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A framework for outcome determination of nosocomial pneumonia treatment in ventilated critically ill patients

Abstract Background Treatment failure of hospital-acquired (HAP) and ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is a common endpoint in clinical research, yet the absence of a reproducible definition hampers comparability across studies. We propose an operational framework for assessi...

Electrical Impedance Tomography Reveals Venoarterial Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Flow-Induced Ventilation-Perfusion Mismatch

An obese female patient with ischemic cardiomyopathy was placed on venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VA-ECMO) for cardiogenic shock after in-hospital cardiac arrest. Despite biventricular recovery by day 3, VA-ECMO weaning was deferred due to persistent severe hyp...