Predicting Post-Extubation Respiratory Failure After Myocardial Infarction Using The Rapid Shallow Breathing Index And Lung Ultrasound Score.

Background: The Rapid Shallow Breathing Index (RSBI) has been hypothesized to have discriminating power for categorizing patients at higher risk of post-extubation respiratory failure (RF). Hence aim of this study was to determine the predictive value of RSBI for post-extubation RF in patients after acute myocardial infarction (AMI).

Methods: Consecutive, intubated patients admitted post-revascularization were included.

Role Of Lung Ultrasound During Weaning In Patient With Mitral Regurgitation Post Angioplasty.

Background: We hypothesize that a change in lung ultrasound score (LUS) can assist in the early diagnosis of weaning-induced respiratory failure (RF). The objective of this study was to determine the utility of LUS in weaning patients with mitral regurgitation (MR) from mechanical ventilation (MV).

Methods: This prospective observational study included patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) who required invasive MV after angiography/angioplasty.

Assessing the Utility of End-Tidal Carbon Dioxide as a Marker for Fluid Responsiveness in Cardiogenic Shock.

Background Preventing end-organ failure in patients with shock requires rapid and easily accessible measurements of fluid responsiveness. Unlike septic shock, not all patients in cardiogenic shock are preload responsive. We conducted this study to determine the discriminant power of changes in end-tidal carbon dioxide (ETCO), systolic blood pressure (SBP), inferior vena cava (IVC) collapsibility index (IVC-CI), and venous to arterial carbon dioxide (Pv-aCO) gap after a fluid challenge and compared it to increases in cardiac output.