Sepsis is life-threatening organ dysfunction caused by a dysregulated host response to
infection (1). Sepsis and septic shock are major healthcare problems, impacting millions of …

Objective To provide an update to “Surviving Sepsis Campaign Guidelines for Management
of Sepsis and Septic Shock: 2012”. Design A consensus committee of 55 international …

Background There have been few detailed, in-person interviews and examinations to obtain
follow-up data on 5-year outcomes among survivors of the acute respiratory distress …

Background As more patients survive the acute respiratory distress syndrome, an understanding
of the long-term outcomes of this condition is needed. Methods We evaluated 109 …

Noninvasive ventilation refers to the delivery of mechanical ventilation to the lungs using
techniques that do not require an endotracheal airway. During the first half of the 20th century, …

Background Vasopressin is commonly used as an adjunct to catecholamines to support blood
pressure in refractory septic shock, but its effect on mortality is unknown. We hypothesized …

Noninvasive mechanical ventilation (NIV) is widely used in the acute care setting for acute
respiratory failure (ARF) across a variety of aetiologies. This document provides European …

Background Previous trials suggesting that high-frequency oscillatory ventilation (HFOV)
reduced mortality among adults with the acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) were …

An efficient protocol was developed for qualitative screening of phosphate-solubilizing
bacteria, based upon visual observation. Our results indicate that, by using our formulation …

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Randomized, prospective trial of bilevel versus continuous positive airway pressure in acute …