prone position in ARDS: considerations for future research
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Source: Critical Care - April 18, 2024 Category: Intensive Care Authors: Yuxian Wang and Ming Zhong Tags: Matters Arising Source Type: research

ACE inhibitors and angiotensin receptor blockers differentially alter the response to angiotensin II treatment in vasodilatory shock
Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor (ACEi) and angiotensin receptor blockers (ARB) medications are widely prescribed. We sought to assess how pre-admission use of these medications might impact the respons... (Source: Critical Care)
Source: Critical Care - April 18, 2024 Category: Intensive Care Authors: Daniel E. Leisman, Damian R. Handisides, Laurence W. Busse, Mark C. Chappell, Lakhmir S. Chawla, Michael R. Filbin, Marcia B. Goldberg, Kealy R. Ham, Ashish K. Khanna, Marlies Ostermann, Michael T. McCurdy, Christopher D. Adams, Tony N. Hodges and Rinaldo Tags: Research Source Type: research

Impact of attaining aggressive vs. conservative PK/PD target on the clinical efficacy of beta-lactams for the treatment of Gram-negative infections in the critically ill patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis
To perform a systematic review with meta-analysis with the dual intent of assessing the impact of attaining aggressive vs. conservative beta-lactams PK/PD target on the clinical efficacy for treating Gram-nega... (Source: Critical Care)
Source: Critical Care - April 16, 2024 Category: Intensive Care Authors: Milo Gatti, Pier Giorgio Cojutti and Federico Pea Tags: Research Source Type: research

Contribution of electrical impedance tomography to personalize positive end-expiratory pressure under ECCO2R
Extracorporeal Carbon Dioxide Removal (ECCO2R) is used in acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) patients to facilitate lung-protective ventilatory strategies. Electrical Impedance Tomography (EIT) allows ind... (Source: Critical Care)
Source: Critical Care - April 16, 2024 Category: Intensive Care Authors: Benjamin Pequignot, Alain Combes, Mickael Lescroart, Bruno Levy and Matthieu Koszutski Tags: Brief Report Source Type: research

Effect of intra-arrest transport, extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation and immediate invasive assessment in refractory out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: a long-term follow-up of the Prague OHCA trial
Randomized data evaluating the impact of the extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation (ECPR) approach on long-term clinical outcomes in patients with refractory out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) are la... (Source: Critical Care)
Source: Critical Care - April 16, 2024 Category: Intensive Care Authors: Daniel Rob, Klaudia Farkasovska, Marketa Kreckova, Ondrej Smid, Petra Kavalkova, Jaromir Macoun, Michal Huptych, Petra Havrankova, Juraj Gallo, Jan Pudil, Milan Dusik, Stepan Havranek, Ales Linhart and Jan Belohlavek Tags: Research Source Type: research

Smoking on the risk of acute respiratory distress syndrome: a systematic review and meta-analysis
The relationship between smoking and the risk of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) has been recognized, but the conclusions have been inconsistent. This systematic review and meta-analysis investigate... (Source: Critical Care)
Source: Critical Care - April 14, 2024 Category: Intensive Care Authors: Lujia Zhang, Jiahuan Xu, Yue Li, Fanqi Meng and Wei Wang Tags: Research Source Type: research

Correction to: Interventions to promote cost-effectiveness in adult intensive care units: consensus statement and considerations for best practice from a multidisciplinary and multinational eDelphi study
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Source: Critical Care - April 12, 2024 Category: Intensive Care Authors: Amit Kansal, Jos M. Latour, Kay Choong See, Sumeet Rai, Maurizio Cecconi, Carl Britto, Andrew Conway Morris, Raymond Dominic Savio, Vinay M. Nadkarni, B. K. Rao and Rajesh Mishra Tags: Correction Source Type: research

Neo-epitope detection identifies extracellular matrix turnover in systemic inflammation and sepsis: an exploratory study
Sepsis is associated with high morbidity and mortality, primarily due to systemic inflammation-induced tissue damage, resulting organ failure, and impaired recovery. Regulated extracellular matrix (ECM) turnov... (Source: Critical Care)
Source: Critical Care - April 12, 2024 Category: Intensive Care Authors: YiWen Fan, Jill Moser, Matijs van Meurs, Dorien Kiers, Jannie Marie B ülow Sand, Diana Julie Leeming, Peter Pickkers, Janette K. Burgess, Matthijs Kox and Janesh Pillay Tags: Research Source Type: research

Job description and perception of clinical research personnel working in a network of French intensive care units
There is a lack of information about the organisation and management of clinical research personnel in Europe and of their professional activity in intensive care. We therefore conducted a cross-sectional surv... (Source: Critical Care)
Source: Critical Care - April 11, 2024 Category: Intensive Care Authors: Mireille Adda, Claire Dupuis, G érald Gouby, Claude Dubray, Jean Reignier, Bertrand Souweine and Christian Dualé Tags: Research Source Type: research

Anti-inflammatory therapies are associated with delayed onset of anemia and reduction in transfusion requirements in critically ill patients: results from two studies
Anemia is a hallmark of critical illness, which is largely inflammatory driven. We hypothesized that the use of anti-inflammatory agents limits the development of anemia and reduces the need for red blood cell... (Source: Critical Care)
Source: Critical Care - April 9, 2024 Category: Intensive Care Authors: Madelief Bolscher, Stephanie C. E. Koster, Matty Koopmans, Jelle L. G. Haitsma Mulier, Lennie P. G. Derde and Nicole P. Juffermans Tags: Research Source Type: research