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Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation as rescue therapy for severe hypoxemic respiratory failure
Patel B, Chatterjee S, Davignon S, Herlihy JP. Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation as rescue therapy for severe hypoxemic respiratory failure. Journal Of Thoracic Disease 2019, 1: s1688-s1697. PMID: 31632746, PMCID: PMC6783730, DOI: 10.21037/jtd.2019.05.73.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAdult respiratory distress syndromeExtracorporeal membrane oxygenationHypoxemic respiratory failureRespiratory failureSevere hypoxemiaMembrane oxygenationUse of ECMOSevere adult respiratory distress syndromeSevere hypoxemic respiratory failureRespiratory distress syndromeIntensive care unitFinal common pathwayECMO useRescue therapySalvage therapyDistress syndromeCare unitMechanical ventilationPediatric populationLung pathologySpecific therapyCurrent careECMO technologySmall seriesConventional treatment
2024
Propofol vs etomidate for induction prior to invasive mechanical ventilation in patients with acute myocardial infarction
Thomas A, Banna S, Shahu A, Ali T, Schenck C, Patel B, Notarianni A, Phommalinh M, Kochar A, Heck C, van Diepen S, Miller P. Propofol vs etomidate for induction prior to invasive mechanical ventilation in patients with acute myocardial infarction. American Heart Journal 2024, 272: 116-125. PMID: 38554762, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2024.03.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAssociated with lower mortalityAcute myocardial infarctionInvasive mechanical ventilationLower mortalityUS national databaseClinical Data BaseMyocardial infarctionIll patient populationLength of stayCritically ill patient populationIn-hospital mortalityInverse probability treatmentOptimal induction agentInduction agentNational databaseClinical outcomesMechanical ventilationProbability treatmentPropensity weightingPatient populationRandomized trialsMortalityUtilization of propofolVentilator daysPropofol group