2022
Combined Use of ECMO, Prone Positioning, and APRV in the Management of Severe COVID-19 Patients
Ong S, Tantawy H, Assi R, Chichra A, Treggiari M. Combined Use of ECMO, Prone Positioning, and APRV in the Management of Severe COVID-19 Patients. Clinical Medicine Insights Circulatory Respiratory And Pulmonary Medicine 2022, 16: 11795484221134451. PMID: 36419562, PMCID: PMC9677293, DOI: 10.1177/11795484221134451.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAcute respiratory distress syndromeExtracorporeal membrane oxygenationCOVID-19-associated acute respiratory distress syndromeProne positioningVV-ECMODeep tissue injuryTissue injurySevere COVID-19-associated acute respiratory distress syndromeVeno-venous (VV) ECMOCOVID-19 acute respiratory distress syndromeSevere COVID-19 patientsTreatment-related complicationsConsecutive adult patientsRespiratory distress syndromeCOVID-19 populationCOVID-19 patientsHospital mortalityVasopressor requirementECMO supportAdult patientsCohort studyHemodynamic profilePhysiologic improvementDistress syndromeMembrane oxygenation
2007
The relationship between the photoplethysmographic waveform and systemic vascular resistance
Awad AA, Haddadin AS, Tantawy H, Badr TM, Stout RG, Silverman DG, Shelley KH. The relationship between the photoplethysmographic waveform and systemic vascular resistance. Journal Of Clinical Monitoring And Computing 2007, 21: 365-372. PMID: 17940842, DOI: 10.1007/s10877-007-9097-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSystemic vascular resistancePlethysmographic amplitudeVascular resistanceLow systemic vascular resistanceCoronary artery bypassPeripheral vascular toneContinuous cardiac outputPulse oximeter waveformPlethysmographic tracingsArtery bypassAdult patientsVascular toneCardiac outputThermodilution catheterBland-Altman analysisCorrelation r valuesMultiple regression analysisRegression analysisPhotoplethysmographic waveformCharacteristic analysisFingerAppreciation of changesMethodsPatientsPhotoplethysmographic measurementsLinear regression