Guidelines for treatment of hospital-acquired pneumonia.

abstract：:In patients with acute intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH), one of the major concerns is ongoing bleeding or ICH expansion. Anticoagulated patients are at higher risk of ongoing expansion and worse outcome. It may be that rapid anticoagulation reversal can reduce the risk of expansion and improve clinical outcome. For thos...

journal_title：Seminars in respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Fuh L,Sin JH,Goldstein JN,Hayes BD

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) exacerbations requiring hospitalization are a major cause of morbidity and mortality. Recognition of the importance of COPD exacerbations has led to the knowledge that prevention of exacerbations and early treatment are important goals of COPD therapy. Preventive man...

journal_title：Seminars in respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Bourbeau J

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pulmonary veno-occlusive disease (PVOD) is a rare disorder and can be misdiagnosed as idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension (iPAH). PVOD and iPAH often share a similar clinical presentation, genetic background, and hemodynamic profile. PVOD accounts for 5 to 10% of cases initially considered as iPAH. When compare...

journal_title：Seminars in respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Montani D,Kemp K,Dorfmuller P,Sitbon O,Simonneau G,Humbert M

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mortality from the adult respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) and the infant respiratory distress syndrome remains high despite numerous interventions and modalities. Perfluorocarbons (PFC) are inert liquids that can dissolve large amounts of oxygen and carbon dioxide and can be used as respiratory media. Partial liqu...

journal_title：Seminars in respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Hadjiliadis D

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients with severe infections are often treated with multiple courses of antibiotics in the intensive care unit (ICU), making the ICU a true antibiotic hotspot. The increasing incidence of multidrug resistance worldwide emphasizes the need for continued efforts in developing and implementing antibiotic stewardship p...

journal_title：Seminars in respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Fierens J,Depuydt PO,De Waele JJ

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The genus Scedosporium comprises a group of filamentous fungi found ubiquitously in the environment. The two major human pathogens within this genus are S. apiospermum-the asexual state of Pseudallescheria boydii-and S. prolificans. Both histologically resemble Aspergillus species, with hyphae that are septated and br...

journal_title：Seminars in respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Panackal AA,Marr KA

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hyperoxia, or excess oxygen supplementation, prevails in the intensive care unit (ICU) without a beneficial effect and, in some instances, may cause harm. Recent interest and surge in clinical studies in mechanically ventilated critically ill patients has brought this to the attention of clinicians and researchers. Hy...

journal_title：Seminars in respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Pannu SR

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Assisted mechanical ventilation (MV) may be a favorable alternative to controlled MV at the early phase of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), since it requires less sedation, no paralysis and is associated with less hemodynamic deterioration, better distal organ perfusion, and lung protection, thus reducing t...

journal_title：Seminars in respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Saddy F,Sutherasan Y,Rocco PR,Pelosi P

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The sleep of intensive care unit (ICU) patients is remarkably disrupted. Several studies, employing both subjective and objective measures of sleep quality, have demonstrated that critically ill patients exhibit severe sleep fragmentation and reduced restorative sleep, particularly a suppression of rapid eye movement ...

journal_title：Seminars in respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Cooper AB,Gabor JY,Hanly PJ

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is associated with significant morbidity and mortality in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) region. Poverty, socioeconomic factors, and malnutrition influence the incidence and outcome of CAP in LAC. In LAC, Streptococcus pneumoniae is the most frequent microorganism responsible ...

journal_title：Seminars in respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Iannella HA,Luna CM

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Respiratory samples obtained by bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) in infectious processes provide important microbiological and cytological information to manage this type of patient. Most of the clinical and experimental BAL investigations have been done in ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) and in immunosuppressed con...

journal_title：Seminars in respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Ramírez P,Valencia M,Torres A

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Over the last decade, improvements in surgical techniques, lung preservation, immunosuppression, and management of ischemia-reperfusion injury and infections have contributed to increase the 1 year patient survival after lung transplantation to 70 to 80%. However, the incidence of acute rejection remains higher than a...

journal_title：Seminars in respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Knoop C,Estenne M

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lung transplant has become an established therapy in the treatment of end-stage lung disease. Many of the advances in the modern immunosuppression regimen have provided more quality and quantity of life to transplant patients. Immunosuppression agents target various aspects of the immune system to maximize graft toler...

journal_title：Seminars in respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Floreth T,Bhorade SM

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM complex (MAC) consists of nontuberculous mycobacteria that cause disease in immunocompromised and immunocompetent hosts. The organisms are ubiquitous in the environment, and acquisition occurs through ingestion or inhalation of aerosols from soil, water, or biofilms. Disease may manifest as dissemi...

journal_title：Seminars in respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Kasperbauer SH,Daley CL

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this review is to familiarize a broad range of medical professionals with a relatively new and growing problem of infections caused by mycobacteria other than M. tuberculosis and M. leprae. There are at least 60 mycobacterial species that have been identified as causative agents of diseases in humans. T...

journal_title：Seminars in respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Heifets L

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aspirin-exacerbated respiratory disease (AERD) is a unique syndrome of airway inflammation that frequently occurs in patients with nasal polyposis, chronic sinusitis, and asthma. These patients tend to have progressive and recalcitrant sinus disease requiring frequent surgical intervention and in many cases systemic c...

journal_title：Seminars in respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： White AA,Stevenson DD

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article discusses the pleural effusions that occur with the post-cardiac injury (Dressler's) syndrome (PCIS) and those that occur after coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery. The PCIS can occur after any type of cardiac injury and is thought to be due to anti-myocardial antibodies. The primary symptoms are ...

journal_title：Seminars in respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Light RW

更新日期：2001-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) is the most commonly isolated nontuberculous mycobacterial respiratory pathogen worldwide. MAC lung disease is manifested either by fibrocavitary radiographic changes similar to pulmonary tuberculosis or by bronchiectasis with nodular and reticulonodular radiographic changes. This lat...

journal_title：Seminars in respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Griffith DE

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The human Herpesviridae family consists of eight members: cytomegalovirus (CMV), Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), herpes simplex virus 1 and 2 (HSV-1, -2), varicella-zoster virus (VZV), and human herpesvirus 6, 7, and 8 (HHV-6, -7, -8). Lifelong latency may develop in the host with reactivation during periods of relative imm...

journal_title：Seminars in respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Zamora MR

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pulmonary fibrosis is a devastating disease that occurs in association with environmental exposures, several inherited diseases, collagen vascular disease, as well as in an idiopathic form. Epithelial cell damage, excessive fibroblast proliferation, upregulation of extracellular matrix production, and attenuated matri...

journal_title：Seminars in respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Wurfel MM,Raghu G

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In heart failure (HF), pleural effusion results from increased interstitial fluid in the lung due to elevated pulmonary capillary pressure. Rarely, pleural effusions may occur in association with isolated right HF. HF-associated effusions are typically bilateral, but if unilateral, they are more commonly seen on the r...

journal_title：Seminars in respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Porcel JM

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Invasive fungal infections, especially candidemia and systemic candidiasis, have become a major cause of morbidity and mortality in the last few decades. This comes in parallel with the major advances made in intensive care. Patients who are critically ill, in medical or surgical ICUs are especially at risk for CANDID...

journal_title：Seminars in respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Vazquez JA

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This review provides an update on literature published over the past 5 years that is relevant to using chest computed tomography (CT) as a tool for preventing occupational respiratory disease. An important area of investigation has been in the use of low-dose CT (LDCT) to screen asbestos-exposed populations for lung c...

journal_title：Seminars in respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Weissman DN

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The increasing prevalence and recognition of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) coupled with an awareness of its detrimental health consequences has resulted in the need for timely and cost efficient access to diagnostic sleep testing and treatment. As a result, increased emphasis is being placed on simplified ambulatory m...

journal_title：Seminars in respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Cruz SD,Littner MR,Zeidler MR

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tracheostomy is a commonly performed surgical procedure in intensive care units (ICUs). Over the past three decades, there has been a substantial body of evidence to suggest percutaneous tracheostomy (PT) is at least as safe as surgical tracheostomy (ST) in the hands of trained clinicians. In most institutions, PT is ...

journal_title：Seminars in respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Al-Shathri Z,Susanto I

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection occurs worldwide and is the most common cause of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) in 5- to 20-year-olds. The most reliable diagnostic test is the enzyme immunoassay, which allows immunoglobulin (Ig)G and IgM titration and presents 92% sensitivity and 95% specificity on paired samples....

journal_title：Seminars in respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Blasi F,Tarsia P,Aliberti S,Cosentini R,Allegra L

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Venous thromboembolism (VTE), including deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism (PE), is the third most common cardiovascular pathology after coronary disease and cerebrovascular diseases and is responsible for significant morbidity and mortality in the general population. Full-dose anticoagulation is the st...

journal_title：Seminars in respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Imberti D,Maraldi C,Gallerani M

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The use of predictive models has been proposed as a potential tool to reduce maternal morbidity and mortality, by aiding in the timely identification of potential high-risk patients. Prognostic models in critical care have been used to characterize the severity of illness of specific diseases. Physiological changes in...

journal_title：Seminars in respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Levinson A,Miranda J,Rojas-Suarez JA

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Legionella pneumophila has been found to be a common cause of community-acquired pneumonia in patients who required intensive care unit (ICU) admission. In many studies, the clinical manifestations for Legionnaires' disease were more severe and the mortality was higher when compared with pneumonias of other etiology. ...

journal_title：Seminars in respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Vergis EN,Akbas E,Yu VL

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a chronic progressive lung disease of unknown cause, occurring in adults, limited to the lungs and associated with the pathologic and radiologic pattern of usual interstitial pneumonia. Prognosis is poor, and most patients die of respiratory failure within 3 to 6 years from the o...

journal_title：Seminars in respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Puglisi S,Torrisi SE,Giuliano R,Vindigni V,Vancheri C

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00