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Ultrasound Monitoring of Skeletal Muscle Wasting and Relation to Nutritional In...
Rosa Domingues, Catarina; Rodeia, Simão; Francisco, Ana Rita; Santos, Laura; Cerca, Carolina; Costa, Madalena; Pinto, Vera; Fortuna, PhilipBackground: Critically ill patients frequently experience profound skeletal muscle (SM) wasting, to which early detection and effective clinical management remain significant challenges. Ultrasonography (US) provides early objective information about SM compared with usual functional tests. The characteristics of the optimal nutritional support are controversial. This observational study aimed to characterize t...
Preserving the Autonomy in Intensive Care Units: Patients Voting for General El...
Cochicho Ramalho, Ana; Costa, Madalena; da Costa, Pedro Gaspar; C. Rodeia, Simão; Fortuna, PhilipN/A; N/A
Arrhythmogenic Left Ventricular Cardiomyopathy: A Successful Case of Extracorpo...
Gama, Mafalda; Cardoso, Isabel; Palma Anselmo, Mónica; Aguiar Rosa, Sílvia; Gaspar da Costa, Pedro; Fortuna, PhilipA 24-year-old man suffered a witnessed cardiac arrest after a padel game. Basic life support was immediately provided. The pre-hospital emergency services team continued the resuscitation efforts, and the patient was accepted for extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation. The return of spontaneous circulation was achieved in 45 minutes. The initial assessment revealed a ST-segment elevation in leads V4-V6 an...
Comparative Outcomes of Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation for COVID-19 Delive...
Schmidt, Matthieu; Hajage, David; Landoll, Micha; Pequignot, Benjamin; Langouet, Elise; Amalric, Matthieu; Mekontso-Dessap, Armand; Chiscano-Camon, LuisBackground: To inform future research and practice, we aimed to investigate the outcomes of patients who received extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) for acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) due to different variants of SARS-CoV-2. Methods: This retrospective study included consecutive adult patients with laboratory-confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection who received ECMO for ARDS in 21 experienced ECMO ce...
A terapêutica farmacológica da insuficiência cardíaca crónica por disfunção sis...
Fortuna, Philip; Reis, Inês; Ascenção, Raquel; Carneiro, António VazDiuretics (particularly loop diuretics) are usually considered the first-line treatment for patients with chronic heart failure (CHF). The aldosterone antagonists, spironolactone and eplerenone, which are not unanimously classified as diuretics, have recently been included in therapy for CHF. Diuretics are the only drugs able to reduce fluid retention in CHF, although they are unable to maintain clinical stabil...