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Use of noninvasive ventilation in patients with acute respiratory failure, 2000-2009: a population-based studyAllan J Walkey
Boston University School of Medicine, The Pulmonary Center, R 304, 715 Albany Street, Boston, MA 02118, USA
Ann Am Thorac Soc 10:10-7. 2013..Although evidence supporting use of noninvasive ventilation (NIV) during acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is strong, evidence varies widely for other causes of acute respiratory failure...
Risk factors for underuse of lung-protective ventilation in acute lung injuryAllan J Walkey
Boston University School of Medicine, The Pulmonary Center, Boston, MA 02118, USA
J Crit Care 27:323.e1-9. 2012..We assessed factors associated with underuse of lung-protective ventilation (LPV) in patients with acute lung injury (ALI)...- Macrolide antibiotics and survival in patients with acute lung injuryAllan J Walkey
Boston University School of Medicine, The Pulmonary Center, Boston, MA 02118, USA
Chest 141:1153-9. 2012..We investigated the association between receipt of macrolide antibiotics and clinical outcomes in patients with ALI... - Incident stroke and mortality associated with new-onset atrial fibrillation in patients hospitalized with severe sepsisAllan J Walkey
Pulmonary Center, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine, R 304, Boston, MA 02118, USA
JAMA 306:2248-54. 2011..Chronic AF is a known risk factor for stroke and death, but the clinical significance of new-onset AF in the setting of severe sepsis is uncertain... - Linezolid vs glycopeptide antibiotics for the treatment of suspected methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus nosocomial pneumonia: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trialsAllan J Walkey
Boston University School of Medicine, The Pulmonary Center, 715 Albany St, R 304, Boston, MA 02118, USA
Chest 139:1148-55. 2011..Societal guidelines suggest linezolid may be the preferred treatment of MRSA nosocomial pneumonia. We investigated the efficacy of linezolid compared with glycopeptide antibiotics (vancomycin or teicoplanin) for nosocomial pneumonia... - Plasma adiponectin and mortality in critically ill subjects with acute respiratory failureAllan J Walkey
Department of Medicine, The Pulmonary Center, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA
Crit Care Med 38:2329-34. 2010..We examined the association between plasma adiponectin and clinical outcomes in critically ill patients with acute respiratory failure... - Utilization patterns and patient outcomes associated with use of rescue therapies in acute lung injuryAllan J Walkey
Boston University School of Medicine, The Pulmonary Center, Boston, MA, USA
Crit Care Med 39:1322-8. 2011..To investigate the practice patterns and clinical outcomes associated with use of rescue therapies in patients with acute lung injury... - Use of airway pressure release ventilation is associated with a reduced incidence of ventilator-associated pneumonia in patients with pulmonary contusionAllan J Walkey
Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts 02118, USA
J Trauma 70:E42-7. 2011..We investigated whether APRV might be associated with a decreased risk for VAP in patients with pulmonary contusion... - Epidemiology of ventilator-associated pneumonia in a long-term acute care hospitalAllan J Walkey
Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts 02118, USA
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 30:319-24. 2009..To characterize the epidemiology and microbiology of ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) in a long-term acute care hospital (LTACH)... - The accuracy of the central venous blood gas for acid-base monitoringAllan J Walkey
Boston University Pulmonary Center, Boston, MA 02118, USA
J Intensive Care Med 25:104-10. 2010..Routine use of central venous blood gases (VBGs) may reduce complications from prolonged arterial cannulation. We investigated the reliability of the VBG as a substitute for arterial blood gas (ABG) in multiple care settings... - Cardiopulmonary exercise testing with right-heart catheterization in patients with systemic sclerosisAllan J Walkey
Pulmonary Center, Boston University School of Medicine, 715 Albany Street, R 304, Boston, MA 02118, USA
J Rheumatol 37:1871-7. 2010..To examine the role of cardiopulmonary exercise testing with right-heart catheterization (CPET/RHC) in patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc) with potentially multifactorial exertional limitation... - Impact of neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy followed by surgical resection on node-negative T3 and T4 non-small cell lung cancerBenedict D T Daly
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Boston Medical Center and Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 141:1392-7. 2011..This study examined the impact of neoadjuvant chemotherapy and concurrent high-dose radiation therapy on survival in patients with node-negative T3 and T4 non-small cell lung cancer... - Acute respiratory distress syndrome: epidemiology and management approachesAllan J Walkey
The Pulmonary Center, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA
Clin Epidemiol 4:159-69. 2012.... - Differential response to intravenous prostacyclin analog therapy in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertensionAllan J Walkey
The Pulmonary Center, Boston University School of Medicine, 715 Albany Street, R 304, Boston, MA 02118 2394, USA
Pulm Pharmacol Ther 24:421-5. 2011..Few studies have compared the pharmacodynamics and effectiveness of treprostinil and epoprostenol in patients with high-risk PAH...