Purpose On a regular basis, the intensivist encounters the patient who is difficult to wean
from mechanical ventilatory support. The causes for failure to wean from mechanical …

Pleural effusions are associated with abnormalities in gas exchange, respiratory mechanics,
respiratory muscle function and hemodynamics, but the association between these …

Breathlessness is the most common symptom in individuals with pleural effusion and is often
disabling. The pathophysiology of breathlessness associated with pleural effusion is …

Background and objective The pathophysiology of breathlessness in pleural effusion is
unclear. In the PLEASE‐1 study, abnormal ipsilateral hemidiaphragm shape and movement …

Background Pleural effusion is common during invasive mechanical ventilation, but its role
during weaning is unclear. We aimed at assessing the prevalence and risk factors for pleural …

Background A novel reassortant avian-origin influenza A (H7N9) virus was found to infect
three Chinese residents, the first H7N9 infection in humans in Asia. Chest computed …

Small-bore pleural drainage device insertion has become a first-line therapy for the
treatment of pleural effusions (PLEFF) in the intensive care unit; however, no data are …

Purpose In patients with pleural effusion (PLE) monitored by Electrical Impedance
Tomography (EIT) an increase in end-expiratory lung impedance (EELI) is observed …

Purpose The effects on the respiratory or hemodynamic function of drainage of pleural
effusion on critically ill patients are not completely understood. First outcome was to evaluate …

Background This prospective observational study reports on diaphragm excursion, velocity
of diaphragm contraction, and changes in pleural pressure that occur with thoracentesis …