Importance In December 2019, a novel coronavirus (severe acute respiratory syndrome
coronavirus 2 [SARS-CoV-2]) emerged in China and has spread globally, creating a pandemic. …

Hypercoagulability of COVID‐19 patients in intensive care unit: A report of thromboelastography
findings and other parameters of hemostasis - Panigada - 2020 - Journal of Thrombosis …

Covid-19 patients who require mechanical ventilation for ARDS have a high risk (> 50%) of
developing VAP, most commonly because of Gram-negative bacteria. Further work is …

Background Morbidly obese patients, during anesthesia and paralysis, experience more
severe impairment of respiratory mechanics and gas exchange than normal subjects. The …

Mechanical ventilation with plateau pressure lower than 35 cm H 2 O and high positive end-expiratory
pressure (PEEP) has been recommended as lung protective strategy. Ten …

Background Severe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) is characterized by an increased
risk of thromboembolic events, with evidence of microthrombosis in the lungs of deceased …

Introduction Sepsis, a leading cause of death in critically ill patients, is the result of complex
interactions between the infecting microorganisms and the host responses that influence …

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factors for mortality of adult inpatients with COVID-19 in Wuhan, China: a retrospective cohort …

Objective: Continuous aspiration of subglottic secretions (CASS) is believed to lower the
incidence of ventilator-associated pneumonia. Animal studies to establish safety and efficacy of …

Interventions aimed at recruiting the lung of patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome
(ARDS) are not uniformly effective. Because the prone position increases homogeneity of …