2013
Predictors of Reintubation in Critically Ill Patients
Miu T, Joffe AM, Yanez ND, Khandelwal N, Dagal AH, Deem S, Treggiari MM. Predictors of Reintubation in Critically Ill Patients. Respiratory Care 2013, 59: 178-185. PMID: 23882103, DOI: 10.4187/respcare.02527.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute Physiology Score IIDiastolic blood pressureExtubation failureScore IIBlood pressureMinute ventilationAdmission Simplified Acute Physiology Score IISimplified Acute Physiology Score IIRapid shallow breathing indexMultivariable logistic regression analysisPredictors of reintubationTertiary care centerShallow breathing indexAdditional independent predictorsBivariate logistic regression modelLogistic regression analysisLogistic regression modelsICU extubationExtubation successICU admissionBaseline characteristicsCohort studyIll patientsIndependent predictorsBreathing index
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