The Yang-Tobin Index: A Key Predictor for Successful Extubation in Critical Care
Why the Yang-Tobin Index Matters Determining the right time to extubate a critically ill patient remains one of the most ...
Tag: respiratory failure
High dose dexamethasone does not improve survival in patients with hypoxemic respiratory failure due to COVID-19
1. High dose dexamethasone was nonsuperior in regards to 60-day survival outcomes as compared with regular dose dexamethasone in COVID-19 ...
Discharge from pediatric intensive care unit after respiratory failure may be associated with long-term impact on neurocognition
1. Patients who were discharged from a pediatric intensive care unit for respiratory failure were found to have lower IQ ...
Lower oxygenation does not improve mortality in hypoxemic respiratory failure
1. A lower oxygenation target was shown not to decrease the 90-day mortality in patients with acute hypoxemic respiratory failure ...
#VisualAbstract: The Incubation Period of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) From Publicly Reported Confirmed Cases
1. Investigators analyzed 181 cases of COVID-19 outside of Wuhan and estimated that the median incubation period is 5.1 days ...
Large study describes characteristics of children with COVID-19 in China
1. Children of all ages were susceptible to SARS-CoV-2 infection, with infants and younger children being most at risk for ...
Dexamethasone treatment for the acute respiratory distress syndrome
1. Study findings suggest that early administration of intravenous dexamethasone during acute respiratory distress syndrome may decrease duration of mechanical ...
