2022
Imaging in the Intensive Care Unit
Toy D, Siegel M, Rubinowitz A. Imaging in the Intensive Care Unit. Seminars In Respiratory And Critical Care Medicine 2022, 43: 899-923. PMID: 36442475, DOI: 10.1055/s-0042-1750041.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsICU patientsIll patientsPathologic disease statesInterstitial lung diseaseIntensive care unitCT pulmonary angiographySpecific clinical scenariosModality of choicePortable chest radiographsHospital courseRadiologic manifestationsCare unitPleural effusionPulmonary angiographyLung diseaseICU settingChest radiographsSmall pneumothoracesRadiographic examinationAdditional abnormalitiesPatientsClinical scenariosPatient careInvasive devicesDiagnostic accuracy
2011
Diagnosis and Management of Life-Threatening Pulmonary Embolism
Marshall PS, Mathews KS, Siegel MD. Diagnosis and Management of Life-Threatening Pulmonary Embolism. Journal Of Intensive Care Medicine 2011, 26: 275-294. PMID: 21606060, DOI: 10.1177/0885066610392658.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMassive pulmonary embolusDiagnosis of PECatheter-based therapiesPulmonary emboliTomographic pulmonary angiographySurgical embolectomyThrombolytic therapyPoor outcomePulmonary angiographyLife-threatening pulmonary emboliLife-Threatening Pulmonary EmbolismLower extremity Doppler ultrasoundInferior vena cava filterComplicated hospital courseImproved pulmonary perfusionPulmonary artery vasodilatorsRecurrent pulmonary emboliRight ventricular dysfunctionUse of vasopressorsBrain natriuretic peptidePresence of hypotensionLife-threatening hemorrhageChoice of treatmentCatheter-based interventionsVena cava filters