Publications by authors named "Michael C Burton"

Introduction: Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2, aka COVID-19) virus has evolved into a World Health Organization-declared pandemic which has strained our regional critical care and hospital resources.

Methods: A Critical Care Task Force was established between Kansas City area intensive care units to allow for preparedness for potential surges by sharing of bed capacity both in the ICU and hospital, and ventilator capacity as well as weekly web-based meetings to share resource concerns and best practice. This Task Force also collected patient information to understand the dynamics of community impact and resource needs better.

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Purpose: Hypercapnic respiratory failure (HRF) is a frequent cause of hospitalization and a common comorbidity in hospitalized patients. There are few studies addressing what factors might predict poor outcomes in this patient population. The purpose of the current study was to investigate characteristics and outcomes of patients hospitalized with HRF.

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