The severe acute respiratory syndrome Coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic has had
devastating effects on global health and worldwide economy. Despite an initial reluctance to …

Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is a common disease entity in critical care
medicine and is still associated with a high mortality. Because of the heterogeneous …

Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is a life-threatening noncardiogenic circulatory
disorder of the lungs associated with critical illnesses such as sepsis, trauma, and immune …

Mechanical ventilation of lungs is capable of activating the innate immune system and
inducing sterile inflammatory response. The proinflammatory cytokine IL-1β is among the …

The complex nature of single organ failure potentially leading to multiple organ dysfunction
syndrome (MODS) in critically ill patients necessitates integrated supportive therapy. Rather …

Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) is a clinical syndrome characterized by diffuse
alveolar damage usually secondary to an intense host inflammatory response of the lung to …

Objectives: To assess the feasibility and safety of a conservative approach to oxygen
therapy in mechanically ventilated ICU patients. Design: Pilot prospective before-and-after …

Background and Purpose—Medical complications are common among patients with stroke.
However, little is known about the potential interrelationship among them. In the present …

Rationale: Sepsis is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality. Currently, early diagnosis
and the progression of the disease are difficult to make. The integration of metabolomic and …

Objectives To examine whether the extent of fibroproliferative changes on high-resolution
CT (HRCT) scan influences prognosis, ventilator dependency and the associated outcomes …