Always Consider the Possibility of Opioid Induced Respiratory Depression in Patients Presenting with Hypercapnic Respiratory Failure Who Fail to Improve as Expected with Appropriate Therapy by Martin Steynor, Andrew MacDuff

“…Hypercapnic respiratory failure is a frequently encountered medical emergency. …”
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In Response to: Evaluation of Long-Coronavirus Disease-2019 Cases Readmitted to Intensive Care Units due to Acute Respiratory Failure: Point Prevalence Study by Eylem Tunçay

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Pretransplant Factors and Associations with Postoperative Respiratory Failure, ICU Length of Stay, and Short-Term Survival after Liver Transplantation in a High MELD Population by Mark R. Pedersen, Myunghan Choi, Jeffrey A. Brink, Anil B. Seetharam

“…We aimed to evaluate association of preoperative variables with postoperative respiratory failure (PRF)/increased intensive care unit length of stay (ICU LOS)/short-term survival in a high MELD cohort undergoing liver transplant (LT). …”
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Retracted: Effect of High-Quality Nursing Care on Patients with Acute Exacerbation of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Complicated with Respiratory Failure: An Observational Cohort Study by Applied Bionics and Biomechanics

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Effects of dipeptidyl peptidase 4 inhibitors on the risk of acute respiratory failure in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: a meta-analysis of cardiovascular outcomes trials by Yan Wang, Caiyuan Yu, Xiaoyan Zheng, Yaya Wang, Wei Zhang

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Treatment of Severe Hypercapnic Respiratory Failure Caused by SARS-CoV-2 Lung Injury with ECCO2R Using the Hemolung Respiratory Assist System by Ramiro Saavedra-Romero, Francisco Paz, John M. Litell, Julia Weinkauf, Carina C. Benson, Lisa Tindell, Kari Williams

“…We present the case of a woman in her mid-60’s with severe acute hypercapnic respiratory failure secondary to COVID-19 pneumonia who was successfully treated with early implementation of lung-protective ventilation facilitated by extracorporeal carbon dioxide removal (ECCO2R). …”
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Lung injury in myocardial infarction-associated cardiogenic shock supported by venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation: a scoping review by Akram M. Zaaqoq, Michael A. Mazzeffi, Melissa A. Vogelsong, Mark Roeser, Sung-Min Cho

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Efficacy of non-invasive ventilation and oxygen therapy on immunocompromised patients with acute hypoxaemic respiratory failure: protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials by Juhong Shi, Gang Liu, Meng Wang, Tao Wang, Yi Li, Yi Yang, Xuezhong Yu, Huadong Zhu, Yong Ma, Zongru Li, Lixi Zhang, Kun He, Jianqiang He

“…Background The number of immunocompromised patients has increased in recent years. Acute respiratory failure is a common complication leading to intensive care unit (ICU) admission and high mortality among such patients. …”
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Effectiveness of Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation Combined with Enteral Nutrition in the Treatment of Patients with Combined Respiratory Failure after Lung Cancer Surgery and Its Effect on Blood Gas Indexes by Yongjun Zhang, Lanbo Liu, Dawei Li, Dongsheng Zhou

“…To investigate the effect of noninvasive positive pressure ventilation (NIPPV) combined with enteral nutrition support in the treatment of patients with combined respiratory failure after lung cancer surgery and its effect on blood gas indexes. …”
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Factors affecting the prolongation of mechanical ventilation in patients after cardiac surgery by Mahdieh Sharifzadeh Kermani, Tania Dehesh, Shiva Pouradeli, Bahareh Soltani Esmaili

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Pregnancy and COVID-19: Comparing ICU Outcomes for Pregnant and Nonpregnant Women by Małgorzata Lipińska-Gediga, Waldemar Goździk, Jakub Śmiechowicz, Barbara Adamik

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Vascular malformations of the lungs and the liver at patient with hereditary hemorrhagic teleangiectasia by M. S. Zharkova, A. V. Lapshin, Ye. N. German, M. V. Mayevskaya, I. A. Sokolina, V. T. Ivashkin

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Critically ill adult patients with acute leukemia: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Dara Chean, David Luque-Paz, Daniele Poole, Sofiane Fodil, Etienne Lengliné, Thibault Dupont, Achille Kouatchet, Michael Darmon, Élie Azoulay

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Oxygenation improvement and duration of prone positioning are associated with ICU mortality in mechanically ventilated COVID-19 patients by Silvia De Rosa, Nicolò Sella, Giacomo Bellani, Giuseppe Foti, Andrea Cortegiani, Giulia Lorenzoni, Dario Gregori, Annalisa Boscolo, Lucia Cattin, Muhammed Elhadi, Giorgio Fullin, Eugenio Garofalo, Leonardo Gottin, Alberto Grassetto, Salvatore Maurizio Maggiore, Elena Momesso, Mario Peta, Daniele Poole, Roberto Rona, Ivo Tiberio, Andrea Zanoletti, Emanuele Rezoagli, Paolo Navalesi, for the SIAARTI Study Group

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Update in Noninvasive Home Mechanical Ventilation: A Narrative Review of Indications, Outcomes, and Monitoring by Laura Tregidgo, Prasheena Naran, Eshrina Gosal, Rebecca F. D’Cruz

“…Hypercapnic respiratory failure arises due to an imbalance in the load-capacity-drive relationship of the respiratory muscle pump, typically arising in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, obesity-related respiratory failure, and neuromuscular disease. …”
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Apnea-Hypopnea Index in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Exacerbation Requiring Noninvasive Mechanical Ventilation with Average Volume-Assured Pressure Support by Killen H. Briones-Claudett, Adela Romero Lopez, Mónica H. Briones-Claudett, Mariuxi del Pilar Cabrera Baños, Killen H. Briones Zamora, Diana C. Briones Marquez, Andrea P. Icaza-Freire, Luc J. I. Zimmermann, Antonio W. D. Gavilanes, Michelle Grunauer

“…During the study period, a total of 100 patients were admitted to the ICU with a diagnosis of acute hypercapnic respiratory failure due to COPD exacerbation. 72 patients presented with acute respiratory failure and fulfilled criteria for ventilatory support. …”
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Multiple-System Atrophy with Cerebellar Predominance Presenting as Respiratory Insufficiency and Vocal Cords Paralysis by Ramon Andrade Bezerra de Mello, Diana Ferreira, José Manuel Dias da Costa, Maria José Rosas, João Manuel Quinaz

“…In this paper, we report a case of a patient admitted with respiratory failure and vocal cords paralysis due to MSA-c. …”
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Venovenous Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation as a Treatment for Obesity Hypoventilation Syndrome by Nao Umei, Shingo Ichiba

“…The mortality rate for respiratory failure resulting from obesity hypoventilation syndrome is high if it requires ventilator management. …”
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Leptospirosis: An Unusual Cause of ARDS by Marc Clavel, Gwenaelle Lhéritier, Nicolas Weinbreck, Antoine Guerlin, Anthony Dugard, Eric Denes, Philippe Vignon

“…The severity of the respiratory failure contrasted with the absence of significant liver or renal dysfunction. …”
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Cardiac and Pulmonary Ultrasound for Diagnosing TRALI by J. I. Alonso-Fernández, J. R. Prieto-Recio, C. García-Bernardo, I. García-Saiz, J. Rico-Feijoo, C. Aldecoa

“…The usefulness of lung and cardiac ultrasound is discussed to facilitate the challenging diagnosis of the acute early postoperative respiratory failure.…”
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