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"Size Matters" in Regard to Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Case Volume and Mortality!

scientific article published on 01 May 2018

A CXCL2 polymorphism is associated with better outcomes in patients with severe sepsis.

scientific article published in October 2007

A Prognostic Enrichment Strategy for Selection of Patients With Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome in Clinical Trials

scientific article published on 01 March 2019

A Quantile Analysis of Plateau and Driving Pressures: Effects on Mortality in Patients With Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Receiving Lung-Protective Ventilation

scientific article

A Risk Tertiles Model for Predicting Mortality in Patients With Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome: Age, Plateau Pressure, and PaO2/FIO2at ARDS Onset Can Predict Mortality ⬇️

scientific article published on January 21, 2011

A clinical classification of the acute respiratory distress syndrome for predicting outcome and guiding medical therapy*.

scientific article published in February 2015

A comparison of leak compensation during pediatric noninvasive ventilation: a lung model study

scientific article published on 2 July 2013

A comparison of leak compensation in acute care ventilators during noninvasive and invasive ventilation: a lung model study

scientific article published on 21 May 2013

A comparison of methods to identify open-lung PEEP.

scientific article published on 31 January 2009

A decremental PEEP trial identifies the PEEP level that maintains oxygenation after lung recruitment.

scientific article

A high positive end-expiratory pressure, low tidal volume ventilatory strategy improves outcome in persistent acute respiratory distress syndrome: a randomized, controlled trial

scientific article

A lung rescue team improves survival in obesity with acute respiratory distress syndrome

scientific article published on 15 January 2020

A protocol for high-frequency oscillatory ventilation in adults: results from a roundtable discussion.

scientific article published on July 2007

A sigmoidal fit for pressure-volume curves of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis patients on mechanical ventilation: clinical implications ⬇️

scientific article published on January 1, 2011

A unidirectional breathing pattern improves breathing efficiency in subjects with severe COPD.

scientific article published on 29 April 2014

A universal definition of ARDS: the PaO2/FiO2 ratio under a standard ventilatory setting--a prospective, multicenter validation study

scientific article published on 31 January 2013

Activation of the Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway by mechanical ventilation is associated with ventilator-induced pulmonary fibrosis in healthy lungs

scientific article

Acute Application of Noninvasive Ventilation Outside the ICU: When Is It Safe? ⬇️

scientific article published on 01 May 2012

Acute respiratory distress syndrome definition: do we need a change? ⬇️

scientific article published on February 1, 2011

Adaptive support ventilation with and without end-tidal CO2 closed loop control versus conventional ventilation

scientific article

Adaptive support ventilation: an appropriate mechanical ventilation strategy for acute respiratory distress syndrome?

scientific article published in October 2009

Adult ICU ventilators to provide neonatal ventilation: a lung simulator study

scientific article published on 18 October 2008

Age, PaO2/FIO2, and Plateau Pressure Score: A Proposal for a Simple Outcome Score in Patients With the Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome

scientific article published on 31 March 2016

An early PEEP/FIO2 trial identifies different degrees of lung injury in patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome

scientific article published on 21 June 2007

Are New Devices for Percutaneous Dilatational Tracheostomy Really Needed? Yes.

scientific article published in July 2015

Are we fully utilizing the functionalities of modern operating room ventilators?

scientific article published on 21 September 2017

Assessment of PaO₂/FiO₂ for stratification of patients with moderate and severe acute respiratory distress syndrome

scientific article

Assisted mechanical ventilation: the future is now!

scientific article published on 29 July 2015

Association of center volume with outcomes in critically ill children with acute asthma

scientific article published on 14 May 2014

Association of house staff training with mortality in children with critical illness

scientific article published on 24 September 2015

Asynchronies during mechanical ventilation are associated with mortality

scientific article published on 19 February 2015

Asynchrony, neural drive, ventilatory variability and COMFORT: NAVA versus pressure support in pediatric patients. A non-randomized cross-over trial ⬇️

scientific article published on April 6, 2012

Attitudes of respiratory therapists and nurses about measures to prevent ventilator-associated pneumonia: a multicenter, cross-sectional survey study

scientific article published on 01 December 2007

Automatic detection of ventilatory modes during invasive mechanical ventilation.

scientific article

Bilevel vs ICU ventilators providing noninvasive ventilation: effect of system leaks: a COPD lung model comparison

scientific article published on 8 May 2009

CPAP Devices for Emergency Prehospital Use: A Bench Study

scientific article published on 29 September 2015

CPAP Devices for Emergency Prehospital Use: Looking Inside of It-Reply

scientific article

Categorization in Mechanically Ventilated Pediatric Subjects: A Proposed Method to Improve Quality

scientific article published on 14 June 2016

Cellular phone interference with the operation of mechanical ventilators

scientific article published in April 2004

Clinical repercussions of high-frequency percussive ventilation: A burning issue* ⬇️

scientific article published on 01 October 2010

Clinical trials in patients with the acute respiratory distress syndrome: burn after reading

scientific article published on 10 April 2014

Combining high-frequency oscillatory ventilation and recruitment maneuvers in adults with early acute respiratory distress syndrome: the Treatment with Oscillation and an Open Lung Strategy (TOOLS) Trial pilot study

scientific article published in March 2005

Comparison of commercial and noncommercial endotracheal tube-securing devices.

scientific article

Comparison of high-frequency oscillatory ventilation and conventional mechanical ventilation in pediatric respiratory failure

scientific article

Competencies needed by graduate respiratory therapists in 2015 and beyond.

scientific article

Comprehensive respiratory medicine

scientific article

Concerns about LUNG-SAFE: response to the letter to the Editor of Critical Care by Bellani et al.

scientific article published on 17 September 2016

Continuous measurement of cardiac output with the electrical velocimetry method in patients under spinal anesthesia for cesarean delivery

scientific article published on 16 December 2014

Continuous positive airway pressure and ventilation are more effective with a nasal mask than a full face mask in unconscious subjects: a randomized controlled trial

scientific article

Continuous positive airway pressure in new-generation mechanical ventilators: a lung model study

scientific article published in January 2002

Continuous positive airway pressure increases inspiratory capacity of COPD patients

scientific article published on 01 May 2008

Counterpoint: High-frequency ventilation is not the optimal physiological approach to ventilate ARDS patients

scientific article published on 01 April 2008

Creating a vision for respiratory care in 2015 and beyond.

scientific article

Current incidence and outcome of the acute respiratory distress syndrome

scientific article

Cycle asynchrony: always a concern during pressure ventilation!

scientific article published on 9 February 2016

Daily Goals Formulation and Enhanced Visualization of Mechanical Ventilation Variance Improves Mechanical Ventilation Score

scientific article published on 10 January 2017

Determinants of tidal volume during high-frequency oscillation

scientific article published in January 2003

Development of a Lung Rescue Team to Improve Care of Subjects With Refractory Acute Respiratory Failure

scientific article published on 04 February 2020

Double Cycling During Mechanical Ventilation

Double lumen endotracheal tube for percutaneous tracheostomy.

scientific article published on 26 August 2014

Double lumen endotracheal tube for percutaneous tracheostomy–reply

scientific article published in March 2015

Effect positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) on risk of postoperative pulmonary complications in patients undergoing elective craniotomy

scientific article published on 15 December 2017

Effectiveness of breathing through nasal and oral routes in unconscious apneic adult human subjects: a prospective randomized crossover trial

scientific article published in July 2011

Effects of Aminophylline on Regional Diaphragmatic Shortening after Thoracotomy in the Awake Lamb ⬇️

scientific article published on July 1, 1992

Effects of Depth of Propofol and Sevoflurane Anesthesia on Upper Airway Collapsibility, Respiratory Genioglossus Activation, and Breathing in Healthy Volunteers.

scientific article published on 11 July 2016

Effects of Leak Compensation on Patient-Ventilator Synchrony During Premature/Neonatal Invasive and Noninvasive Ventilation: A Lung Model Study

scientific article published on 20 September 2016

Effects of Nebulizer Position, Gas Flow, and CPAP on Aerosol Bronchodilator Delivery: An In Vitro Study

scientific article published on 17 November 2015

Effects of sedatives and opioids on trigger and cycling asynchronies throughout mechanical ventilation: an observational study in a large dataset from critically ill patients

scientific article published on 05 July 2019

Effects of ventilator settings, nebulizer and exhalation port position on albuterol delivery during non-invasive ventilation: an in-vitro study

scientific article

Efficacy of Superimposed High-frequency Jet Ventilation Applied to Variable Degrees of Tracheal Stenosis: One Step Forward to Optimized Patient Care

scientific article published on 8 August 2015

Efficacy of coaxial ventilation with a novel endotracheal catheter equipped with a functional cuff: A swine model study

scientific article published on 16 October 2015

Endotracheal Tubes Cleaned With a Novel Mechanism for Secretion Removal: A Randomized Controlled Clinical Study

scientific article published on 26 July 2016

Endotracheal catheter equipped with functional cuff produces clinically relevant positive end expiratory pressure: a bench study

scientific article published on 02 August 2018

Endotracheal tube holders and the prone position: a cause for concern--reply

scientific article published in February 2015

Endotracheal tube management during mechanical ventilation: less is more!

scientific article published on 17 September 2019

Erratum to: Validation of the Better Care® system to detect ineffective efforts during expiration in mechanically ventilated patients: a pilot study

scholarly article published in Intensive Care Medicine

Evaluating the efficacy of dexamethasone in the treatment of patients with persistent acute respiratory distress syndrome: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

scientific article published on 22 July 2016

Evaluation of a Low-Cost Bubble CPAP System Designed for Resource-Limited Settings

scientific article published on 30 January 2018

Evaluation of an automated endotracheal tube cuff controller during simulated mechanical ventilation

scientific article published on 25 November 2014

Evaluation of the Augmented Infant Resuscitator: A Monitoring Device for Neonatal Bag-Valve-Mask Resuscitation

scientific article published on 31 August 2017

Examining the Phenomenon of the Administrative Burden in Health Care, Allied Health, and Respiratory Care

scientific article published on January 2016

Exhaled CO2, a guide to ARDS management during lung-protective ventilation?

scientific article published on 08 March 2018

Experimental ventilator-induced lung injury: exacerbation by positive end-expiratory pressure

scientific article published in June 2009

External validation confirms the legitimacy of a new clinical classification of ARDS for predicting outcome

scientific article published on 23 July 2015

Factors affecting oxygen delivery with bi-level positive airway pressure.

scientific article published in March 2004

Gas exchange impairment induced by open suctioning in acute respiratory distress syndrome: impact of permissive hypercapnia

scientific article

High Positive End-Expiratory Pressure Allows Extubation of an Obese Patient

scientific article published on 01 August 2018

High-flow oxygen therapy for treatment of acute migraine: A randomized crossover trial

scientific article published on 20 May 2016

High-frequency oscillatory ventilation: what large-animal studies have taught us!

scientific article

ICU mechanical ventilators, technological advances vs. user friendliness: the right picture is worth a thousand numbers

scientific article published on 29 July 2009

In Vitro Evaluation of Heat and Moisture Exchangers Designed for Spontaneously Breathing Tracheostomized Patients

scientific article published on 14 May 2013

In vitro evaluation of aerosol bronchodilator delivery during mechanical ventilation: pressure-control vs. volume control ventilation ⬇️

scientific article published on May 15, 2003

In vitro evaluation of aerosol bronchodilator delivery during noninvasive positive pressure ventilation: effect of ventilator settings and nebulizer position

scientific article published in November 2002

Independent lung ventilation: Implementation strategies and review of literature

scientific article published on 31 July 2019

Intensive care unit quality improvement: a "how-to" guide for the interdisciplinary team

scientific article

Intermittent Mandatory Ventilation: What's in a Name?

scientific article published in September 2016

Interpretation of Transpulmonary Pressure Measurements in a Patient with Acute Life-Threatening Pulmonary Edema

scientific article published on 01 December 2018

Is Overall Mortality the Right Composite Endpoint in Clinical Trials of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome?

scientific article published on 7 February 2018

Is high frequency oscillation the best lung protective ventilatory approach for ARDS?

scientific article published on 16 August 2003

It is too early to declare early or late rescue high-frequency oscillatory ventilation dead--reply

scientific article

Liquid ventilation

scientific article published on 01 June 2002

Lung Recruitment in Obese Patients with Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome

scientific article published on 01 May 2019

Lung protection: the cost in some is increased work of breathing. Is it too high?

scientific article

Lung recruitment in patients with ARDS

Lung-protective Ventilation in the Operating Room: Individualized Positive End-expiratory Pressure Is Needed!

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Managing Persistent Hypoxemia: what is new?

scientific article published on 13 November 2017

Mechanical ventilation competencies of the respiratory therapist in 2015 and Beyond

scientific article published on June 2013

Mechanical ventilation modulates TLR4 and IRAK-3 in a non-infectious, ventilator-induced lung injury model.

scientific article published on 3 March 2010

Mechanical ventilation modulates Toll-like receptor signaling pathway in a sepsis-induced lung injury model

scientific article published on 16 April 2010

Moderate Peep After Tracheal Lipopolysaccharide Instillation Prevents Inflammation and Modifies the Pattern of Brain Neuronal Activation.

scientific article published on 8 September 2015

Modern critical care medicine from China: an ancient civilization

scientific article

NPPV in acute respiratory failure: is it time to reconsider where it may be applied?

scientific article published on 01 November 2006

Nasal ventilation is more effective than combined oral-nasal ventilation during induction of general anesthesia in adult subjects

scientific article

Neurally adjusted ventilatory assist in patients with acute respiratory failure: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.

scientific article published on 13 October 2016

Noninvasive Respiratory Support for Postextubation Respiratory Failure

scientific article published on 01 June 2019

Noninvasive positive pressure ventilation in critical and palliative care settings: understanding the goals of therapy

scientific article published on March 2007

Noninvasive positive pressure ventilation reverses acute respiratory failure in select "do-not-intubate" patients

scientific article published in September 2005

Noninvasive positive-pressure ventilation in acute respiratory failure outside clinical trials: experience at the Massachusetts General Hospital

scientific article published on 01 February 2008

Noninvasive positive-pressure ventilation in postoperative hypoxemic respiratory failure--with a helmet?

scientific article published on 01 November 2007

Noninvasive positive-pressure ventilation:the little things do make the difference!

scientific article published on 01 October 2003

Noninvasive ventilation for acute respiratory failure near the end of life

scientific article published on 01 March 2008

Noninvasive ventilation in acute care: controversies and emerging concepts. Foreword

scientific article

Noninvasive ventilatory management of the acute respiratory distress syndrome: a new era or just another tease!

scientific article published on September 2016

Nurses' detection of ineffective inspiratory efforts during mechanical ventilation

scientific article published on 01 July 2012

On the Road to Surface Monitoring of Diaphragmatic Activity in Mechanically Ventilated Patients

scientific article published on 01 November 2018

Open Lung Approach for the Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome: A Pilot, Randomized Controlled Trial

scientific article published on January 2016

Open-lung Protective Ventilation with Pressure Control Ventilation, High-frequency Oscillation, and Intratracheal Pulmonary Ventilation Results in Similar Gas Exchange, Hemodynamics, and Lung Mechanics ⬇️

scientific article published on November 1, 2003

Optimization of Mechanical Ventilation in a 31-Year-Old Morbidly Obese Man With Refractory Hypoxemia

scientific article published on 24 October 2016

Oxygen: Breath of Life or Kiss of Death

scientific article published in February 2017

PEEP Generated by High-Flow Nasal Cannula in a Pediatric Model

scientific article published on 14 May 2019

Paradoxical responses to positive end-expiratory pressure in patients with airway obstruction during controlled ventilation

scientific article

Partial liquid ventilation in adult patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome

scientific article

Peak volume history and peak pressure-volume curve pressures independently affect the shape of the pressure-volume curve of the respiratory system

scientific article published in June 2004

Pediatric Acute Lung Injury Epidemiology and Natural History study: Incidence and outcome of the acute respiratory distress syndrome in children

scientific article published on 01 December 2012

Percutaneous dilatational tracheostomy with a double-lumen endotracheal tube: a comparison of feasibility, gas exchange, and airway pressures.

scientific article published in May 2015

Performance comparison of 15 transport ventilators

scientific article published in June 2007

Performance of Current Intensive Care Unit Ventilators During Pressure and Volume Ventilation ⬇️

scientific article published on February 21, 2011

Performance of Leak Compensation in All-Age ICU Ventilators During Volume-Targeted Neonatal Ventilation: A Lung Model Study

scientific article published on 22 November 2016

Performance of the PneuX System: A Bench Study Comparison With 4 Other Endotracheal Tube Cuffs

scientific article published on 22 November 2016

Position of exhalation port and mask design affect CO2 rebreathing during noninvasive positive pressure ventilation

scientific article published in August 2003

Predicting Patient-ventilator Asynchronies with Hidden Markov Models

scientific article published in Scientific Reports

Prediction of ARDS outcome: what tool should I use?

scientific article published on 21 February 2018

Predictors of asynchronies during assisted ventilation and its impact on clinical outcomes: The EPISYNC cohort study

scientific article published on 21 January 2020

Pro/con clinical debate: is high-frequency oscillatory ventilation useful in the management of adult patients with respiratory failure?

scientific article

Procedural Considerations on the Use of Polyurethane and/or Conical Cuffs

scientific article published on 01 September 2015

Proportional Assist Ventilation and Neurally Adjusted Ventilatory Assist ⬇️

scientific article published on February 1, 2011

Protocol of a randomised controlled trial in cardiac surgical patients with endothelial dysfunction aimed to prevent postoperative acute kidney injury by administering nitric oxide gas

scientific article published on 04 July 2019

Recruitment Maneuvers and Positive End-Expiratory Pressure Titration in Morbidly Obese ICU Patients

scientific article

Rescue strategies for refractory hypoxemia: a critical appraisal ⬇️

scientific article published on November 26, 2009

Respiratory Management of Perioperative Obese Patients

scientific article published on 13 September 2016

Respiratory controversies in the critical care setting. Should recruitment maneuvers be used in the management of ALI and ARDS?

scientific article published on 01 May 2007

Respiratory controversies in the critical care setting. Should tidal volume be 6 mL/kg predicted body weight in virtually all patients with acute respiratory failure?

scientific article

Reversibility of lung collapse and hypoxemia in early acute respiratory distress syndrome.

scientific article published on 11 May 2006

Screening of ARDS patients using standardized ventilator settings: influence on enrollment in a clinical trial

scientific article published on 28 February 2004

Serum lipopolysaccharide binding protein levels predict severity of lung injury and mortality in patients with severe sepsis

scientific article published on 31 August 2009

Set positive end-expiratory pressure during protective ventilation affects lung injury

scientific article published in September 2002

Should Airway Pressure Release Ventilation Be the Primary Mode in ARDS?

scientific article published on June 2016

Should Intermittent Mandatory Ventilation Be Abolished?

scientific article published on June 2016

Should noninvasive ventilation be used with the do-not-intubate patient?

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Should the ART trial change our practice?

scientific article published in December 2017

Silver-Coated Endotracheal Tubes Cleaned With a Mechanism for Secretion Removal

scientific article published on 04 September 2018

Successful recruitment

scientific article published in September 2002

Survey of Directors of Respiratory Therapy Departments Regarding the Future Education and Credentialing of Respiratory Care Students and Staff ⬇️

scientific article published on December 6, 2011

Survey of respiratory therapy education program directors in the United States

scientific article published on 29 April 2011

Telemedicine Versus Face-to-Face Evaluations by Respiratory Therapists of Mechanically Ventilated Neonates and Children: A Pilot Study

scientific article published on 8 December 2015

The ALIEN study: incidence and outcome of acute respiratory distress syndrome in the era of lung protective ventilation ⬇️

scientific article published on October 14, 2011

The APPS: an outcome score for the acute respiratory distress syndrome

scientific article published on October 2016

The Berlin definition met our needs: no.

scientific article published on 23 March 2016

The LUNG SAFE: a biased presentation of the prevalence of ARDS!

scientific article

The Mechanical Ventilator: Past, Present, and Future ⬇️

scientific article published on August 1, 2011

The Respiratory Therapy Profession Is at a Crossroads

scientific article published in March 2017

The acute respiratory distress syndrome: incidence and mortality, has it changed?

scientific article published on February 2014

The chest wall: the all too commonly forgotten cause of pulmonary dysfunction*

scientific article published on 01 July 2012

The effect of head rotation on efficiency of face mask ventilation in anaesthetised apnoeic adults: A randomised, crossover study

scientific article published on 22 December 2016

The effectiveness of nasal mask vs face mask ventilation in anesthetized, apneic pediatric subjects over 2 years of age: a randomized controlled trial

scientific article published on February 2016

The impact of closed endotracheal suctioning systems on mechanical ventilator performance.

scientific article

The impact of endotracheal suctioning on gas exchange and hemodynamics during lung-protective ventilation in acute respiratory distress syndrome

scientific article published on May 2006

The principle of upper airway unidirectional flow facilitates breathing in humans

scientific article

Tracheal tube obstruction in mechanically ventilated patients assessed by high-resolution computed tomography.

scientific article

Transitioning the Respiratory Therapy Workforce for 2015 and Beyond ⬇️

scientific article published on January 27, 2011

Transpulmonary Pressure Describes Lung Morphology During Decremental Positive End-Expiratory Pressure Trials in Obesity.

scientific article published on August 2017

Trigger performance of mid-level ICU mechanical ventilators during assisted ventilation: a bench study

scientific article published on 30 April 2008

Tryptase is involved in the development of early ventilator-induced pulmonary fibrosis in sepsis-induced lung injury

scientific article

Validation of Respiratory Inductance Plethysmography for Measuring Tidal Volume in Swine.

scientific article published on January 2015

Validation of the Better Care® system to detect ineffective efforts during expiration in mechanically ventilated patients: a pilot study

scientific article published in May 2012

Variables affecting leakage past endotracheal tube cuffs: a bench study

scientific article published on 18 September 2010

Ventilation efficacy of video-laryngoscopes equipped with a ventilation feature.

scientific article published on 26 August 2014

Ventilatory Mechanics in the Patient with Obesity

scientific article published on 29 January 2020

Ventilatory adjuncts.

scientific article

Ventilatory management of ARDS: high frequency oscillation and lung recruitment!

scientific article published on January 2006

WNT/β-catenin signaling is modulated by mechanical ventilation in an experimental model of acute lung injury

scientific article published on 13 May 2011

We Agree!!

scientific article published in September 2016

What is new in refractory hypoxemia?

scientific article published on 11 April 2013

Wheeze detection in the pediatric intensive care unit: comparison among physician, nurses, respiratory therapists, and a computerized respiratory sound monitor.

scientific article

When it comes to ventilation, noisy is better than quiet and variability is healthier than constant!* ⬇️

scientific article published on 01 April 2011

Why Not Prevent ARDS? The Possible Role of Plasma Biomarkers in Surgery

scientific article published on 01 November 2018

Why Use Anything But a Standard Spontaneous Breathing Trial to Determine Readiness for Ventilator Discontinuation?

scientific article published in November 2015

Why are physicians so skeptical about positive randomized controlled clinical trials in critical care medicine?

scientific article published on 23 November 2004

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