2015
Randomized Pilot Trial of Intensive Management of Blood Pressure or Volume Expansion in Subarachnoid Hemorrhage (IMPROVES)
Togashi K, Joffe AM, Sekhar L, Kim L, Lam A, Yanez D, Broeckel-Elrod JA, Moore A, Deem S, Khandelwal N, Souter MJ, Treggiari MM. Randomized Pilot Trial of Intensive Management of Blood Pressure or Volume Expansion in Subarachnoid Hemorrhage (IMPROVES). Neurosurgery 2015, 76: 125-135. PMID: 25549192, DOI: 10.1227/neu.0000000000000592.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRankin Scale scoreCerebral ischemiaSubarachnoid hemorrhageCBP groupBlood pressureLarge trialsPilot trialScale scoreOptimal blood pressure managementSystolic blood pressure differenceModified Rankin Scale scoreBlood pressure manipulationIntravenous fluid intakeWorse neurobehavioral outcomesBlood pressure managementBlood pressure differenceDelayed Cerebral IschemiaRandomized pilot trialPulmonary complicationsAdverse eventsDischarge dispositionHemodynamic managementStudy endpointPatient populationProtocol adherence
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