Fifty Years of Research in ARDS.Gas Exchange in Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome

P Radermacher, SM Maggiore… - American journal of …, 2017 - atsjournals.org
Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is characterized by severe impairment of gas
exchange. Hypoxemia is mainly due to intrapulmonary shunt, whereas increased alveolar …

Prone position in intubated, mechanically ventilated patients with COVID-19: a multi-centric study of more than 1000 patients

T Langer, M Brioni, A Guzzardella, E Carlesso… - Critical Care, 2021 - Springer
Background Limited data are available on the use of prone position in intubated, invasively
ventilated patients with Coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19). Aim of this study is to …

Respiratory pathophysiology of mechanically ventilated patients with COVID-19: a cohort study

DR Ziehr, J Alladina, CR Petri, JH Maley… - American journal of …, 2020 - atsjournals.org
Methods Population and setting. We studied all adult inpatients with SARS-CoV-2 infection
and respiratory failure managed with invasive mechanical ventilation at Massachusetts …

Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) caused by the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19): a practical comprehensive literature review

F Montenegro, L Unigarro, G Paredes… - Expert review of …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction The exponential growth of SARS-CoV-2 virus transmission during the first
months of 2020 has placed substantial pressure on most health systems around the world …

Physiologic analysis and clinical performance of the ventilatory ratio in acute respiratory distress syndrome

P Sinha, CS Calfee, JR Beitler, N Soni… - American journal of …, 2019 - atsjournals.org
Rationale: Pulmonary dead space fraction (Vd/Vt) is an independent predictor of mortality in
acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). Yet, it is seldom used in practice. The …

Respiratory mechanics and gas exchange in COVID-19–associated respiratory failure

EJ Schenck, K Hoffman, P Goyal, J Choi… - Annals of the …, 2020 - atsjournals.org
Methods This single center cohort study of patients with COVID-19, with a positive RT-PCR
for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), treated with mechanical …

Computed tomography assessment of PEEP-induced alveolar recruitment in patients with severe COVID-19 pneumonia

L Ball, C Robba, L Maiello, J Herrmann, SE Gerard… - Critical Care, 2021 - Springer
Background There is a paucity of data concerning the optimal ventilator management in
patients with COVID-19 pneumonia; particularly, the optimal levels of positive-end expiratory …

Ventilatory ratio in hypercapnic mechanically ventilated patients with COVID-19–associated acute respiratory distress syndrome

X Liu, X Liu, Y Xu, Z Xu, Y Huang, S Chen… - American journal of …, 2020 - atsjournals.org
Ventilatory Ratio in Hypercapnic Mechanically Ventilated Patients with COVID-19–associated
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome | American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care …

Comparing clinical features and outcomes in mechanically ventilated patients with COVID-19 and acute respiratory distress syndrome

MW Sjoding, AJ Admon, AK Saha, SG Kay… - Annals of the …, 2021 - atsjournals.org
Rationale: Patients with severe coronavirus disease (COVID-19) meet clinical criteria for the
acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), yet early reports suggested they differ …

Individualized versus Fixed Positive End-expiratory Pressure for Intraoperative Mechanical Ventilation in Obese Patients: A Secondary Analysis

P Simon, F Girrbach, D Petroff, N Schliewe… - …, 2021 - pubs.asahq.org
Background General anesthesia may cause atelectasis and deterioration in oxygenation in
obese patients. The authors hypothesized that individualized positive end-expiratory …