2012
Occurrence and Complications of Tracheal Reintubation in Critically Ill Adults
Menon N, Joffe AM, Deem S, Yanez ND, Grabinsky A, Dagal AH, Daniel S, Treggiari MM. Occurrence and Complications of Tracheal Reintubation in Critically Ill Adults. Respiratory Care 2012, 57: 1555-1563. PMID: 22324979, DOI: 10.4187/respcare.01617.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDifficult airwayHigh mortalityHospital stayAdmission severity scoresIll adult patientsComplications of intubationAirway management techniquesHospital mortalityInitial intubationMedian ICURespiratory failureTracheal extubationAdult patientsBaseline characteristicsCohort studyIll adultsIll patientsTracheal reintubationDifficult intubationSeverity scoreSubsequent intubationRisk factorsPatient costsReintubationRelative odds
2009
Accuracy of transcranial Doppler ultrasonography and single-photon emission computed tomography in the diagnosis of angiographically demonstrated cerebral vasospasm.
Kincaid MS, Souter MJ, Treggiari MM, Yanez ND, Moore A, Lam AM. Accuracy of transcranial Doppler ultrasonography and single-photon emission computed tomography in the diagnosis of angiographically demonstrated cerebral vasospasm. Journal Of Neurosurgery 2009, 110: 67-72. PMID: 18821830, DOI: 10.3171/2008.4.17520.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAnterior cerebral arteryMiddle cerebral arteryTranscranial Doppler ultrasonographyPosterior cerebral arteryTCD ultrasonographyBasilar arteryCerebral arteryDoppler ultrasonographyOdds ratioAbsence of vasospasmInstitutional review board approvalRecords of patientsReview board approvalSingle photon emissionRoutine clinical useCerebral angiographyCerebral vasospasmMean ageSubarachnoid hemorrhageVascular territoriesSPECT evaluationVasospasmRelative oddsBoard approvalUltrasonography
2006
Risk factors for reperfusion injury after lung transplantation
Cottini SR, Lerch N, de Perrot M, Treggiari MM, Spiliopoulos A, Nicod L, Ricou B. Risk factors for reperfusion injury after lung transplantation. Intensive Care Medicine 2006, 32: 557-563. PMID: 16520995, DOI: 10.1007/s00134-006-0096-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsReperfusion injuryIntensive care unitPulmonary hypertensionLung transplantationHigher systolic pulmonary pressureSurgical intensive care unitDonor/recipient pairsSystolic pulmonary hypertensionSystolic pulmonary pressureAdministration of catecholaminesDifficult hemostasisSettingRetrospective studyICU mortalityPerioperative hemostasisPostoperative variablesPulmonary pressurePreoperative valuesCare unitMechanical ventilationUniversity HospitalDonor factorsEarly recognitionRisk factorsRecipient pairsRelative odds