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 analysisIntubationVentilationFailureHoursDepartment
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