Objectives: To describe, with an emphasis on clinical applications, what is known about the
pathophysiology, management, and implications of septic cardiomyopathy in the adult ICU …

The influenza viruses are some of the most important human pathogens, causing substantial
seasonal and pandemic morbidity and mortality. In humans, infection of the lower respiratory …

Purpose The evolution of the epidemiology and mortality of extracorporeal membrane
oxygenation (ECMO) remains unclear. The present study investigates the evolving …

Seasonal and pandemic influenza are the two faces of respiratory infections caused by
influenza viruses in humans. As seasonal influenza occurs on an annual basis, the …

Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is a mode of extracorporeal life support that
augments oxygenation, ventilation and/or cardiac output via cannulae connected to a circuit …

Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is characterized by a new acute onset of
hypoxemia secondary to a pulmonary edema of non-cardiogenic origin, bilateral lung …

Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is characterized by the acute onset of
pulmonary edema of non-cardiogenic origin, along with bilateral pulmonary infiltrates and …

Objectives: The role of intraaortic balloon pumping combined with venoarterial
extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in cardiogenic shock patients remains unknown …

Rationale: There is wide variability in mechanical ventilation settings during extracorporeal
membrane oxygenation (ECMO) in patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome …

Background The mortality rate of severely ill patients treated with venoarterial extracorporeal
membrane oxygenation (VA-ECMO) remains unknown because of differences in patient …