A novel rat lung transplantation model using venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation supportCentral MessagePerspective by Xiucheng Yang, MD, Mingzhao Liu, MD, Jin Zhao, MD, Dong Tian, MD, PhD, Bingqing Yue, MD, Jingbo Shao, MD, Dong Wei, MD, Man Huang, PhD, Jingyu Chen, MD

“…Thereafter, a respiratory failure rat model was constructed using ventilation with a hypoxic and hypercapnic gas mixture, consisting of 6% oxygen, 8% carbon dioxide, and 86% nitrogen, before lung transplantation. …”
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Analysis of factors associated with the initiation of renal replacement therapy in patients on veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation: a case–control study by Michel Perez-Garzon, Ana Castillo-Castillo, Maria Ferro-Peñuela, Claudia Poveda-Henao, Mario Mercado-Diaz, Henry Robayo-Amortegui

“…Factors associated with the need for RRT included the duration of mechanical ventilation (OR, 1.03; 95% CI, 1.00–1.06), history of hypothyroidism (OR, 4.05; 95% CI, 1.27–12.86), and elevated creatinine levels prior to ECMO initiation (OR, 1.54; 95% CI, 1.12–2.09). …”
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Effect of high-flow nasal oxygen therapy on cardiac cycle efficiency in coronary artery disease patients undergoing endoscopy: study protocol for randomised controlled trial by Sheng Wang, Tingting Ma, Fang Xie, Mu Jin, Xiaorui Zhou

“…Secondary outcomes will include the incidence of hypotension; the occurrence of hypoxemia; brain natriuretic peptide, troponin I and lactate levels at 6–12 hours postoperation; frequency of patient agitation episodes; intraoperative adverse memory recall; need for mask ventilation or any airway intervention; duration of sedation; HFNO-related adverse events; and MostCare haemodynamic parameters other than the primary outcome.Ethics and dissemination This study has been approved by the Ethics Committee of Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Capital Medical University (KS2024066), and patients will be included after providing informed consent. …”
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Peripheral extracorporeal membrane oxygenation support expands the application of robot-assisted coronary artery bypassCentral MessagePerspective by Vivek Patel, MD, Zachary Gray, MPAS, Mahboob Alam, MBBS, Guilherme Vianna Silva, MD, Leo Simpson, MD, Kenneth Liao, MD, PhD

“…Methods: Forty-five high risk patients (mean age, 68 years; Society of Thoracic Surgeons score, 6.27%; ejection fraction, 45%) underwent RCAB with nonemergency peripheral extracorporeal membrane oxygenation support for the following indications: inability to tolerate single-lung ventilation (n = 17; 38%), low ejection fraction <35% (n = 17; 38%), inadequate exposure of internal thoracic artery (n = 24; 53%), critical coronary artery disease (n = 16; 36%), and hemodynamic instability after anesthesia induction (n = 3; 7%). …”
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Evaluating acute stress responses to height: validity of heart rate variability, respiratory markers, and competitive state anxiety inventory by Lukáš Psohlavec, Mike Rogerson, Tomáš Brtník, Jiří Baláš

“…Based on the effect size (ηp2), the largest differences between low- and high-height conditions for physiological markers were observed in heart rate (HR) (ηp2 = 0.910), ventilation (ηp2 = 0.906), oxygen uptake (ηp2 = 0.891; p &lt; 0.001), and tidal volume (VT) (ηp2 = 0.872). …”
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The influence of varied parenteral nutrition protocols on the surgical incidence and prognosis of retinopathy of prematurity in preterm neonates by Yafei Sun, Teng Wang, Ruixia Lin, Xuejun Xu

“…The incidence of ROP at 4 and 6 weeks after birth was compared, along with the time taken to regain birth weight, achieve full enteral feeding, duration of mechanical ventilation, and ROP surgical rate during hospitalization.ResultsOn the first day of hospitalization, there were no significant differences in DHA, EPA, and AA levels between the two groups. …”
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Treatment outcomes of Pumani bubble-CPAP versus oxygen therapy among preterm babies presenting with respiratory distress at a tertiary hospital in Tanzania-Randomised trial. by Annette Baine Mwatha, Michael Mahande, Raimos Olomi, Beatrice John, Rune Philemon

“…Effective treatment of these babies requires exogenous surfactant and/or mechanical ventilation but these are of limited availability in low and middle income countries. …”
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Acute cardiorespiratory physiological responses to functional electrically stimulated cycling in individuals with subacute phase traumatic cervical spinal cord injury by Zhenzhen Gao, Yajun Mao, Shiyan Wang, Zhiwen Zhu

“…Key physiological metrics, including minute ventilation (VE), tidal volume (VT), systolic blood pressure (SBP), diastolic blood pressure (DBP), heart rate (HR), oxygen uptake (VO2), and oxygen pulse (O2 pulse), were recorded at 2-minute intervals. …”
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Kinetics of anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibodies and hematological parameters in hospitalized pre-vaccination COVID-19 patients in Peru by Salyoc Tapia-Rojas, Alexis Germán Murillo Carrasco, Maria J. Pons, Manuel Ugarte-Gil, Ana Mayanga-Herrera

“…Risk factors, including sex and obesity, were linked to higher mortality and increased need for mechanical ventilation. This study contributes to a better understanding of the immune response in COVID-19 and supports the development of predictive models based on immunological and hematological biomarkers.…”
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Predictors of brain death and barriers to organ donation in north African intensive care units: a multicenter prospective study on severe coma patients by Imen Slama, Imed Chouchene, Rim Ghammam, Laurent Durin, Walid Naija, Jalel Ziadi, Helmi Ben Saad

“….; Glasgow coma scale≤8) requiring invasive mechanical ventilation were included. Patients were followed until BD confirmation or ICU discharge. …”
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In-Situ Determination of Buildings’ Thermo- Physical Characteristics by Arash Rasooli

“…In addition, using construction information, winter daily air change rates leading to ventilation and infiltration heat losses are estimated from the results of the inverse modelling. …”
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Association Between Early Fluid Overload and Mortality in Critically Ill Children by Maria Anastasia Wibisono, Rina Amalia Caromina Saragih, Ayodhia Pitaloka Pasaribu, Siska Mayasari Lubis, Hendri Wijaya, Juliandi Harahap

“…Bivariate analysis shows that fluid accumulation, vasoactive agent, mechanical ventilation, and pediatric logistic organ dysfunction-2 score have significant association with mortality (p<0.05). …”
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Evaluation of the decontamination efficacy of a portable air cleaner using 275-nm UVC-LED radiation against airborne Coronavirus and Influenza virus by Reissner, Janina, Reichelt, Benjamin, Siller, Paul, Brockmann, Gerrid, Kriegel, Martin, Roesler, Uwe, Friese, Anika

“…The deployment of PACs equipped with UVC radiation and filtration could be a promising alternative or supplement to ventilation systems, especially in healthcare settings and other public spaces.…”
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Prospective meta-analysis protocol on randomised trials of renin–angiotensin system inhibitors in patients with COVID-19: an initiative of the International Society of Hypertension... by Anthony Rodgers, George Stergiou, Bryan Williams, Sonali Rukshana Gnanenthiran, Markus P Schlaich, Claudio Borghi, Dylan Burger, Fadi Charchar, Neil R Poulter, Ulrike Muscha Steckelings, Maciej Tomaszewski, Thomas Unger, Richard D Wainford, Aletta E Schutte

“…Secondary outcomes will include mechanical ventilation, admission to intensive care or cardiovascular events at short-term follow-up (≤30 days) and all-cause mortality at longer-term follow-up (&gt;1 month). …”
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Experience of patent ductus arteriosus ligation during extracorporeal membrane oxygenation treatment in newborns with severe respiratory failure due to persistent pulmonary hyperte... by Qi-Liang Zhang, Yi-Nan Liu, Ya-Ting Zeng, Yi-Rong Zheng, Qiang Chen

“…After ECMO removal, mechanical ventilation was discontinued after 5.2 days, 7.2 days, 9.5 days, and 5.5 days, respectively. …”
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Remote multicomponent rehabilitation compared to standard care for survivors of critical illness after hospital discharge (iRehab): a protocol for a randomised controlled assessor-... by Julie Bruce, Jason Madan, Martin Underwood, Roger Kenyon, Mariam Ratna, Ranjit Lall, Gavin D Perkins, Ella Terblanche, Kerry Raynes, Brenda O'Neill, Mandana Zanganeh, Rowena Williams, Danny McAuley, Paul Dark, Bronwen Connolly, Chen Ji, Judy Martina Bradley, Rachel Clarke, Jill Costley, Nigel D Hart, Penelope Firshman, Katherine Jones, Annette Henderson

“…Adults (n=428: control n= 197; intervention: n=231) within 12 weeks of discharge from hospital following an ICU admission for critical illness, requiring mechanical ventilation ≥48hours will be recruited. The intervention is a six week multicomponent, structured, rehabilitation programme, delivered remotely by a trained intervention team. …”
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The impact of SARS-CoV-2 VOCs on clinical outcomes: an overview of reviews by Federico Fama, Federico Fama, Rebecca Fattore, Paolo Raimondo, Fabio Brivio, Darcy Holmes, Toussaint Muheberimana, Tarek Nayfeh, Alessandra Bandera, Alessandra Bandera, Andrea Gori, Andrea Gori, Andrea Gori, Matteo Passerini, Matteo Passerini, Marta Colaneri, Marta Colaneri, Marta Colaneri

“…Peer reviewed systematic reviews considering two or more VOCs and reporting on clinical outcomes such as mortality, hospitalization, severe disease, admission to ICU, and mechanical ventilation were included. Data on study population and measures of association between clinical outcome and VOCs were considered. …”
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A predictive model for sepsis risk in patients with non-traumatic cerebral hemorrhage based on the MIMIC-IV database by Xinxu Wu, Fangqi Hu, Tianpeng Zhang, Yunsong Pan, Jie He, Rui Zhang, Hui Zhou, Hui Shi

“…These factors included liver disease, acidosis, anemia, thrombocytopenia, urinary tract infection, invasive mechanical ventilation, Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) scores, leukocyte counts, and blood calcium levels. …”
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Clinical applications and research progress of remifentanil by Xu Liu, Zhipeng Meng, Fei Tong

“…In ICU, it does not significantly shorten mechanical ventilation duration compared to other opioids (P &gt; 0.05).DiscussionRemifentanil offers significant advantages in perioperative hemodynamic control and recovery acceleration. …”
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Impact of the obesity paradox on 28-day mortality in elderly patients critically ill with cardiogenic shock: a retrospective cohort study by Jing Tian, Ke Jin, Haohao Qian, Hongyang Xu

“…Secondary outcomes were mechanical ventilation status, length of hospitalization, and length of ICU stay. …”
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