The development of pulmonary atelectasis is common in the surgical patient. Pulmonary
atelectasis can cause various degrees of gas exchange and respiratory mechanics …

Obesity is an important risk factor for major complications, morbidity and mortality related to
intubation procedures and ventilation in the intensive care unit (ICU). The fall in functional …

Background High-flow nasal cannula (HFNC) has become a frequently used noninvasive
form of respiratory support in acute settings; however, evidence supporting its use has only …

Novel coronavirus 2019 is a single‐stranded, ribonucleic acid virus that has led to an
international pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019. Clinical data from the Chinese …

Non-invasive ventilation (NIV) has been shown to be effective in avoiding intubation and
improving survival in patients with acute hypoxemic respiratory failure (ARF) when …

Abstract Background This is Part 2 of the first consensus guidelines for optimal care of
patients undergoing emergency laparotomy (EL) using an Enhanced Recovery After …

OBJECTIVE: Hypoxia is one of the primary causes that leads to multiple organ injuries and
death in COVID-19 patients. Aggressive oxygen therapy for the treatment of hypoxia is …

Background It is unclear how often survival benefits observed in single-center randomized
controlled trials (sRCTs) involving critically ill patients are confirmed by subsequent …

Background We aimed at determining whether a 2-h session of high-flow nasal oxygen
(HFNO) immediately after extubation improves oxygen exchange after major gynaecological …

Background Although there are thousands of published recommendations in anesthesiology
clinical practice guidelines, the extent to which these are supported by high levels of …