Imaging technique Clinical role Technical limitations X-ray Lung assessment Poor contrast diagnostic resolution Quality of the exam affected by ICU conditions Radiation exposure Computed tomography Lung assessment Lung recruitment Overdistension…
First author Year Incidence of VAP in ARDS patients Incidence of VAP in no ARDS patients Diagnostic methods Journal Markowicz 2000 49 out of 134 (36%) 173 out of 744…
Fig. 12.1 Probability of survival according to the PaO2/FiO2 ratio in the ACURASYS study (Reproduced with permission from Papazian et al. [16], Appendix 2) 12.4 Summary of the Evidence-Based Data…
(1) Unità Operativa di Anestesia e Rianimazione, Ospedaliera San Paolo-Polo Universitario, ASST Santi Paolo e Carlo, Milan, Italy (2) Unità Operativa di Anestesia e Rianimazione, Ospedale Nuovo di Legnano, ASST…
Fig. 9.1 Flow diagram for weaning in ARDS; derived from [26, 27, 34, 47–50] There is insufficient evidence to evaluate the effectiveness of protocol-directed sedation regimes as results from the…
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2017Davide Chiumello (ed.)Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome10.1007/978-3-319-41852-0_17 17. Stem Cells and Their Immunomodulatory Potential for the Treatment of ARDS Claudia C. dos Santos1, 2 (1) The Keenan Centre for Biomedical Research, The…
First author, year Patients Design Population Intubation rate Risk factors for intubation Wysocki, 1995 41 Monocenter RCT: NIV vs. O2 ARF not related to AECOPD NIV: 62% vs. O2: 70%…
Central venous pressure Urine output <0.5 mL/kg/h Urine output ≥0.5 mL/kg/h >8 Furosemideb Furosemidec 4–8 Fluid bolusb Furosemidec <4 Fluid bolusb No interventionc Adapted from Grissom et al. [69] aRecommended…
Fig. 5.1 Types of recruitment maneuvers. Sigh maneuver (a), typical sustained inflation maneuver (b), slow stepwise maneuver based on step-by-step changes in PEEP (c) 5.3.1 Sigh A RM consisting in…
Fig. 6.1 Distribution of aerated, poorly aerated, and non-aerated lung regions at end expiration (a and c) and end inspiration (b and d) in supine and in prone position. The…
