The ROX index as a predictor of standard oxygen therapy outcomes in thoracic trauma.

Background: Thoracic trauma is commonplace and accounts for 50-70% of the injuries found in severe trauma. Little information is available in the literature as to timing of endotracheal intubation. The main objective of this study was to assess the accuracy of the ROX index in predicting successful standard oxygen (SO) therapy outcomes, and in pre-empting intubation.

Optic Nerve and Perioptic Sheath Diameter (ONSD), Eyeball Transverse Diameter (ETD) and ONSD/ETD Ratio on MRI in Large Middle Cerebral Artery Infarcts: A Case-Control Study.

Background: Despite recent progress in the multidisciplinary management of large middle cerebral artery infarcts, the neurological prognosis remains worrying in a non-negligible number of cases. The objective of this study is to analyze the contribution of optic nerve and perioptic sheath measurement on MRI to the acute phase of large middle cerebral artery infarcts.

Methods: A retrospective case-control study between January 2008 and December 2019 in a single academic medical center was performed.

Use of BRASS in sedated critically-ill patients as a predictable mortality factor: BRASS-ICU.

: To demonstrate that a BRASS score≥ 3 at admission of intubated, ventilated and sedated patients is predictive of mortality: we have realized an Observational prospective multicenter study.All Major patients without neurological history, admitted to ICU for a non-neurological cause, sedated and admitted under mechanical ventilation were included.: One hundred and ten patients were included, the BRASS score as well as the FOUR and RASS scores were collected.

Excess Soluble fms-like Tyrosine Kinase 1 Correlates With Endothelial Dysfunction and Organ Failure in Critically Ill Coronavirus Disease 2019 Patients.

Excess soluble fms-like tyrosine kinase 1 (sFlt-1), a soluble inhibitor of vascular endothelial growth factor pathway, has been demonstrated to promote endothelial dysfunction. Here, we demonstrate that sFlt-1 plasma levels correlate with respiratory symptom severity, expression of endothelial dysfunction biomarker, and incidence of organ failure in coronavirus disease 2019 patients. Clinical Trials Registration: NCT04394195.