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Impact of intensive care unit supportive care on the physiology of Ebola virus disease in a universally lethal non-human primate model

There are currently limited data for the use of specific antiviral therapies for the treatment of Ebola virus disease (EVD). While there is anecdotal evidence that supportive care may be effective, there is a ...

Authors: Guillaume Poliquin, Duane Funk, Shane Jones, Kaylie Tran, Charlene Ranadheera, Mable Hagan, Kevin Tierney, Allen Grolla, Amrinder Dhaliwal, Alexander Bello, Anders Leung, Cory Nakamura, Darwyn Kobasa, Darryl Falzarano, Lauren Garnett, Hugues Fausther Bovendo…

Peroxynitrite decomposition catalyst reduces vasopressin requirement in ovine MRSA sepsis

Sepsis is one of the most frequent causes of death in the intensive care unit. Host vascular hypo-responsiveness to vasopressors during septic shock is one of the challenging problems. This study tested the hy...

Authors: Osamu Fujiwara, Satoshi Fukuda, Ernesto Lopez, Yaping Zeng, Yosuke Niimi, Douglas S. DeWitt, David N. Herndon, Donald S. Prough and Perenlei Enkhbaatar

Determining rhythmicity and determinism of temperature curves in septic and non-septic critically ill patients through chronobiological and recurrence quantification analysis: a pilot study

A few studies have demonstrated that critically ill patients exhibit circadian deregulation and reduced complexity of different time series, such as temperature.

Authors: Vasilios E. Papaioannou, Eleni N. Sertaridou, Ioanna G. Chouvarda, George C. Kolios and Ioannis N. Pneumatikos

The impact of the systemic inflammatory response on hepatic bacterial elimination in experimental abdominal sepsis

Bacterial translocation from the gut has been suggested to induce a systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS) and organ dysfunction. The liver has a pivotal role in eliminating circulating bacteria enteri...

Authors: Katja Hanslin, Jan Sjölin, Paul Skorup, Frida Wilske, Robert Frithiof, Anders Larsson, Markus Castegren, Eva Tano and Miklos Lipcsey

Low flow rate alters haemostatic parameters in an ex-vivo extracorporeal membrane oxygenation circuit

Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is a life-saving modality used to manage cardiopulmonary failure refractory to conventional medical and surgical therapies. Despite advances in ECMO equipment, bleedi...

Authors: Katrina K. Ki, Margaret R. Passmore, Chris H. H. Chan, Maximilian V. Malfertheiner, Jonathon P. Fanning, Mahé Bouquet, Jonathan E. Millar, John F. Fraser and Jacky Y. Suen

Predictive validity of a novel non-invasive estimation of effective shunt fraction in critically ill patients

Accurate measurement of pulmonary oxygenation is important for classification of disease severity and quantification of outcomes in clinical studies. Currently, tension-based methods such as P/F ratio are in w...

Authors: Emma M. Chang, Andrew Bretherick, Gordon B. Drummond and J Kenneth Baillie

Effect of landiolol on sex-related transcriptomic changes in the myocardium during sepsis

The aims of this study are to better understand phenotypic differences between male and female rats during sepsis, to characterise the contribution of the beta1-adrenergic blocker landiolol to septic cardiomyo...

Authors: Thi Thom Tran, Calypso Mathieu, Magali Torres, Béatrice Loriod, Linh Thuy Lê, Catherine Nguyen, Monique Bernard, Marc Leone and Nathalie Lalevée

Ventilator-induced diaphragm dysfunction: translational mechanisms lead to therapeutical alternatives in the critically ill

Mechanical ventilation [MV] is a life-saving technique delivered to critically ill patients incapable of adequately ventilating and/or oxygenating due to respiratory or other disease processes. This necessaril...

Authors: Oscar Peñuelas, Elena Keough, Lucía López-Rodríguez, Demetrio Carriedo, Gesly Gonçalves, Esther Barreiro and José Ángel Lorente

Development of a model for anemia of inflammation that is relevant to critical care

Anemia of inflammation (AI) is common in critically ill patients. Although this syndrome negatively impacts the outcome of critical illness, understanding of its pathophysiology is limited. Also, new therapies...

Authors: Margit Boshuizen, Robin van Bruggen, Sebastian A. Zaat, Marcus J. Schultz, Eli Aguilera, Ana Motos, Tarek Senussi, Francesco Antonio Idone, Paolo Pelosi, Antonio Torres, Gianluigi Li Bassi and Nicole P. Juffermans

Extracorporeal life support and systemic inflammation

Extracorporeal life support (ECLS) encompasses a wide range of extracorporeal modalities that offer short- and intermediate-term mechanical support to the failing heart or lung. Apart from the daily use of car...

Authors: Abdulrahman Al-Fares, Tommaso Pettenuzzo and Lorenzo Del Sorbo

Histopathological changes of organ dysfunction in sepsis

Sepsis is a highly lethal disorder. Organ dysfunction in sepsis is not defined as a clinicopathological entity but rather by changes in clinical, physiological, or biochemical parameters. Pathogenesis and spec...

Authors: Antonio M. Garofalo, Marta Lorente-Ros, Gesly Goncalvez, Demetrio Carriedo, Aída Ballén-Barragán, Ana Villar-Fernández, Óscar Peñuelas, Raquel Herrero, Rosario Granados-Carreño and José A. Lorente

The diagnostic accuracy for ARDS of global versus regional lung ultrasound scores - a post hoc analysis of an observational study in invasively ventilated ICU patients

Semi-quantification of lung aeration by ultrasound helps to assess presence and extent of pulmonary pathologies, including the acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). It is uncertain which lung regions add...

Authors: Luigi Pisani, Veronica Vercesi, Patricia S. I. van Tongeren, Wim K. Lagrand, Stije J. Leopold, Mischa A. M. Huson, Patricia C. Henwood, Andrew Walden, Marry R. Smit, Elisabeth D. Riviello, Paolo Pelosi, Arjen M. Dondorp and Marcus J. Schultz

Patient-ventilator asynchronies during mechanical ventilation: current knowledge and research priorities

Mechanical ventilation is common in critically ill patients. This life-saving treatment can cause complications and is also associated with long-term sequelae. Patient-ventilator asynchronies are frequent but ...

Authors: Candelaria de Haro, Ana Ochagavia, Josefina López-Aguilar, Sol Fernandez-Gonzalo, Guillem Navarra-Ventura, Rudys Magrans, Jaume Montanyà and Lluís Blanch

Use of a high platelet-to-RBC ratio of 2:1 is more effective in correcting trauma-induced coagulopathy than a ratio of 1:1 in a rat multiple trauma transfusion model

Platelet dysfunction importantly contributes to trauma-induced coagulopathy (TIC). Our aim was to examine the impact of transfusing platelets (PLTs) in a 2:1 PLT-to-red blood cell (RBC) ratio versus the standa...

Authors: Derek J. B. Kleinveld, Mathijs R. Wirtz, Daan P. van den Brink, M. Adrie W. Maas, Joris J. T. H. Roelofs, J. Carel Goslings, Markus W. Hollmann and Nicole P. Juffermans

Modulating the distribution and fate of exogenously delivered MSCs to enhance therapeutic potential: knowns and unknowns

Mesenchymal stem/stromal cells (MSCs) are undergoing intensive translational research for several debilitating conditions, including critical illnesses such as ARDS and sepsis. MSCs exert diverse biologic effe...

Authors: Claire H. Masterson, Gerard F. Curley and John G. Laffey

Why translational research matters: proceedings of the third international symposium on acute lung injury translational research (INSPIRES III)

Current treatment of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) in critically ill patients is limited to supportive measures including mechanical ventilation. It is our view that effective therapies for ARDS c...

Authors: Nicole P. Juffermans, Marcus Schultz, Lieuwe D. Bos, Oscar Penuelas, John Laffey and Jose A. Lorente

The role of hypercapnia in acute respiratory failure

The biological effects and physiological consequences of hypercapnia are increasingly understood. The literature on hypercapnia is confusing, and at times contradictory. On the one hand, it may have protective...

Authors: Luis Morales-Quinteros, Marta Camprubí-Rimblas, Josep Bringué, Lieuwe D. Bos, Marcus J. Schultz and Antonio Artigas

Power to mechanical power to minimize ventilator-induced lung injury?

Mechanical ventilation is a life-supportive therapy, but can also promote damage to pulmonary structures, such as epithelial and endothelial cells and the extracellular matrix, in a process referred to as vent...

Authors: Pedro Leme Silva, Lorenzo Ball, Patricia R. M. Rocco and Paolo Pelosi

Manipulation of the microbiome in critical illness—probiotics as a preventive measure against ventilator-associated pneumonia

To describe the possible modes of action of probiotics and provide a systematic review of the current evidence on the efficacy of probiotics to prevent ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) in critically ill p...

Authors: Marel C. E. van Ruissen, Lieuwe D. Bos, Robert P. Dickson, Arjen M. Dondorp, Constance Schultsz and Marcus J. Schultz

Antithrombin plus alpha-1 protease inhibitor does not affect coagulation and inflammation in two murine models of acute lung injury

In acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), uncontrolled production of activators of coagulation and proinflammatory mediators results in a shift from an adequate local innate immune response to hypercoagul...

Authors: Jenny Juschten, Sarah Anne Ingelse, Martinus Adrianus Wilhelmus Maas, Armand Roelof Johan Girbes, Nicole Petra Juffermans, Marcus Josephus Schultz and Pieter Roel Tuinman

Pulmonary complement depositions in autopsy of critically ill patients have no relation with ARDS

The complement system has frequently been suggested to play a role in the pathophysiology of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). The current study explored the association between pulmonary depositions...

Authors: Friso M. de Beer, Mark P. V. Begieneman, Joris J. T. H. Roelofs, Janneke Horn, Hans W. M. Niessen, Marcus J. Schultz and Wim K. Lagrand

Alveolar dynamics during mechanical ventilation in the healthy and injured lung

Mechanical ventilation is a life-saving therapy in patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). However, mechanical ventilation itself causes severe co-morbidities in that it can trigger ventilato...

Authors: Jana Grune, Arata Tabuchi and Wolfgang M. Kuebler

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Alleviation of exhaustion-induced immunosuppression and sepsis by immune checkpoint blockers sequentially administered with antibiotics—analysis of a new mathematical model

Sepsis-associated immune dysregulation, involving hyper-inflammation and immunosuppression, is common in intensive care patients, often leading to multiple organ dysfunction and death. The aim of this study wa...

Authors: Avi Gillis, Michael Beil, Karin Halevi-Tobias, Peter Vernon van Heerden, Sigal Sviri and Zvia Agur

Response to letter by Drs. Bottinger and van der Hoorn

Authors: David A. Berlin, Seth Manoach and Paul M. Heerdt

Resistin directly inhibits bacterial killing in neutrophils

Sepsis-induced immunosuppression is a key factor contributing to the morbidity and mortality of critically ill patients, and polymorphonuclear neutrophil dysfunction is believed to be a hallmark of this immuno...

Authors: Lauren Miller, Kai Singbartl, Zissis C. Chroneos, Victor Ruiz-Velasco, Charles H. Lang and Anthony Bonavia

Comparison of the source and prognostic utility of cfDNA in trauma and sepsis

Circulating cell-free DNA (cfDNA) may contribute to the pathophysiology of post-injury inflammation and coagulation in trauma. However, the source and mechanism of release of cfDNA in trauma is not well unders...

Authors: Nicholas L. Jackson Chornenki, Robert Coke, Andrew C. Kwong, Dhruva J. Dwivedi, Michael K. Xu, Ellen McDonald, John C. Marshall, Alison E. Fox-Robichaud, Emmanuel Charbonney and Patricia C. Liaw

Early herpes and TTV DNAemia in septic shock patients: a pilot study

Septic shock patients exhibit an increased incidence of viral reactivation. Precise timing of such reactivation—as an early marker of immune suppression, or as a consequence of the later—is not known precisely...

Authors: François Mallet, Magali Perret, Trang Tran, Boris Meunier, Audrey Guichard, Olivier Tabone, Marine Mommert, Karen Brengel-Pesce, Fabienne Venet, Alexandre Pachot, Guillaume Monneret, Frederic Reynier, Christophe Védrine, Philippe Leissner, Virginie Moucadel, Alain Lepape…

Time-controlled adaptive ventilation (TCAV) accelerates simulated mucus clearance via increased expiratory flow rate

Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is the most common nosocomial infection in intensive care units. Distal airway mucus clearance has been shown to reduce VAP incidence. Studies suggest that mucus clearance...

Authors: Melissa Mahajan, David DiStefano, Joshua Satalin, Penny Andrews, Hassan al-Khalisy, Sarah Baker, Louis A. Gatto, Gary F. Nieman and Nader M. Habashi

Association between increased arterial stiffness and clinical outcomes in patients with early sepsis: a prospective observational cohort study

Conduit arteries, especially the aorta, play a major role in ensuring efficient cardiac function and optimal microvascular flow due to their viscoelastic properties. Studies in animals and on isolated arteries...

Authors: Sigita Kazune, Andris Grabovskis, Corrado Cescon, Eva Strike and Indulis Vanags

Adrecizumab, a non-neutralizing anti-adrenomedullin antibody, improves haemodynamics and attenuates myocardial oxidative stress in septic rats

Sepsis still represents a major health issue, with persistent high morbidity and mortality rates. Cardiovascular dysfunction occurs frequently during sepsis. Adrenomedullin has been identified as a key mediato...

Authors: Alice Blet, Benjamin Deniau, Christopher Geven, Malha Sadoune, Anaïs Caillard, Paul-Robert Kounde, Evelyne Polidano, Peter Pickkers, Jane-Lise Samuel and Alexandre Mebazaa

Correction to: Inhalation of specific anti-Pseudomonas aeruginosa IgY antibodies transiently decreases P. aeruginosa colonization of the airway in mechanically ventilated piglets

Following publication of the original article [1], the authors flagged that an incorrect piece of data is given in the Materials and Methods section of the article.

Authors: A. Otterbeck, K. Hanslin, E. Lidberg Lantz, A. Larsson, J. Stålberg and M. Lipcsey

The physiological determinants of near-infrared spectroscopy-derived regional cerebral oxygenation in critically ill adults

To maintain adequate oxygen delivery to tissue, resuscitation of critically ill patients is guided by assessing surrogate markers of perfusion. As there is no direct indicator of cerebral perfusion used in rou...

Authors: Michael D. Wood, Jill A. Jacobson, David M. Maslove, John G. Muscedere and J. Gordon Boyd

Negative pressure ventilation: a special application of expiratory ventilation assistance

Authors: Lena Böttinger and José W. A. van der Hoorn

Inhalation of specific anti-Pseudomonas aeruginosa IgY antibodies transiently decreases P. aeruginosa colonization of the airway in mechanically ventilated piglets

P. aeruginosa is a pathogen frequently resistant to antibiotics and a common cause of ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP). Non-antibiotic strategies to prevent or treat VAP are therefore of major interest. Spec...

Authors: A. Otterbeck, K. Hanslin, E. Lidberg Lantz, A. Larsson, J. Stålberg and M. Lipcsey

Comparison of aerosol delivery across combinations of drug delivery interfaces with and without concurrent high-flow nasal therapy

Current clinical practice during high-flow nasal therapy (HFNT) involves utilization of a nasal cannula to provide humidification, with a facemask placed over the cannula to deliver aerosol. Few studies have c...

Authors: Gavin Bennett, Mary Joyce, Elena Fernández Fernández and Ronan MacLoughlin

Exogenous surfactant prevents hyperoxia-induced lung injury in adult mice

In addition to the risk of developing ventilator-induced lung injury, patients with ARDS are at risk of developing hyperoxic injury due the supra-physiological oxygen supplementation clinically required to rev...

Authors: Frank Silva Bezerra, Camila de Oliveira Ramos, Thalles de Freitas Castro, Natália Pereira da Silva Araújo, Ana Beatriz Farias de Souza, Ana Carla Balthar Bandeira, Guilherme de Paula Costa, Christiane Teixeira Cartelle, André Talvani, Sílvia Dantas Cangussú, Laurent Brochard and Akinori Cardozo Nagato

Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) and the acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS): a systematic review of pre-clinical models

Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is an increasingly accepted means of supporting those with severe acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). Given the high mortality associated with ARDS, numerous ...

Authors: Jonathan E. Millar, Nicole Bartnikowski, Viktor von Bahr, Maximilian V. Malfertheiner, Nchafatso G. Obonyo, Mirko Belliato, Jacky Y. Suen, Alain Combes, Daniel F. McAuley, Roberto Lorusso and John F. Fraser

Impact of sweep gas flow on extracorporeal CO₂ removal (ECCO₂R)

Veno-venous extracorporeal carbon dioxide (CO₂) removal (vv-ECCO₂R) is increasingly being used in the setting of acute respiratory failure. Blood flow rates range in clinical practice from 200 mL/min to more than...

Authors: Stephan Strassmann, Michaela Merten, Simone Schäfer, Jonas de Moll, Daniel Brodie, Anders Larsson, Wolfram Windisch and Christian Karagiannidis

Different particle flow patterns from the airways after recruitment manoeuvres using volume-controlled or pressure-controlled ventilation

Noninvasive online monitoring of different particle flows from the airways may serve as an additional tool to assess mechanical ventilation. In the present study, we used a customised PExA, an optical particle...

Authors: Ellen Broberg, Leif Pierre, Mohammed Fakhro, Lars Algotsson, Malin Malmsjö, Snejana Hyllén and Sandra Lindstedt

Comparison of the ventilation characteristics in two adult oscillators: a lung model study

Two recent large randomized controlled trials did not show the superiority of high-frequency oscillatory ventilation (HFOV) in adults with ARDS. These two trials had differing results, and possible causes coul...

Authors: Tetsuya Yumoto, Takahisa Fujita, Sunao Asaba, Shunsuke Kanazawa, Atsunori Nishimatsu, Hideo Yamanouchi, Satoshi Nakagawa and Osamu Nagano

Bradykinin receptor deficiency or antagonism do not impact the host response during gram-negative pneumonia-derived sepsis

Kinins are short peptides with a wide range of proinflammatory properties that are generated from kininogens in the so-called kallikrein-kinin system. Kinins exert their biological activities through stimulati...

Authors: Chao Ding, Jack Yang, Cornelis van’t Veer and Tom van der Poll

The haemodynamic effects of crystalloid and colloid volume resuscitation on primary, derived and efficiency variables in post-CABG patients

Recent studies in haemodynamic management have focused on fluid management and assessed its effects in terms of increase in cardiac output based on fluid challenges or variations in pulse pressure caused by cy...

Authors: S. Sondergaard, J. S. Larsson and P. W. Möller

Regional pulmonary effects of bronchoalveolar lavage procedure determined by electrical impedance tomography

The provision of guidance in ventilator therapy by continuous monitoring of regional lung ventilation, aeration and respiratory system mechanics is the main clinical benefit of electrical impedance tomography ...

Authors: Inéz Frerichs, Peter A. Dargaville and Peter C. Rimensberger

Simulation of pressure support for spontaneous breathing trials in neonates

Endotracheal tubes used for neonates are not as resistant to breathing as originally anticipated; therefore, spontaneous breathing trials (SBTs) with continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP), without pressur...

Authors: Makoto Sasaki, Yoshikazu Yamaguchi, Tetsuya Miyashita, Yuko Matsuda, Masahide Ohtsuka, Osamu Yamaguchi and Takahisa Goto

Translaryngeal Tracheostomy Needle Introducer: a simple device to improve safety and reduce complications during Fantoni’s translaryngeal tracheostomy procedure: trial on human cadavers

Percutaneous dilatational tracheostomy (PDT) is the most frequently performed procedure in patients requiring prolonged mechanical ventilation. A crucial step in such procedures is needle insertion into the tr...

Authors: Alessandro Terrani, Enrico Bassi, Caterina Valcarenghi, Emmanuel Charbonney, Paul Ouellet, Patrice Gosselin, Giacomo Bellani and Giuseppe Foti

Angiotensin-(1–7) exerts a protective action in a rat model of ventilator-induced diaphragmatic dysfunction

Ventilator-induced diaphragmatic dysfunction (VIDD) is a common event during mechanical ventilation (MV) leading to rapid muscular atrophy and contractile dysfunction. Recent data show that renin-angiotensin s...

Authors: Vanessa Zambelli, Anna Sigurtà, Laura Rizzi, Letizia Zucca, Paolo Delvecchio, Elena Bresciani, Antonio Torsello and Giacomo Bellani

Sex susceptibility to ventilator-induced lung injury

Authors: Inés López-Alonso, Laura Amado-Rodriguez, Cecilia López-Martínez, Covadonga Huidobro and Guillermo M. Albaiceta

Automated expiratory ventilation assistance through a small endotracheal tube can improve venous return and cardiac output

Positive pressure ventilation can decrease venous return and cardiac output. It is not known if expiratory ventilation assistance (EVA) through a small endotracheal tube can improve venous return and cardiac o...

Authors: David A. Berlin, Seth Manoach, Clara Oromendia and Paul M. Heerdt

“In vitro comparison of the adsorption of inflammatory mediators by blood purification devices”: a misleading article for clinical practice?

Authors: Marco Feri