2016
Randomized Pilot Trial of Two Modified Endotracheal Tubes To Prevent Ventilator-associated Pneumonia
Deem S, Yanez D, Sissons-Ross L, Broeckel JA, Daniel S, Treggiari M. Randomized Pilot Trial of Two Modified Endotracheal Tubes To Prevent Ventilator-associated Pneumonia. Annals Of The American Thoracic Society 2016, 13: 72-80. PMID: 26523433, PMCID: PMC4722846, DOI: 10.1513/annalsats.201506-346oc.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEndotracheal tubeTracheal colonizationChest radiograph criteriaOccurrence of VAPPrevention of VAPCoprimary end pointsSerious adverse eventsInstitutional review board approvalEmergency endotracheal intubationStandard endotracheal tubeMajority of intubationsReview board approvalModified Endotracheal TubeSafety concernsAdverse eventsVAP preventionEndotracheal intubationSubglottic secretionsEmergency intubationClinical trialsClinical signsNosocomial infectionsPilot trialStudy groupHospital setting
2009
Accuracy of transcranial Doppler ultrasonography and single-photon emission computed tomography in the diagnosis of angiographically demonstrated cerebral vasospasm.
Kincaid MS, Souter MJ, Treggiari MM, Yanez ND, Moore A, Lam AM. Accuracy of transcranial Doppler ultrasonography and single-photon emission computed tomography in the diagnosis of angiographically demonstrated cerebral vasospasm. Journal Of Neurosurgery 2009, 110: 67-72. PMID: 18821830, DOI: 10.3171/2008.4.17520.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAnterior cerebral arteryMiddle cerebral arteryTranscranial Doppler ultrasonographyPosterior cerebral arteryTCD ultrasonographyBasilar arteryCerebral arteryDoppler ultrasonographyOdds ratioAbsence of vasospasmInstitutional review board approvalRecords of patientsReview board approvalSingle photon emissionRoutine clinical useCerebral angiographyCerebral vasospasmMean ageSubarachnoid hemorrhageVascular territoriesSPECT evaluationVasospasmRelative oddsBoard approvalUltrasonography