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The outcome of patients with acute stroke requiring intensive care unit admission
Conclusions: The need for mechanical ventilation and hypertension were independent predictors of high mortality in patients admitted to the ICU with acute stroke.
Source: European Respiratory Journal - November 20, 2019 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Khassawneh, B., Ibnian, A., Yassin, A., Al-Mistarehi, A., ELeimat, I., Ali, M., Shannaq, A., El-Salem, K. Tags: Acute critical care Source Type: research

Obstructive Sleep Apnoea (OSA): Men vs Women
Conclusion: Women had higher BMIs, ESS and lower AHIs than men. M: F ratio with AHI>15 was 2.54 which shows that fewer women than expected are being referred. Our M: F ratio of 2.10 in over 50’s reflects the known higher incidence of OSA in post-menopausal women, but remains below that expected from population studies. Thus more awareness is needed locally to improve recognition of OSA in our female population.
Source: European Respiratory Journal - December 6, 2017 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Haqqee, R., Jordan, T., Allen, M. Tags: Sleep and Control of Breathing Source Type: research

A Rapidly Accumulating Effusion in an Immunocompetent Woman
Chest. 2022 Jun;161(6):e377-e382. doi: 10.1016/j.chest.2021.12.665.ABSTRACTAn 87-year-old woman with a medical history of stroke, paroxysmal atrial fibrillation, type 2 diabetes mellitus, diastolic heart failure, and chronic bilateral lymphedema presents with 1 week of shortness of breath. The patient had a 20-pack-year smoking history and at baseline was able to ambulate freely without assistance. Her symptoms of dyspnea were mostly exertional and progressively worsening for 1 week before admission, despite compliance with her home furosemide. On admission, her temperature was 36.3 °C, BP was 101/59 mm Hg, heart rate was...
Source: Chest - June 9, 2022 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Zein Kattih Akhilesh Mahajan Morana Vojnic Jordan Steinberg Alyssa Yurovitsky Jin Ah Kim Amory Novoselac Source Type: research