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Prognostic Significance of Pulmonary Artery to Aorta Ratio and Other CT Markers in Pulmonary Fibrosis With and Without Emphysema
Zeba F, Yanning W, Melek J, Duan F, Atalay M, Jankowich M, Rounds S. Prognostic Significance of Pulmonary Artery to Aorta Ratio and Other CT Markers in Pulmonary Fibrosis With and Without Emphysema. Lung 2021, 199: 677-680. PMID: 34741227, DOI: 10.1007/s00408-021-00490-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPulmonary hypertensionPulmonary fibrosisMain pulmonary artery diameterSingle-center retrospective studyAortic diameter ratioCombined pulmonary fibrosisPulmonary artery diameterAorta ratioEchocardiographic diagnosisPulmonary arteryArtery diameterPrognostic significanceRetrospective studyPatient populationCardiac remodelingFibrosisEmphysemaCT markersSpecific markersAA ratioDiameter/MarkersSurvivalHypertensionPatientsDelay in Antibiotic Administration Is Associated With Mortality Among Septic Shock Patients With Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia.
Corl K, Zeba F, Caffrey A, Hermenau M, Lopes V, Phillips G, Merchant R, Levy M, LaPlante K. Delay in Antibiotic Administration Is Associated With Mortality Among Septic Shock Patients With Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia. Critical Care Medicine 2020, 48: 525-532. PMID: 32205599, DOI: 10.1097/ccm.0000000000004212.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsS. aureus bacteremiaStaphylococcus aureus bacteremiaSeptic shock patientsSeptic shockAntibiotic administrationShock patientsMethicillin-sensitive S. aureus bacteremiaMethicillin-resistant S. aureusThirty-day mortalityTiming of antibioticsAssociated with mortalityVeterans Affairs Health SystemThirty-dayRetrospective analysisBacteremiaEmergency department presentationsMultivariate analysisOdds ratioPatientsEmergency departmentAntibioticsMortalityAdministrationOddsHealth system
2019
Performance of a 25% Inferior Vena Cava Collapsibility in Detecting Fluid Responsiveness When Assessed by Novice Versus Expert Physician Sonologists
Corl K, Azab N, Nayeemuddin M, Schick A, Lopardo T, Zeba F, Phillips G, Baird G, Merchant R, Levy M, Blaivas M, Abbasi A. Performance of a 25% Inferior Vena Cava Collapsibility in Detecting Fluid Responsiveness When Assessed by Novice Versus Expert Physician Sonologists. Journal Of Intensive Care Medicine 2019, 35: 1520-1528. PMID: 31610729, PMCID: PMC7153972, DOI: 10.1177/0885066619881123.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPoint-of-care ultrasoundInferior vena cava collapsibilityVena cava collapsibilityDetect fluid responsivenessPhysician sonologistsFluid responsivenessCutoff valueAssess fluid responsivenessIntravenous fluid resuscitationProspective observational studyPoint-of-care ultrasound imagingExpert sonologistFluid respondersCardiac indexFluid resuscitationFluid bolusSonologistsNovice sonologistsObservational studyNoninvasive meansCIVCPatientsTest performanceResponseBolus
2018
A Double Whammy: Lactobacillus acidophilus Bacteremia and Subsequent Lactobacillus rhamnosus Prosthetic Valve Infective Endocarditis in an Elderly Diabetic Patient.
Zeba F, Yirerong J, Assali M, Tewary G, Noska A. A Double Whammy: Lactobacillus acidophilus Bacteremia and Subsequent Lactobacillus rhamnosus Prosthetic Valve Infective Endocarditis in an Elderly Diabetic Patient. Rhode Island Medical Journal 2018, 101: 32-35. PMID: 30384517.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProsthetic valve infective endocarditisInfective endocarditisLactobacillus bacteremiaAortic root abscessIntra-abdominal abscessAortic valve replacementIV antibiotic therapyPopulation of patientsElderly diabetic patientsRoot abscessAntibiotic therapyValve replacementBacteremiaClinical significanceDiabetic patientsOrgan transplantationEndocarditisComorbid conditionsPeriod of rehabilitationPatientsPenicillin GAbscessDisease conditionsMalignancyPeritonitis