Bedside dynamic calculation of mechanical power: A validation study. Journal of Critical Care
Continuous measurement of mechanical power is necessary to establish a safe protective strategy during mechanical ventilation with the aim to minimize ventilation induced lung injury (VILI), an acute lung injury affecting the airways and parenchyma which is mostly seen in patients ventilated for acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). In this article, the authors developed a […]
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Direct feeding at the breast is associated with breast milk feeding duration among preterm infants
A study performed at Sheba Medical Center aimed to investigate the effect of mode (direct feeding at the breast versus expressing) and exclusivity (breast milk combined with formula versus breast milk only) as well as maternal perceptions on the duration of breast milk feeding (BMF) among preterm infants. The MetaVision clinical information system served as […]
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Protective effect of early low-dose hydrocortisone on ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) in the cancer patients: a propensity score analysis
A study performed at Paoli-Calmettes Institute proposed that a low dose of hydrocortisone could help with modulation of immune response in the critically ill population. The authors reported on 190 onco-haematology patients admitted to the ICU and treated with mechanical ventilation over four years. To their knowledge, this is the first study reporting prognosis data […]
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