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Mechanical ventilation in patients in the intensive care unit of a general univ...
Fialkow, Léa; Farenzena, Maurício; Wawrzeniak, Iuri Christmann; Brauner, Janete Salles; Vieira, Sílvia Regina Rios; Vigo, AlvaroOBJECTIVES: To determine the characteristics, the frequency and the mortality rates of patients needing mechanical ventilation and to identify the risk factors associated with mortality in the intensive care unit (ICU) of a general university hospital in southern Brazil. METHOD: Prospective cohort study in patients admitted to the ICU who needed mechanical ventilation for at least 24 hours between March 2004 an...
Pulse pressure variation and prediction of fluid responsiveness in patients ven...
Oliveira-Costa, Clarice Daniele Alves de; Friedman, Gilberto; Vieira, Sílvia Regina Rios; Fialkow, LéaOBJECTIVE: To determine the utility of pulse pressure variation (ΔRESP PP) in predicting fluid responsiveness in patients ventilated with low tidal volumes (V T) and to investigate whether a lower ΔRESP PP cut-off value should be used when patients are ventilated with low tidal volumes. METHOD: This cross-sectional observational study included 37 critically ill patients with acute circulatory failure ...
Characteristics of chronically critically ill patients: comparing two definitions
Boniatti, Márcio Manozzo; Friedman, Gilberto; Castilho, Rodrigo Kappel; Vieira, Silvia Regina Rios; Fialkow, Léa
HCPA e a Epidemia de Gripe H1N1 (Gripe A): imagens radiográficas de casos suspe...
Schwarz, Patrícia; Fialkow, Léa; Both, Marco Antônio; Vieira, Silvia Regina RiosDurante os meses de julho e agosto de 2009, o HCPA priorizou cuidados voltados para a epidemia de gripe H1N1. Diversos casos de infecção respiratória grave em pacientes previamente hígidos exigiram ventilação mecânica prolongada. As imagens a seguir exemplificam a apresentação radiográfica inicial e tardia de casos suspeitos, cujas características em comum incluíram febre alta, tosse não produtiva e insuficiênc...