ICU-acquired infections in immunocompromised patients

L Kreitmann, J Helms, I Martin-Loeches, J Salluh… - Intensive Care …, 2024 - Springer
Immunocompromised patients account for an increasing proportion of the typical intensive
care unit (ICU) case-mix. Because of the increased availability of new drugs for cancer and …

Ventilator-associated pneumonia in immunosuppressed patients

L Kreitmann, A Gaudet, S Nseir - Antibiotics, 2023 - mdpi.com
Immunocompromised patients—including patients with cancer, hematological malignancies,
solid organ transplants and individuals receiving immunosuppressive therapies for …

Effects of intubation timing in patients with COVID-19 throughout the four waves of the pandemic: a matched analysis

J Riera, E Barbeta, A Tormos… - European respiratory …, 2023 - Eur Respiratory Soc
Background The primary aim of our study was to investigate the association between
intubation timing and hospital mortality in critically ill patients with coronavirus disease 2019 …

Veno-venous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (vv-ECMO) for severe respiratory failure in adult cancer patients: a retrospective multicenter analysis

M Kochanek, J Kochanek, B Böll, DA Eichenauer… - Intensive Care …, 2022 - Springer
Purpose The question of whether cancer patients with severe respiratory failure benefit from
veno-venous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (vv-ECMO) remains unanswered. We …

The association of the COVID-19 pandemic and short-term outcomes of non-COVID-19 critically ill patients: an observational cohort study in Brazilian ICUs

FG Zampieri, LSL Bastos, M Soares, JI Salluh… - Intensive Care …, 2021 - Springer
Purpose To assess whether intensive care unit (ICU) outcomes for patients not affected by
coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) worsened during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods …

Noninvasive ventilation for pediatric acute respiratory distress syndrome: experience from the 2016/2017 pediatric acute respiratory distress syndrome incidence and …

G Emeriaud, M Pons-Òdena, AK Bhalla… - Pediatric Critical Care …, 2023 - journals.lww.com
OBJECTIVES: The worldwide practice and impact of noninvasive ventilation (NIV) in
pediatric acute respiratory distress syndrome (PARDS) is unknown. We sought to describe …

Nutritional support for successful weaning in patients undergoing prolonged mechanical ventilation

SC Lo, KSK Ma, YR Li, ZY Li, CH Lin, HC Lin… - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
Successful weaning from ventilators not only improves the quality of life of patients, but also
reduces medical expenses. The aim of this study was to explore the association between …

High-flow nasal cannula failure in critically ill cancer patients with acute respiratory failure: Moving from avoiding intubation to avoiding delayed intubation

C Saillard, J Lambert, M Tramier, L Chow-Chine… - PLoS …, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Background High-flow nasal cannula (HFNC) is increasingly used in critically ill cancer
patients with acute respiratory failure (ARF) to avoid mechanical ventilation (MV). The …

Association between timing of intubation and clinical outcomes of critically ill patients: A meta-analysis

NA Xixi, P Kremmydas, E Xourgia, V Giannopoulou… - Journal of Critical …, 2022 - Elsevier
Purpose Optimal timing of intubation is controversial. We attempted to investigate the
association between timing of intubation and clinical outcomes of critically ill patients …

Sepsis and acute respiratory failure in patients with cancer: how can we improve care and outcomes even further?

PG Lyons, CA McEvoy… - Current Opinion in Critical …, 2023 - journals.lww.com
Sepsis and acute respiratory failure in patients with cancer... : Current Opinion in Critical Care
Sepsis and acute respiratory failure in patients with cancer: how can we improve care and …