Respiratory failure
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A lower oxygenation target for critically ill patients with respiratory failure does not reduce mortality- No mortality benefit with high-flow nasal oxygen in immunocompromised patients with acute hypoxemic respiratory failure
- Low-quality evidence: high-flow nasal oxygen > noninvasive ventilation for adults with acute respiratory failure
- Treatment of acute hypoxemic respiratory failure with noninvasive ventilation using a helmet or face mask led to fewer deaths
- Tofacitinib reduces composite outcome of death or respiratory failure in patients with COVID-19 pneumonia (NNT = 9)
- Decreased intubation risk with high-flow nasal cannula oxygen for COVID-19 respiratory failure (SOHO-COVID)
- No added benefit with high-dose steroids or different oxygenation strategies for acute hypoxemic respiratory failure due to COVID-19
- Broad-spectrum abx increase adverse events in children with acute respiratory infections with minimal benefit
- Lethargy, grunting, and hypercapnia predict ventilator risk in kids with RSV
- No reduction in delirium with the use of haloperidol or ziprasidone in critically ill patients
- No decrease in length of stay with intensive rehabilitation program for ICU patients
- Fewer intubations with awake prone positioning of patients with AHRF due to COVID-19
- High-flow oxygen therapy no worse than noninvasive ventilation and may reduce mortality
- Oxygen via high-flow nasal cannula reduces the need for intubation in patients with severe COVID-19
- Mixed outcomes with early extubation to noninvasive ventilation for difficult-to-wean patients
- European Respiratory Society guidelines for hospitalized patients with COVID-19
- Montelukast = fluticasone+ salmeterol for mild persistent asthma
- Early tracheotomy ineffective at preventing ventilator-associated pneumonia in mechanically ventilated ICU patients
- Small study shows steroids may benefit patients with severe CAP and high CRP levels
- Three days of amoxicillin is effective for pneumonia with tachypnea in young children
- Drotrecogin ineffective in septic children (RESOLVE)
- Despite no evidence, the ATS issues a guideline on managing obesity hypoventilation syndrome
- High-flow oxygen helpful in hospitalized infants with bronchiolitis
- New definition of sepsis, new bedside screen to identify patients at high-mortality risk
- Venous samples are a less-painful starting point for the evaluation of patients with AECOPD
- Conservative oxygenation strategy reduces mortality in critically ill patients
- Less renal replacement therapy with sodium bicarbonate infusion for patients with severe metabolic acidosis
- Temporary IVC filter added to anticoagulation does not decrease risk of PE recurrence
- Lung cancer is infrequently found via screening, but follow-up imaging is common
- COVID-19 research briefs: case series of critically ill patients in the intensive care unit
- Prone position is difficult to maintain and may be ineffective in non-ICU patients with COVID-19
- In-office procalcitonin testing can lead to less antibiotic prescribing
- Simple risk score predicts severity of COPD exacerbations
- Extended rivaroxaban prophylaxis following a medical inpatient stay does not provide a net benefit (MARINER)
- No benefit to extended VTE prophylaxis with apixaban in hospitalized medical patients (ADOPT)
- 3% nebulized hypertonic saline equals standard supportive care in children with moderate or severe bronchiolitis
- Early outpatient follow-up linked with fewer readmissions for COPD patients
- Tight control no different from less-tight control of hypertension in pregnancy
- Uncertain benefit of home noninvasive positive pressure ventilation for adults with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease