Publications by authors named "Anwar Murad"
Article Synopsis
- The study investigates the effects of methylene blue (MB) therapy on adult patients experiencing septic shock in the ICU, focusing on outcomes like mortality and organ function.
- A systematic review of 15 studies with 441 patients found that MB treatment significantly reduced mortality rates in septic shock cases.
- While some improvements in blood pressure were noted, further research is needed due to limitations in sample size and study diversity to confirm MB's potential benefits in critical care.
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has been associated with the significant use of venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VVECMO) globally. Identifying strategies to optimize care is essential to improving patient important outcomes. By liberation from mechanical ventilation (MV) before VVECMO to provide awake-ECMO, complications related to MV could be minimized, leading to improved outcomes.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: We set out to describe the use and analyze the predictors of non-invasive ventilation failure in patients with community-acquired pneumonia who receive non-invasive ventilation as first line ventilatory therapy in the emergency department.
Methods: A retrospective cohort study was conducted among consecutive patients with community acquired pneumonia requiring ventilator support presenting to two tertiary care university-affiliated emergency departments. Multivariable logistic regression analysis was used to determine predictors of non-invasive ventilation failure at initiation of non-invasive ventilation and at two hours of non-invasive ventilation use; RESULT: After excluding patients with a do not resuscitate order status, 163 (74.