Department of Anesthesia,
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Antibacterial-coated tracheal tubes cleaned with the Mucus Shaver : a novel method to retain long-term bactericidal activity of coated tracheal tubes.
Intensive care medicine Jun, 2006 | Pubmed ID: 16601964
Outcome of patients undergoing prolonged mechanical ventilation after critical illness.
Critical care medicine Nov, 2007 | Pubmed ID: 17901840
Determinants of tracheostomy decannulation: an international survey.
Critical care (London, England) , 2008 | Pubmed ID: 18302759
Internally coated endotracheal tubes with silver sulfadiazine in polyurethane to prevent bacterial colonization: a clinical trial.
Intensive care medicine Jun, 2008 | Pubmed ID: 18418571
Antimicrobial-coated endotracheal tubes: an experimental study.
Intensive care medicine Jun, 2008 | Pubmed ID: 18418572
Fatal heparin-induced thrombocytopenia 8 months after prior exposure to heparin.
Journal of cardiothoracic and vascular anesthesia Oct, 2008 | Pubmed ID: 18922432
Modifying endotracheal tubes to prevent ventilator-associated pneumonia.
Current opinion in infectious diseases Apr, 2011 | Pubmed ID: 21252657
A clinical assessment of the Mucus Shaver: a device to keep the endotracheal tube free from secretions.
Critical care medicine Jan, 2012 | Pubmed ID: 21926595
Novel preventive strategies for ventilator-associated pneumonia.
Critical care (London, England) Dec, 2012 | Pubmed ID: 22429668
Transfusion of stored autologous blood does not alter reactive hyperemia index in healthy volunteers.
Anesthesiology Jul, 2012 | Pubmed ID: 22531338
Altered arterial compliance in hypertensive pregnant women is associated with preeclampsia.
Anesthesia and analgesia May, 2013 | Pubmed ID: 23337414
Use of high-definition computed tomography to assess endotracheal tube luminal narrowing after mechanical ventilation.
Anesthesiology Jul, 2013 | Pubmed ID: 23535503
Critical illness is associated with decreased plasma levels of coenzyme Q10: a cross-sectional study.
Journal of critical care Oct, 2013 | Pubmed ID: 23618779
Ventilator associated pneumonia: evolving definitions and preventive strategies.
Respiratory care Jun, 2013 | Pubmed ID: 23709196
Removal of endotracheal tube obstruction with a secretion clearance device.
Respiratory care Sep, 2014 | Pubmed ID: 24368863
Autologous transfusion of stored red blood cells increases pulmonary artery pressure.
American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine Oct, 2014 | Pubmed ID: 25162920
Tracheal tube obstruction in mechanically ventilated patients assessed by high-resolution computed tomography.
Anesthesiology Dec, 2014 | Pubmed ID: 25254903
Alveolar pentraxin 3 as an early marker of microbiologically confirmed pneumonia: a threshold-finding prospective observational study.
Critical care (London, England) Oct, 2014 | Pubmed ID: 25314919
Hemopexin in severe inflammation and infection: mouse models and human diseases.
Critical care (London, England) Apr, 2015 | Pubmed ID: 25888135
Assisted mechanical ventilation: the future is now!
BMC anesthesiology Jul, 2015 | Pubmed ID: 26215886
Evaluation of the Infection-Related Ventilator-Associated Events Algorithm for Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia Surveillance in a Trauma Population.
Respiratory care Mar, 2016 | Pubmed ID: 26556896
Recruitment Maneuvers and Positive End-Expiratory Pressure Titration in Morbidly Obese ICU Patients.
Critical care medicine Feb, 2016 | Pubmed ID: 26584196
"Treating Lungs": The Scientific Contributions of Dr. Theodor Kolobow.
ASAIO journal (American Society for Artificial Internal Organs : 1992) Mar-Apr, 2016 | Pubmed ID: 26720733
Microbiome, biofilms, and pneumonia in the ICU.
Current opinion in infectious diseases Apr, 2016 | Pubmed ID: 26855081
Should Ventilator-Associated Events become a Quality Indicator for ICUs?
Respiratory care Jun, 2016 | Pubmed ID: 27235309
Should Aerosolized Antibiotics Be Used to Treat Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia?
Respiratory care Jun, 2016 | Pubmed ID: 27235310
On-demand erythrocyte disposal and iron recycling requires transient macrophages in the liver.
Nature medicine Aug, 2016 | Pubmed ID: 27428900
Endotracheal Tubes Cleaned With a Novel Mechanism for Secretion Removal: A Randomized Controlled Clinical Study.
Respiratory care Nov, 2016 | Pubmed ID: 27460104
Pulmonary and Systemic Vascular Resistances After Cardiopulmonary Bypass: Role of Hemolysis.
Journal of cardiothoracic and vascular anesthesia Apr, 2017 | Pubmed ID: 27590461
Respiratory Management of Perioperative Obese Patients.
Respiratory care Dec, 2016 | Pubmed ID: 27624632
Optimization of Mechanical Ventilation in a 31-Year-Old Morbidly Obese Man With Refractory Hypoxemia.
A & A case reports Jan, 2017 | Pubmed ID: 27782908
Electric Plasma-generated Nitric Oxide: Hemodynamic Effects in Patients with Pulmonary Hypertension.
American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine 11, 2016 | Pubmed ID: 27797618
Performance of the PneuX System: A Bench Study Comparison With 4 Other Endotracheal Tube Cuffs.
Respiratory care Jan, 2017 | Pubmed ID: 27879379
Pathogenic Link Between Postextubation Pneumonia and Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia: An Experimental Study.
Anesthesia and analgesia 04, 2017 | Pubmed ID: 28221200
Beware the siren's song of novel endotracheal tube designs.
Intensive care medicine 11, 2017 | Pubmed ID: 28364302
Transpulmonary Pressure Describes Lung Morphology During Decremental Positive End-Expiratory Pressure Trials in Obesity.
Critical care medicine Aug, 2017 | Pubmed ID: 28708679
Randomized, multicenter trial of lateral Trendelenburg versus semirecumbent body position for the prevention of ventilator-associated pneumonia.
Intensive care medicine Nov, 2017 | Pubmed ID: 29149418
Targeted Temperature Management After Cardiac Arrest: Systematic Review and Meta-analyses.
Anesthesia and analgesia 03, 2018 | Pubmed ID: 29239942
Prediction of ARDS outcome: what tool should I use?
The Lancet. Respiratory medicine 04, 2018 | Pubmed ID: 29477449
Exhaled CO, a guide to ARDS management during lung-protective ventilation?
Journal of critical care 06, 2018 | Pubmed ID: 29550109
A Triazole Disulfide Compound Increases the Affinity of Hemoglobin for Oxygen and Reduces the Sickling of Human Sickle Cells.
Molecular pharmaceutics 05, 2018 | Pubmed ID: 29634905
"Size Matters" in Regard to Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Case Volume and Mortality!
Critical care medicine 05, 2018 | Pubmed ID: 29652713
Ted Kolobow.
Intensive care medicine 05, 2018 | Pubmed ID: 29663042
High Positive End-Expiratory Pressure Allows Extubation of an Obese Patient.
American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine 08, 2018 | Pubmed ID: 29702003
What does the Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome trial (ART) teach us?-it is time for precision medicine and precision trials in critical care!
Journal of thoracic disease Mar, 2018 | Pubmed ID: 29707281
Nitric Oxide Decreases Acute Kidney Injury and Stage 3 Chronic Kidney Disease after Cardiac Surgery.
American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine 11, 2018 | Pubmed ID: 29932345
Interpretation of Transpulmonary Pressure Measurements in a Patient with Acute Life-Threatening Pulmonary Edema.
American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine 12, 2018 | Pubmed ID: 30095991
Silver-Coated Endotracheal Tubes Cleaned With a Mechanism for Secretion Removal.
Respiratory care Jan, 2019 | Pubmed ID: 30181363
Why Not Prevent ARDS? The Possible Role of Plasma Biomarkers in Surgery.
Respiratory care 11, 2018 | Pubmed ID: 30389832
On the Road to Surface Monitoring of Diaphragmatic Activity in Mechanically Ventilated Patients.
Respiratory care 11, 2018 | Pubmed ID: 30389833
Improvement in Outcomes After Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation by Inhibition of S-Nitrosoglutathione Reductase.
Circulation 02, 2019 | Pubmed ID: 30586713
Inhaled nitric oxide prevents systemic and pulmonary vasoconstriction due to hemoglobin-based oxygen carrier infusion: A case report.
Journal of critical care 06, 2019 | Pubmed ID: 30709560
Cardiovascular Events and Hospital Deaths Among Patients With Severe Sepsis.
The American journal of cardiology 05, 2019 | Pubmed ID: 30773249
Depletion of Vascular Nitric Oxide Contributes to Poor Outcomes after Cardiac Arrest.
American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine 05, 2019 | Pubmed ID: 30785772
Lung Recruitment in Obese Patients with Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome.
Anesthesiology 05, 2019 | Pubmed ID: 30844949
In Response.
Anesthesia and analgesia 05, 2019 | Pubmed ID: 30896594
Nitric Oxide Treatment for Lungs and Beyond. Novel Insights from Recent Literature.
American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine Sep, 2019 | Pubmed ID: 31185176
Protocol of a randomised controlled trial in cardiac surgical patients with endothelial dysfunction aimed to prevent postoperative acute kidney injury by administering nitric oxide gas.
BMJ open 07, 2019 | Pubmed ID: 31278097
Electrically generated nitric oxide from air: a safe and economical treatment for pulmonary hypertension.
Intensive care medicine 11, 2019 | Pubmed ID: 31451859
Hemolysis and Kidney Injury in Cardiac Surgery: The Protective Role of Nitric Oxide Therapy.
Seminars in nephrology 09, 2019 | Pubmed ID: 31514912
The Role of Nitric Oxide in Preventing Cardiopulmonary Bypass-associated Acute Kidney Injury.
Journal of cardiothoracic and vascular anesthesia 03, 2020 | Pubmed ID: 31606280
Independent lung ventilation: Implementation strategies and review of literature.
World journal of critical care medicine Jul, 2019 | Pubmed ID: 31667133
Effect of nitric oxide on postoperative acute kidney injury in patients who underwent cardiopulmonary bypass: a systematic review and meta-analysis with trial sequential analysis.
Annals of intensive care Nov, 2019 | Pubmed ID: 31754841
Bedside Evaluation of Pulmonary Embolism by Electrical Impedance Tomography.
Anesthesiology 04, 2020 | Pubmed ID: 31770145
Symposium: Hostility to Hospitality: Do I Need Mercy to be a Physician?
Society Apr, 2019 | Pubmed ID: 31814652
Old, older, the oldest: red blood cell storage and the potential harm of using older red blood cell concentrates.
Current opinion in anaesthesiology Apr, 2020 | Pubmed ID: 31876784
A lung rescue team improves survival in obesity with acute respiratory distress syndrome.
Critical care (London, England) 01, 2020 | Pubmed ID: 31937345
The intensive care unit: How to make this unfriendly environment geriatric-friendly.
European journal of surgical oncology : the journal of the European Society of Surgical Oncology and the British Association of Surgical Oncology 03, 2020 | Pubmed ID: 31973926
Intratracheal injection of nitric oxide, generated from air by pulsed electrical discharge, for the treatment of pulmonary hypertension in awake ambulatory lambs.
Nitric oxide : biology and chemistry 04, 2020 | Pubmed ID: 31982629
Ventilatory Mechanics in the Patient with Obesity.
Anesthesiology 05, 2020 | Pubmed ID: 32011342
Development of a Lung Rescue Team to Improve Care of Subjects With Refractory Acute Respiratory Failure.
Respiratory care Apr, 2020 | Pubmed ID: 32019849
Acute Upper Airway Obstruction.
The New England journal of medicine 02, 2020 | Pubmed ID: 32074438
Application of Lung Ultrasound During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Narrative Review.
Anesthesia and analgesia 08, 2020 | Pubmed ID: 32366774
Indoor temperature and relative humidity in hospitals: workplace considerations during the novel coronavirus pandemic.
Occupational and environmental medicine 07, 2020 | Pubmed ID: 32424023
Home Nitric Oxide Therapy for COVID-19.
American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine 07, 2020 | Pubmed ID: 32437250
Personal Protective Equipment N95 Facemask Shortage Quick Fix: The Modified Airway From VEntilatoR Circuit (MAVerIC).
Cureus May, 2020 | Pubmed ID: 32440384
In-hospital airway management of COVID-19 patients.
Critical care (London, England) 06, 2020 | Pubmed ID: 32503600
Protocol for a randomized controlled trial testing inhaled nitric oxide therapy in spontaneously breathing patients with COVID-19.
medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences Mar, 2020 | Pubmed ID: 32511450
Protocol of a randomized controlled trial testing inhaled Nitric Oxide in mechanically ventilated patients with severe acute respiratory syndrome in COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2).
medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences Mar, 2020 | Pubmed ID: 32511534
High-Dose Inhaled Nitric Oxide as Adjunct Therapy in Cystic Fibrosis Targeting .
Case reports in pediatrics , 2020 | Pubmed ID: 32685229
Above and beyond: biofilm and the ongoing search for strategies to reduce ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP).
Critical care (London, England) 08, 2020 | Pubmed ID: 32811553
Transthoracic Echocardiography in Prone Patients With Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome: A Feasibility Study.
Critical care explorations Aug, 2020 | Pubmed ID: 32832914
Ideation and assessment of a nitric oxide delivery system for spontaneously breathing subjects.
Nitric oxide : biology and chemistry 11, 2020 | Pubmed ID: 32835810
High Concentrations of Nitric Oxide Inhalation Therapy in Pregnant Patients With Severe Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19).
Obstetrics and gynecology 12, 2020 | Pubmed ID: 32852324
Bedside monitoring of lung perfusion by electrical impedance tomography in the time of COVID-19.
British journal of anaesthesia 11, 2020 | Pubmed ID: 32859359
High Pleural Pressure Prevents Alveolar Overdistension and Hemodynamic Collapse in ARDS with Class III Obesity.
American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine Sep, 2020 | Pubmed ID: 32876469
Geographic Variation in Racial Disparities in Health and Coronavirus Disease-2019 (COVID-19) Mortality.
Mayo Clinic proceedings. Innovations, quality & outcomes Dec, 2020 | Pubmed ID: 33043273
Reply to Mezidi : Assessment of Airway Closure and Expiratory Airflow Limitation to Set Positive End-Expiratory Pressure in Morbidly Obese Patients with Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome.
American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine 02, 2021 | Pubmed ID: 33080156
In Response.
Anesthesia and analgesia 11, 2020 | Pubmed ID: 33094984
Bedside Electrical Impedance Tomography Unveils Respiratory "Chimera" in COVID-19.
American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine 01, 2021 | Pubmed ID: 33196303
Rescue Treatment With High-Dose Gaseous Nitric Oxide in Spontaneously Breathing Patients With Severe Coronavirus Disease 2019.
Critical care explorations Nov, 2020 | Pubmed ID: 33225304
Improving mucosal anesthesia for awake endotracheal intubation with a novel method: a prospective, assessor-blinded, randomized controlled trial.
BMC anesthesiology 12, 2020 | Pubmed ID: 33317460
Consequences to the Lungs When Gas Swings Between Lung Units During Patient Triggered Mechanical Ventilation.
Respiratory care 01, 2021 | Pubmed ID: 33380502
Trends and Geographic Variation in Acute Respiratory Failure and ARDS Mortality in the United States.
Chest Oct, 2020 | Pubmed ID: 33393472
Free Hemoglobin Ratio as a Novel Biomarker of Acute Kidney Injury After On-Pump Cardiac Surgery: Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Controlled Trial.
Anesthesia and analgesia 06, 2021 | Pubmed ID: 33481401
The repurposed use of anesthesia machines to ventilate critically ill patients with Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19).
Research square Feb, 2021 | Pubmed ID: 33594358
Right Ventricular Strain Is Common in Intubated COVID-19 Patients and Does Not Reflect Severity of Respiratory Illness.
Journal of intensive care medicine Aug, 2021 | Pubmed ID: 33783269
Weaning patients with obesity from ventilatory support.
Current opinion in critical care 06, 2021 | Pubmed ID: 33797429
Identifying clinical and biochemical phenotypes in acute respiratory distress syndrome secondary to coronavirus disease-2019.
EClinicalMedicine Apr, 2021 | Pubmed ID: 33875978
Notch4 signaling limits regulatory T-cell-mediated tissue repair and promotes severe lung inflammation in viral infections.
Immunity 06, 2021 | Pubmed ID: 33915108
Diminishing Efficacy of Prone Positioning With Late Application in Evolving Lung Injury.
Critical care medicine Apr, 2021 | Pubmed ID: 33938714
A retrospective cohort study of 12,306 pediatric COVID-19 patients in the United States.
Scientific reports 05, 2021 | Pubmed ID: 33986390
The repurposed use of anesthesia machines to ventilate critically ill patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).
BMC anesthesiology 05, 2021 | Pubmed ID: 34016056
Inhaled Nitric Oxide Delivery Systems for Mechanically Ventilated and Nonintubated Patients: A Review.
Respiratory care Jun, 2021 | Pubmed ID: 34039761
Severe bleeding in the ICU.
Current opinion in anaesthesiology Aug, 2021 | Pubmed ID: 34039847
Pleural Pressure Targeted Positive Airway Pressure Improves Cardiopulmonary Function in Spontaneously Breathing Patients With Obesity.
Chest 06, 2021 | Pubmed ID: 34099131
Respiratory Physiology of Prone Positioning With and Without Inhaled Nitric Oxide Across the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Severity Spectrum.
Critical care explorations Jun, 2021 | Pubmed ID: 34151287
Individualized Multimodal Physiologic Approach to Mechanical Ventilation in Patients With Obesity and Severe Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Reduced Venovenous Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Utilization.
Critical care explorations Jul, 2021 | Pubmed ID: 34235455
Efficiency of Prolonged Prone Positioning for Mechanically Ventilated Patients Infected with COVID-19.
Journal of clinical medicine Jul, 2021 | Pubmed ID: 34279453
Inhaled high dose nitric oxide is a safe and effective respiratory treatment in spontaneous breathing hospitalized patients with COVID-19 pneumonia.
Nitric oxide : biology and chemistry 11, 2021 | Pubmed ID: 34400339
High-Dose Nitric Oxide From Pressurized Cylinders and Nitric Oxide Produced by an Electric Generator From Air.
Respiratory care 02, 2022 | Pubmed ID: 34413210
Transpulmonary Pressure-Guided Lung-Protective Ventilation Improves Pulmonary Mechanics and Oxygenation Among Obese Subjects on Mechanical Ventilation.
Respiratory care 11, 2021 | Pubmed ID: 34686587
Milrinone as Compared with Dobutamine in the Treatment of Cardiogenic Shock.
The New England journal of medicine Nov, 2021 | Pubmed ID: 34818494
Unsuccessful and Successful Clinical Trials in Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome: Addressing Physiology-Based Gaps.
Frontiers in physiology , 2021 | Pubmed ID: 34916959
Ventilator-associated pneumonia among SARS-CoV-2 acute respiratory distress syndrome patients.
Current opinion in critical care 02, 2022 | Pubmed ID: 34932525
Noninvasive respiratory support for COVID-19 patients: when, for whom, and how?
Journal of intensive care Jan, 2022 | Pubmed ID: 35033204
In memoriam: Warren M. Zapol.
Intensive care medicine Jan, 2022 | Pubmed ID: 35061052
Nitric oxide: Clinical applications in critically ill patients.
Nitric oxide : biology and chemistry Feb, 2022 | Pubmed ID: 35123061
A Physiological Hypothesis to Support the Use of CPAP at Extubation Among Patients with Obesity.
American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine Feb, 2022 | Pubmed ID: 35134319
Delivering Low Tidal Volume With Anesthesia and ICU Ventilators in a Neonatal Lung Model.
Respiratory care Mar, 2023 | Pubmed ID: 36750259
Modulation of pulmonary blood flow in patients with acute respiratory failure.
Nitric oxide : biology and chemistry Jul, 2023 | Pubmed ID: 37172929
Development of nitric oxide generators to produce high-dose nitric oxide for inhalation therapy.
Nitric oxide : biology and chemistry Sep, 2023 | Pubmed ID: 37277062
Navigating Uncertainty: Should We Consider Inspiratory Muscle Training Following Esophagectomy?
Respiratory care Feb, 2024 | Pubmed ID: 38416654
Assessment of continuous low-dose and high-dose burst of inhaled nitric oxide in spontaneously breathing COVID-19 patients: A randomized controlled trial.
Nitric oxide : biology and chemistry Aug, 2024 | Pubmed ID: 38880198
Feasibility of Delivering a 5-Day Normobaric Hypoxia Breathing in Healthy Volunteers in a Hospital Setting.
Respiratory care Jul, 2024 | Pubmed ID: 39079724
Riccardo Pinciroli1,
Lisa Traeger1,
Anna Fischbach1,
Stefano Gianni1,
Caio Cesar Araujo Morais1,
Bijan Safaee Fakhr1,
Raffaele Di Fenza1,
Dianna Robinson3,
Ryan Carroll2,
Warren M. Zapol1,
Lorenzo Berra1
1Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care and Pain Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School,
2Division of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School,
3Respiratory Care, Massachusetts General Hospital
Glasiele C. Alcala*,1,
Gamonmas Ekkapat*,1,2,
Kyle J. Medeiros1,
Caio C. A Morais1,
Yi Xin1,
Valentina Giammatteo1,3,
Giovanni Bruno1,
Alice Nova1,4,
Hatus Wanderley1,
Talisa Bühl1,
Marcus Victor1,6,
Timothy G. Gaulton1,
Carolyn J. La Vita5,
Marcelo B. P. Amato7,
Maurizio Ceradda1,
Lorenzo Berra1,
Roberta Ribeiro De Santis Santiago1
1Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care and Pain Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School,
2Department of Anesthesiology, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University. King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital,
3Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Catholic University of Sacred Heart,
4School of Medicine and Surgery, University of Milano-Bicocca,
5Department of Respiratory Care, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School,
6Electronics Engineering, Aeronautics Institute of Technology,
7Instituto do Coracao (InCor), Hospital das Clinicas HCFMUSP, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Sao Paulo