Pulmonary cryptococcosis.

abstract：:Increasing donor availability for organ transplantation requires attention to factors that are potentially modifiable. The potential pool of available organs can theoretically be enlarged by considering new sources of organs, including non-beating heart donors, live donor lobar transplants, xenotransplants, and in vit...

journal_title：Seminars in respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Williams TJ,Snell GI

更新日期：2001-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Shock is a broad category of injury to the human body caused by a variety of insults. Fluid resuscitation is the cornerstone of initial therapy for nearly all forms of shock. This article reviews the basic physiology determining body fluid composition, the goals of fluid resuscitation in shock, the types of fluids ava...

journal_title：Seminars in respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Martin GS,Lewis CA

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Catheters are the leading source of bloodstream infections in critically ill patients. Because the clinical signs of infection are nonspecific, such infections are overly suspected, which results in unnecessary removal of catheters. A conservative approach might be attempted in mild infections, whereas catheters shoul...

journal_title：Seminars in respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Timsit JF,Dubois Y,Minet C,Bonadona A,Lugosi M,Ara-Somohano C,Hamidfar-Roy R,Schwebel C

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Treatment strategies for anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-associated vasculitis (AAV) are evolving. Cyclophosphamide (CYC) plus corticosteroids (CSs) is the mainstay of therapy for generalized, multisystemic AAV. Historically, the combination of CYC plus CS was used for a minimum of 12 months, but concern a...

journal_title：Seminars in respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Wang T,Weigt SS,Belperio JA,Lynch JP 3rd

更新日期：2011-06-01 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：: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：:Pneumocystis jiroveci remains an important fungal pathogen in a broad range of immunocompromised hosts. The natural reservoir of infection remains unknown. Pneumocystis jiroveci Pneumonia (PJP) develops via airborne transmission or reactivation of inadequately treated infection. Nosocomial clusters of infection have b...

journal_title：Seminars in respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Fishman JA

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Oral corticosteroids are powerful relatively nonspecific antiinflammatory agents with a range of well-characterized side effects. There is good evidence to show that they accelerate the rate of resolution of exacerbations of COPD and relapse is less likely if patients receive these drugs. Maintenance therapy with oral...

journal_title：Seminars in respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Calverley PM

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nonspecific interstitial pneumonia (NSIP) represents one histologic subtype of idiopathic interstitial pneumonia (IIP). NSIP is typified by temporal homogeneity and less profusion of fibroblastic foci than is seen with usual interstitial pneumonia (UIP), the most common IIP. Clinically patients with NSIP present with ...

journal_title：Seminars in respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Flaherty KR,Martinez FJ,Travis W,Lynch JP 3rd

更新日期：2001-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The diffusion of electronic health records collecting large amount of clinical, monitoring, and laboratory data produced by intensive care units (ICUs) is the natural terrain for the application of artificial intelligence (AI). AI has a broad definition, encompassing computer vision, natural language processing, and m...

journal_title：Seminars in respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Greco M,Caruso PF,Cecconi M

更新日期：2021-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Survivors of critical illness often experience long-lasting impairments in mental, cognitive, and physical functioning. Acute stress reactions and delusional memories appear to play an important role in psychological morbidity following critical illness, and few interventions exist to address these symptoms. This revi...

journal_title：Seminars in respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Karnatovskaia LV,Philbrick KL,Parker AM,Needham DM

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) continues to be an important cause of morbidity, mortality, and health care costs worldwide. Although there exist some heterogeneity between patients, the course of COPD is characterized by recurrent acute exacerbations, which are among the most common causes of medical adm...

journal_title：Seminars in respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Peñuelas Ó,Frutos-Vivar F,Mancebo J

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Daily oral care with chlorhexidine for mechanically ventilated patients is ubiquitous in contemporary intensive care practice. The practice is predicated upon meta-analyses suggesting that adding chlorhexidine to daily oral care regimens can reduce ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) rates by up to 40%. Close analys...

journal_title：Seminars in respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Klompas M

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：: ...

journal_title：Seminars in respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Oh SS,Folch E

更新日期：2018-12-01 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：: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：: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：: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：: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：:Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a formidable pathogen in the infection arena. It is able to easily adapt to the environment which it inhabits and can also colonize and invade the human host to cause serious infections. In 2011, it was responsible for 7.1% of all health care-associated infection in the United States. The mor...

journal_title：Seminars in respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： McCarthy K

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In endemic areas, dimorphic fungal infections due to Histoplasma capsulatum, Blastomyces dermatitidis, and Coccidioides posadasii/immitis account for up to 30% of cases of community-acquired pneumonia. Because respiratory manifestations are often indistinguishable from common bacterial causes of pneumonia, the diagnos...

journal_title：Seminars in respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Azar MM,Malo J,Hage CA

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Coccidioidomycosis manifests as a variety of clinical manifestations and ranges in severity from asymptomatic exposure with resultant immunity to reinfection, to fulminant, and life-threatening disseminated disease. Primary coccidioidal pneumonia represents the most common clinical form of infection, and the incidence...

journal_title：Seminars in respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Twarog M,Thompson GR 3rd

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Multiorgan dysfunction syndrome represents a continuum of cumulative organ dysfunction from very mildly altered function to total and, rarely, irreversible organ failure and is the major cause of death in the intensive care unit (ICU). The terms multiple organ failure syndrome (MOFS), multiple organ system failure (MO...

journal_title：Seminars in respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Ferreira AM,Sakr Y

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although the lung is frequently involved by disseminated lymphoma, isolated pulmonary lymphoma is rare, accounting for less than 1% of all extranodal localized disease. Three broad categories of lymphoma of the lung require recognition: in rare instances, large B cell type lymphoma can present primarily in the lung; a...

journal_title：Seminars in respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Chilosi M,Zinzani PL,Poletti V

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The evolution of scientific investigation in acute lung injury (ALI) and acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is replete with examples of effective bench-to-bedside transitions, pioneering research methodology, and international collaboration. This article highlights for clinicians a selection of challenges and ...

journal_title：Seminars in respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Meade MO,Lamontagne F

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is performed frequently by paramedics, emergency department personnel, and inpatient physicians. Unfortunately, after more than 40 years of practice and study, there are still many controversies and unresolved treatment issues. This article focuses on four current controversies in C...

journal_title：Seminars in respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： White SJ,Himes D,Rouhani M,Slovis CM

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Evaluation of a patient with hypoventilation requires a combination of clinical history, physical examination, pulmonary function testing, and chest radiography to help determine the cause. Specialized testing such as measurement of respiratory muscle strength and assessment of ventilatory control may also be needed. ...

journal_title：Seminars in respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Berry RB,Sriram P

更新日期：2009-06-01 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：:Paracoccidioidomycosis (formerly known as South American blastomycosis) is produced by the thermally dimorphic fungus Paracoccidioides brasiliensis. Most often this mycosis runs a chronic progressive course affecting preferentially the lungs followed by the skin, mucous membranes, adrenals, and reticuloendothelial org...

journal_title：Seminars in respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Restrepo A,Benard G,de Castro CC,Agudelo CA,Tobón AM

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lung cancer in never smokers (LCINS) has lately been recognized as a unique disease based on rapidly gained knowledge from genomic changes to treatment responses. The focus of this article is on current knowledge and challenges with regard to LCINS expanded from recent reviews highlighting five areas: (1) distribution...

journal_title：Seminars in respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Yang P

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00