[HTML][HTML] Planning and provision of ECMO services for severe ARDS during the COVID-19 pandemic and other outbreaks of emerging infectious diseases

K Ramanathan, D Antognini, A Combes… - The Lancet …, 2020 - thelancet.com
WHO interim guidelines recommend offering extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
(ECMO) to eligible patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) related to …

[HTML][HTML] The Japanese clinical practice guidelines for management of sepsis and septic shock 2020 (J-SSCG 2020)

M Egi, H Ogura, T Yatabe, K Atagi, S Inoue, T Iba… - Journal of intensive …, 2021 - Springer
Abstract The Japanese Clinical Practice Guidelines for Management of Sepsis and Septic
Shock 2020 (J-SSCG 2020), a Japanese-specific set of clinical practice guidelines for sepsis …

Extracorporeal life support organization coronavirus disease 2019 interim guidelines: a consensus document from an international group of interdisciplinary …

K Shekar, J Badulak, G Peek, U Boeken, HJ Dalton… - Asaio …, 2020 - journals.lww.com
Abstract Disclaimer: The Extracorporeal Life Support Organization (ELSO) Coronavirus
Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Guidelines have been developed to assist existing …

[HTML][HTML] Analgesia and sedation in patients with ARDS

G Chanques, JM Constantin, JW Devlin, EW Ely… - Intensive care …, 2020 - Springer
Abstract Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) is one of the most demanding
conditions in an Intensive Care Unit (ICU). Management of analgesia and sedation in ARDS …

[HTML][HTML] Extra Corporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) review of a lifesaving technology

G Makdisi, I Wang - Journal of thoracic disease, 2015 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Abstract Extra Corporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) indications and usage has
strikingly progressed over the last 20 years; it has become essential tool in the care of adults …

[HTML][HTML] Pulmonary infections complicating ARDS

CE Luyt, L Bouadma, AC Morris, JA Dhanani… - Intensive care …, 2020 - Springer
Pulmonary infection is one of the main complications occurring in patients suffering from
acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). Besides traditional risk factors, dysregulation of …

[HTML][HTML] Pharmacokinetics–pharmacodynamics issues relevant for the clinical use of beta-lactam antibiotics in critically ill patients

RP Veiga, JA Paiva - Critical Care, 2018 - Springer
Antimicrobials are among the most important and commonly prescribed drugs in the
management of critically ill patients and beta-lactams are the most common antibiotic class …

[HTML][HTML] Protein-bound drugs are prone to sequestration in the extracorporeal membrane oxygenation circuit: results from an ex vivo study

K Shekar, JA Roberts, CI Mcdonald, S Ghassabian… - Critical Care, 2015 - Springer
Introduction Vital drugs may be degraded or sequestered in extracorporeal membrane
oxygenation (ECMO) circuits, with lipophilic drugs considered to be particularly vulnerable …

[HTML][HTML] Sequestration of drugs in the circuit may lead to therapeutic failure during extracorporeal membrane oxygenation

K Shekar, JA Roberts, CI Mcdonald, S Fisquet… - Critical care, 2012 - Springer
Introduction Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is a supportive therapy, with its
success dependent on effective drug therapy that reverses the pathology and/or normalizes …

[HTML][HTML] Advances in antibiotic therapy in the critically ill

JL Vincent, M Bassetti, B François, G Karam, J Chastre… - Critical Care, 2016 - Springer
Infections occur frequently in critically ill patients and their management can be challenging
for various reasons, including delayed diagnosis, difficulties identifying causative …