#ARDS

Joanna Poole 💙

Jopo_dr

Little history of Lung Protective Ventilation [LPV] Ventilation first became widespread in the polio pandemics of the 20th century. Prior to that it has consisted more of using bellows to

ChaiCoffsKey

ZTan14377

Ok,social scientists, time to sit down, shut up and listen.1)DEXAMETHASONE IS A STEROID THAT IS USED TO TREAT THE HAVOC THAT THE CORONAVIRUS WREAKS ON THE IMUNE SYSTEM KNOWN AS

Robert Dickson

robertpdickson

[thread] The paradox of treating ARDS is this: because we don't have a drug to reverse lung injury, we provide supportive care with two therapies - oxygen and mechanical ventilation

Michael Griksaitis

MJGriksaitis

‘How do I manage refractory hypoxaemia?’ Is the question to be answered by @ICheifetz Firstly - what is refractory hypoxemia? In general: failure to maintain saturation’s >88%#WFPICCS20 #PedsICU The PALICC

Dr. Ali Nouri

AliNouriPhD

1/SARS-CoV-2 in aerosols: from dispersion in air, to inhalation and disease: (a) while large drops (green) are ballistically and fall, smaller ones (red) can remain buoyant; (b) Droplets evaporate to

John West 🕯💙

JohnWest_JAWS

Let's be clear - The UK study trial of Dexamethasone is important.The early ventilation in Covid (as used in ARDS) produced bad outcomes - which is counter intuitive This is

Andy Conway Morris 😷🧼🇬🇧🇪🇺

andymoz78

So the #RECOVERYtrial RECOVERY dexamethasone study has been released as a preprint, although one should be careful of pre-prints, the team delivering this & the nature of the (non-commercial) study

The Phlegmfighter

phlegmfighter

#overdrive #ventilation improved #oxygenation in this #COVID #ARDS patient today by 10% #SpO2 w/o any change an #FiO2 or #PEEP. Ask me how or take a stab yourself with these

Brent O'Carrigan

brentocarrigan

Short thread on evidence for steroids in #ARDS or lung crit care before #RECOVERYtrial: some discussion on #MedTwitter that "steroids make everything better" or "we already know steroids help" that

Robin Monotti

robinmonotti

1. "Speaking through some masks dispersed largest droplets into a multitude of smaller droplets..smaller particles are airborne longer than large droplets (larger droplets sink faster), a mask might be counterproductive."https://a

SeedFirst

_seedfirst

Lowest float COVID-19 plays I've found from searching trial/fda/news daily:< 5m $ABIO $INMB $EDSA $BLPH $ARDS< 10m $ACER $IMUX $POAI $BMRA $ATOS $PDSB $CLBS< 20m $SINT $KLDO $XAIR $CEMI $EVLO

Lane Fox Research Unit

LaneFoxResearch

Really looking forward to the next session on "Critical Illness: What, Who, Why and How to Treat"World class, inspirational speakers, chaired by our magnificent Dr Michelle Ramsay and @DrIntensive #BTSWinter

Dr. Nahid Bhadelia

BhadeliaMD

My thoughts on RECOVERY trial results (not data). First, here is the methodology & results.-Large (11k) trial testing multiple treatment arms-2104 randomised to dexamethasone 6mg/d for ten days and compared

Mosa AlShabeeb

Mosapositive

How to choose your optimal PEEP?Have a seat, bring your coffee and let’s move on.N.B: this is not a reference, it is just flashes to what you need to know#MedTwitter

Nicolas Merke

NMerke

1/4 One of our biggest issues in #echofirst is foreshortening. Overcoming by trying to put probe downw ards, respiratory efforts by patient also helpful, than better extension of LV but

Simon Cleary

Simon_J_Cleary

New research out in @JClinicalInvest! Critical roles for endothelial antigen and complement in a model of antibody-mediated lung injury + imaging of #ARDS lung pathology initiation #InMice @UCSF @immunox. Free

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