In 2009, a novel H1N1 Influenza virus has emerged and on June 11 the World Health Organization declared it as pandemic. It may cause acute respiratory failure ranging from severe Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome to exacerbations of airflow limitation. Non-invasive ventilation is now considered first-line intervention for different causes of acute respiratory failure and may be considered in ...

background: poisoning with paraquat (pq) is highly fatal. in this study; demographic and clinical characteristics of  a series of patients with acute pq poisoning treated at two university hospitals in shiraz, iran are presented and predictive factors for mortality are analyzed. methods: this was an analytical cross-sectional study on consecutive pq poisoned patients admitted to shoushtari and ...

On December 19, 2019 the Public Health Department of China reported a new strain coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 that was responsible for Severe Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome and later also found to be acute myocarditis, arrhythmias sudden death

The effects of blood purification combined with antibiotics on extravascular lung water index, inflammatory factors, and prognosis patients severe acute pancreatitis complicated respiratory distress syndrome

BACKGROUND There are limited data on the impact of body mass index on outcomes in mechanically ventilated patients. METHODS Secondary analysis of a cohort including 4698 patients mechanically ventilated. Patients were screened daily for management of mechanical ventilation, complications (acute respiratory distress syndrome, sepsis, ventilator associated pneumonia, barotrauma), organ failure ...

a 3 month- old boy was admitted with recurrent severe respiratory distress and refractory to therapeutic options. patient underwent a helical multidetector ct examination. axial, coronal and three- dimensional imaging, revealed tracheal bronchus, stenosis, diverticulum and bronchiectasis. in this situation, ct scanning, perfectly 3d imaging is recommend for rule out congenital tracheobronchial ...

Respiratory distress in a moderately preterm baby often presents diagnostic and management challenges to the attending paediatrician. Many of these babies will require little or no intervention, but it is known that early intervention in babies with acute respiratory distress often prevents further complications. Most current research evidence relates to extremely preterm newborns, yet moderate...

Background: The 25-hydroxyvitamin D3(25-OH D3)deficiency is a common problem worldwide, and it is aprevalent incidence in neonates. Different studies investigated the relationship of vitamin D deficiency with neonatal mortality and morbidity. This study aimed to evaluate the relationship between vitamin D deficiency and respiratory distress in preterm neonates.Methods: A prospective cohor...

introduction:  one ofdiagnostic criteria for acute lung injury and acute respiratory distress syndrome is  pao2/fio2 (pf) ratio 300 for ali or 200 for ards. this criteria requires invasive arterial sampling. measurement of spo2/fio2 (sf) ratio by pulseoximetry may be a reliable non invasive alternative to the pf ratio.   methods and materials: in a cross sectional study we enrolled 105 sample o...