Background Patients with COPD are frequently hospitalized for acute exacerbations (AECOPD),
which may cause respiratory failure and death. Proportional assist ventilation (PAV) is a …

Objective Blind percutaneous dilational tracheotomy (PDT) holds a lot of peri-operative
complications. A lot of assisting tools have long been used to facilitate guidance during PDT, eg, …

Full article: Impact of implementing five-level triage system on patients outcomes and resource
utilization in the emergency department of Alexandria main university hospital Skip to …

Background Cerebrovascular stroke is one of the most disabling chronic conditions, as it is
often associated with devastating long-term neurologic deficits. Design A prospective …

Objective Study the impact of ultrasound-assessed diaphragmatic impairment (DI) on
predicting need for invasive mechanical ventilation (IMV) in acute exacerbation of chronic …

Objective Cricothyrotomy is the emergency surgical means of gaining access to the airways.
However it holds a lot of problems to the patient and is only a temporary measure until a …

Objective Invasive fungal infections are common in critically ill patients specially those on
prolonged mechanical ventilation. Fungal prophylaxis has been proven effective in certain high…

Objective Multicenter studies showed that early goal directed therapy (EGDT) did not improve
outcome in patients with septic shock compared with undefined usual care. The aim of this …

Background There is evidence that bacterial co-infection in respiratory viruses leads to
morbidity and mortality. Patients with decreased immunity are prone to bacterial co-infection. A …

Highlights Ventilator associated pneumonia (VAP) is a common type of sepsis in
mechanically ventilated patients that can progress to septic shock and increased mortality. …