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Intensive care adult patients with severe respiratory failure caused by Influenza A (H1N1)v in SpainJordi Rello
Critical Care Department, Joan XXIII University Hospital, CIBERes Enfermedades Respiratorias, IISPV, Mallafre Guasch 4, 43007 Tarragona, Spain
Crit Care 13:R148. 2009..We describe the clinical and epidemiologic characteristics of the first 32 persons reported to be admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) due to influenza A (H1N1)v infection in Spain...- Maintenance of tracheal tube cuff pressure: where are the limits?Miquel Ferrer
Crit Care 12:106. 2008..The periodic hyperinflation of the tube cuff used in both groups of this study may explain these results. This manoeuvre should be avoided in clinical practice... - Non-invasive ventilation in the weaning processM Ferrer
Respiratory Intensive and Intermediate Care Unit, Department of Pneumology, Hospital Clinic, IDIBAPS, Villarroel, Barcelona, Spain
Minerva Anestesiol 74:311-4. 2008.... - Non-invasive ventilation after extubation in hypercapnic patients with chronic respiratory disorders: randomised controlled trialMiquel Ferrer
Servei de Pneumologia, Institut Clinic del Torax, Hospital Clinic, IDIBAPS, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
Lancet 374:1082-8. 2009..We aimed to assess prospectively the effectiveness of non-invasive ventilation after extubation in patients with hypercapnia and as rescue therapy when respiratory failure develops... - Early noninvasive ventilation averts extubation failure in patients at risk: a randomized trialMiquel Ferrer
Unitat de Cures Intensives I Intermèdies, Servei de Pneumologia, Hospital Clinic, Institut Clinic del Torax, Villarroel 170, 08036 Barcelona, Spain
Am J Respir Crit Care Med 173:164-70. 2006..Respiratory failure after extubation and reintubation is associated with increased morbidity and mortality... - Microbial airway colonization is associated with noninvasive ventilation failure in exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseMiquel Ferrer
Servei de Pneumologia, Unitat de Cures Intensives I Intermèdies, Hospital Clinic, Institut d Investigacions Biomediques August Pi i Sunyer IDIBAPS, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
Crit Care Med 33:2003-9. 2005..We hypothesized that patients undergoing NIV would have lower rates of colonization than patients undergoing IMV. The aim of the study was to assess the microbial airway colonization in patients with exacerbated COPD needing NIV and IMV... - Non-invasive ventilation as a weaning toolM Ferrer
Respiratory Intensive and Intermediate Care Unit, Department of Pneumology, Hospital Clinic, IDIBAPS, Barcelona, Spain
Minerva Anestesiol 71:243-7. 2005..The technique is however a usual addition to the therapeutic armamentarium for a group of patients who pose a significant clinical and economic challenge... - Validation of the American Thoracic Society-Infectious Diseases Society of America guidelines for hospital-acquired pneumonia in the intensive care unitMiquel Ferrer
Servei de Pneumologia, Hospital Clinic, IDIBAPS, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
Clin Infect Dis 50:945-52. 2010..We assessed the microbial prediction and validated the adequacy of these guidelines for antibiotic strategy... - Noninvasive ventilation in severe hypoxemic respiratory failure: a randomized clinical trialMiquel Ferrer
Unitat de Vigilància Intensiva Respiratòria, Institut Clinic de Pneumologia i Cirurgia Toracica, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
Am J Respir Crit Care Med 168:1438-44. 2003..39; p=0.017). The use of noninvasive ventilation prevented intubation, reduced the incidence of septic shock, and improved survival in these patients compared with high-concentration oxygen therapy... - Noninvasive ventilation during persistent weaning failure: a randomized controlled trialMiquel Ferrer
UVIR, Institut Clinic de Pneumologia i Cirurgia Toracica, Hospital Clinic, Villarroel 170, 08036 Barcelona, Spain
Am J Respir Crit Care Med 168:70-6. 2003..5; p = 0.018). Earlier extubation with NIV results in shorter mechanical ventilation and length of stay, less need for tracheotomy, lower incidence of complications, and improved survival in these patients... - Pulmonary gas exchange response to weaning with pressure-support ventilation in exacerbated chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patientsMiquel Ferrer
Servei de Pneumologia i Al lèrgia Respiratoria, Institut Clinic de Pneumologia i Cirurgia Toracica, Institut d Investigacions Biomediques August Pi i Sunyer, Hospital Clinic, Universitat de Barcelona, 08036, Barcelona, Spain
Intensive Care Med 28:1595-9. 2002.... - Noninvasive ventilation after intubation and mechanical ventilationM Ferrer
Respiratory Intensive Care Unit, Clinical Institute of Pneumology and Thoracic Surgery, University of Barcelona, Spain
Eur Respir J 19:959-65. 2002..The technique is, however, a useful addition to the therapeutic armamentarium for a group of patients who pose a significant clinical and economic challenge... - Causes and predictors of nonresponse to treatment of intensive care unit-acquired pneumoniaMalina Ioanas
Institut Clinic de Pneumologia i Cirurgia Toracica, Hospital Clinic, Barcelona, Spain
Crit Care Med 32:938-45. 2004..001) was the only independent predictor for hospital mortality. CONCLUSION: Increased systemic inflammatory response was the main predictor of nonresponse to treatment and mortality... - Automatic control of tracheal tube cuff pressure in ventilated patients in semirecumbent position: a randomized trialMauricio Valencia
Unitat de Cures Intensives I Intermèdies, Servei de Pneumologia, Institut Clinic del Torax, Hospital Clinic, Barcelona, Spain
Crit Care Med 35:1543-9. 2007..We assessed the efficacy of an automatic, validated device for the continuous regulation of tracheal tube cuff pressure in preventing ventilator-associated pneumonia... - Severe community-acquired pneumonia: validation of the Infectious Diseases Society of America/American Thoracic Society guidelines to predict an intensive care unit admissionAdamantia Liapikou
Servei de Pneumologia, Hospital Clinic, Instiut d Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
Clin Infect Dis 48:377-85. 2009..We clinically validated this rule... - Nosocomial pneumonia in the intensive care unit acquired by mechanically ventilated versus nonventilated patientsMariano Esperatti
Institut Clinic del Torax, Hospital Clinic, IDIBAPS, Universitat de Barcelona, Spain
Am J Respir Crit Care Med 182:1533-9. 2010..Most current information on hospital-acquired pneumonia (HAP) is extrapolated from patients with ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP). No studies have evaluated HAP in the intensive care unit (ICU) in nonventilated patients... - Predictors of prolonged weaning and survival during ventilator weaning in a respiratory ICUJacobo Sellares
Institut Clinic del Torax, Hospital Clinic, IDIBAPS, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
Intensive Care Med 37:775-84. 2011..The aims of the study were: (1) to compare the clinical characteristics and outcomes of patients from the three weaning groups in a respiratory ICU; and (2) to assess predictors for prolonged weaning and survival... - Pneumonia severity index class v patients with community-acquired pneumonia: characteristics, outcomes, and value of severity scoresMauricio Valencia
Servei de Pneumologia, ICT, Hospital Clinic de Barcelona, C Villarroel 170, Barcelona, Spain
Chest 132:515-22. 2007..The aim of this study was to characterize CAP patients in PSI-V to determine the risk factors for ICU admission and mortality, and to assess the performance of CAP severity scores in this population... - Community-acquired polymicrobial pneumonia in the intensive care unit: aetiology and prognosisCatia Cillóniz
Department of Pneumology, Institut Clinic del Torax, Hospital Clinic of Barcelona Institut d Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer, University of Barcelona SGR 911 Ciber de Enfermedades Respiratorias, Villarroel 170, Barcelona 08036, Spain
Crit Care 15:R209. 2011..The aim of the present study was to describe the prevalence, clinical characteristics and outcomes of severe CAP of polymicrobial aetiology in patients admitted to the ICU... - Treatment guidelines and outcomes of hospital-acquired and ventilator-associated pneumoniaAntoni Torres
Pneumology Department, Clinic Institute of Thorax, Hospital Clinic of Barcelona, Institut d Investigacions Biomediques August Pi i Sunyer, University of Barcelona, CIBER de Enfermedades Respiratorias, Barcelona, Spain
Clin Infect Dis 51:S48-53. 2010..More clinical studies to validate the influence of guidelines on outcome are warranted... - Risk and prognostic factors of ventilator-associated pneumonia in trauma patientsManuela Cavalcanti
Servei de Pneumologia, , Hospital Clinic, , Universitat de Barcelona, Spain
Crit Care Med 34:1067-72. 2006..Although pneumonia did not influence mortality, nonresponse to treatment independently predicted mortality among these patients... - Bronchial colonization and postoperative respiratory infections in patients undergoing lung cancer surgeryJose Belda
, , , Universitat de Barcelona, Spain
Chest 128:1571-9. 2005..CONCLUSION: Adequate control of postoperative pain, as well as the conditions that potentially cause airway colonization by PPMs, could be beneficial in preventing postoperative respiratory infections after lung cancer surgery... - Effects of duty cycle and positive end-expiratory pressure on mucus clearance during mechanical ventilation*Gianluigi Li Bassi
Hospital Clinic, Thorax Institute, Pneumology Department, Barcelona, Spain
Crit Care Med 40:895-902. 2012..The aim of this study was to evaluate effects of duty cycles and positive end-expiratory pressure on mucus clearance in pigs using mechanical ventilation, and to assess their safety... - The impact of guidelines on the outcomes of community-acquired and ventilator-associated pneumoniaMiquel Ferrer
Servei de Pneumologia, Institut del Tòrax, Hospital Clinic, IDIBAPS, Universitat de Barcelona, Villarroel, Spain
Clin Chest Med 32:491-505. 2011.... - A multicenter trial of prolonged prone ventilation in severe acute respiratory distress syndromeJordi Mancebo
Department of Intensive Care Medicine and Epidemiology, Hospital de Sant Pau, Barcelona, Spain
Am J Respir Crit Care Med 173:1233-9. 2006..Whether it is beneficial to administer prone ventilation early, and for longer periods of time, is unknown... - Disposition of instilled versus nebulized tobramycin and imipenem in ventilated intensive care unit (ICU) patientsJoan R Badia
, Barcelona, Spain
J Antimicrob Chemother 54:508-14. 2004..Instillation of these antibiotics is a safe procedure that achieves high drug concentrations in respiratory secretions... - Prevention measures for ventilator-associated pneumonia: a new focus on the endotracheal tubePaula Ramirez
Intensive Care Unit, Hospital Universitario La Fe, Valencia, Spain
Curr Opin Infect Dis 20:190-7. 2007..The aim of this article is to analyze the aspects related to the endotracheal tube which may influence the development of ventilator-associated pneumonia and to review the possible measures of prevention...