This study aimed at evaluating the efficacy and safety of high-dose (> 0.2 L/kg of treated plasma per day) coupled plasma filtration-adsorption (CPFA) in treating patients with septic shock. Have a look on surprising results on Pubmed here
What every intensivist should know in the field of point-of-care ultrasound. Here you find the 74 statements (7 for brain, 20 for lung, 20 for heart, 20 for abdomen, 7 for vascular Ultrasound) from the European Society of Intensive Care Medicine on the basic knowledges that cannot be missed! Free full text on Intensive Care […]
Have a look to the results of this survey, born from a collaboration with SIAARTI, to investigate the use of lung ultrasound in critical care during COVID-19 pandemic. You can find the full text here
Deep impact of the first wave on COVID-19 survival in ICU in our hospital. Free full text here, on the new open access SIAARTI journal
Focal or non-focal ARDS? Find out how you can dinstinguish these two patterns with Lung Ultrasound when compared to CT scan From an international collaboration with Amsterdam on Frontiers in physiology. Free full test here!
Any question about diaphragm ultrasound and weaning? Have a look to this systematic review, free full access for one month here
This review describes the various lung ultrasound scoring systems and aims to clarify their use in different settings, focusing on technical aspects, validation with reference techniques, and clinical applications. have a look here!
Pulmonary complications have a significant impact on morbidity and mortality in patients after major surgery. We conducted a prospective observational study in Dijon and Pavia to evaluate whether lung ultrasound could be used as a predictive marker for postoperative ventilatory support in high-risk surgical patients. We included 109 patients admitted to the intensive care unit […]
This narrative review focuses on thoracic ultrasonography (lung and pleural) with the aim of outlining its utility for the critical care clinician. The article summarizes the applications of thoracic ultrasonography for the evaluation and management of pneumothorax, pleural effusion, acute dyspnea, pulmonary edema, pulmonary embolism, pneumonia, interstitial processes, and the patient on mechanical ventilatory support. […]
Have a look to this narrative review on Clinical Pulmonary Medicine from the GRIP on how and when lung ultrasound may be used for the daily monitoring and management of ARDS patients.