Background Protective mechanical ventilation strategies using low tidal volume or high levels
of positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) improve outcomes for patients who have had …

Background: Recent studies show that intraoperative mechanical ventilation using low tidal
volumes (V T ) can prevent postoperative pulmonary complications (PPCs). The aim of this …

Background Lung injury is a serious complication of surgery. We did a systematic review and
meta-analysis to assess whether incidence, morbidity, and in-hospital mortality associated …

Objective The expression of proinflammatory cytokines is rapidly increased in experimental
models of the acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), in patients at risk for ARDS, and …

A prospective study of 132 patients with severe community-acquired pneumonia (CAP)
treated in the ICU was carried out to determine the causative agents, the value of the clinical, …

Background Early diagnosis of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is of the utmost
importance but remains challenging. The objective of the current study was to characterize …

Introduction The standardized mortality ratio (SMR) is commonly used for benchmarking
intensive care units (ICUs). Available mortality prediction models are outdated and must be …

Background Complement pathway inhibition may provide benefit for severe acute
respiratory illnesses caused by viral infections such as COVID-19. We present results from a …

mdash;: Activation of the nuclear regulatory factor NF-[kappa] B occurs in the lungs of patients
with the acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) and may contribute to the increased …

The expression of NF- κ B was studied in freshly isolated peripheral blood mononuclear
cells (PBMC) of patients with severe sepsis and major trauma. The expression of p65p50 …