2007
Is it now time to promote mixed enteral and parenteral nutrition for the critically ill patient?
Heidegger CP, Romand JA, Treggiari MM, Pichard C. Is it now time to promote mixed enteral and parenteral nutrition for the critically ill patient? Intensive Care Medicine 2007, 33: 963. PMID: 17468845, DOI: 10.1007/s00134-007-0654-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEnteral nutritionParenteral nutritionNutrition supportIll patientsNutritional supportCare outcomesSupplemental parenteral nutritionTimely nutrition supportLonger ICU stayIntensive care outcomesTight glycaemic controlStandard of careICU stayEnteral feedingGlycaemic controlICU patientsImproved survivalEnteral supportExcess mortalityGastrointestinal tractCurrent recommendationsNutrition deficitsProtein intakeOverall outcomeRecent FindingsAn
2006
Risk factors for reperfusion injury after lung transplantation
Cottini SR, Lerch N, de Perrot M, Treggiari MM, Spiliopoulos A, Nicod L, Ricou B. Risk factors for reperfusion injury after lung transplantation. Intensive Care Medicine 2006, 32: 557-563. PMID: 16520995, DOI: 10.1007/s00134-006-0096-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsReperfusion injuryIntensive care unitPulmonary hypertensionLung transplantationHigher systolic pulmonary pressureSurgical intensive care unitDonor/recipient pairsSystolic pulmonary hypertensionSystolic pulmonary pressureAdministration of catecholaminesDifficult hemostasisSettingRetrospective studyICU mortalityPerioperative hemostasisPostoperative variablesPulmonary pressurePreoperative valuesCare unitMechanical ventilationUniversity HospitalDonor factorsEarly recognitionRisk factorsRecipient pairsRelative odds
2005
Factors Associated with Failure of Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation in the Emergency Department
Merlani PG, Pasquina P, Granier JM, Treggiari M, Rutschmann O, Ricou B. Factors Associated with Failure of Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation in the Emergency Department. Academic Emergency Medicine 2005, 12: 1206-1215. PMID: 16293895, DOI: 10.1197/j.aem.2005.07.018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedEmergency Service, HospitalFemaleHospitalizationHumansIntubation, IntratrachealMaleMultivariate AnalysisOutcome and Process Assessment, Health CarePositive-Pressure RespirationPulmonary Disease, Chronic ObstructiveRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsSensitivity and SpecificitySurvival AnalysisSwitzerlandTreatment FailureConceptsNoninvasive positive pressure ventilationFailure of NPPVAcute respiratory failurePositive pressure ventilationEmergency departmentRespiratory rateRespiratory failurePressure ventilationEndotracheal intubationNPPV failureGlasgow Coma Scale scoreSubsequent endotracheal intubationNegative predictive valueED admissionInstitutional protocolFactors AssociatedPatientsPredictive valueScale scoreMultivariate analysisIntubationVentilationFailureHoursDepartmentA nationwide survey of intensive care unit discharge practices
Heidegger CP, Treggiari MM, Romand JA, and the Swiss ICU Network. A nationwide survey of intensive care unit discharge practices. Intensive Care Medicine 2005, 31: 1676-1682. PMID: 16249927, DOI: 10.1007/s00134-005-2831-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDischarge decisionsDischarge practicesCentral Referral HospitalIntermediate care unitUniversity Teaching HospitalIntensive care medicineIntermediate care facilitiesAdult ICUsClinical determinantsDischarge dispositionReferral hospitalCare unitIntravenous medicationsPatient dischargeUniversity HospitalHospital characteristicsICU teamTeaching hospitalPatient managementSwiss ICUsConclusionsOur dataDischarge guidelinesCare medicineICU structureCare facilities
2002
Air cysts and bronchiectasis prevail in nondependent areas in severe acute respiratory distress syndrome: A computed tomographic study of ventilator-associated changes
Treggiari MM, Romand JA, Martin JB, Suter PM. Air cysts and bronchiectasis prevail in nondependent areas in severe acute respiratory distress syndrome: A computed tomographic study of ventilator-associated changes. Critical Care Medicine 2002, 30: 1747-1752. PMID: 12163787, DOI: 10.1097/00003246-200208000-00012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcute DiseaseAdultAgedAPACHEBronchiectasisBronchogenic CystFemaleHumansLungLung ComplianceLung InjuryMaleMiddle AgedPneumothoraxPredictive Value of TestsPrevalenceRespiratory Distress SyndromeRetrospective StudiesSeverity of Illness IndexStatistics as TopicSurvival AnalysisSwitzerlandTime FactorsTomography, X-Ray ComputedTreatment FailureVentilators, MechanicalConceptsSevere acute respiratory distress syndromeAcute respiratory distress syndromeRespiratory distress syndromeMechanical ventilationAir cystsDistress syndromeHigh end-inspiratory pressuresVentilator-induced lung damageRetrospective observational studyPresence of pneumothoraxEnd-inspiratory pressureHigh inspiratory pressuresSeverity of changesNondependent areasLung damageInspiratory pressureMinute ventilationTomographic scanOdds ratioTomographic scanningObservational studyLung fieldsTidal volumeBronchial divisionsAbnormal parenchyma