Intensive care medicine
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Intensive care medicine · Nov 2005
Serial changes in soluble triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells in the lung during development of ventilator-associated pneumonia.
To determine the diagnostic role of soluble triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells (sTREM)-1 in non-directed bronchial lavage fluid in ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP). ⋯ Soluble TREM-1 is a potential biomarker of VAP.
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Intensive care medicine · Nov 2005
Comparative StudyComparison of two flow generators with a noninvasive ventilator to deliver continuous positive airway pressure: a test lung study.
To compare the performance of two continuous flow generators with a ventilator designed for noninvasive positive pressure ventilation (NPPV) to deliver continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP). The performance of flow generators using different oxygen pressure supplies was also compared. ⋯ Flow generators performance showed large variations among different devices and oxygen pressure supplies. Adjusted to their better pressure supply, flow generators had a similar or better capacity to maintain the CPAP level, but the NPPV ventilator was more reliable to attain the preset CPAP. Flow generators could be an alternative to provide CPAP in low-income areas, usually with scarce medical equipment availability.