Feasibility of the modified mini-bronchoalveolar lavage techniques using a nasogastric suction catheter and polytetrafluoroethylene bronchoscopic suction catheter in diagnosing bilateral pneumonia: a pilot study.

Background: The adequacy of actual lower respiratory tract samples collected using the current collection technique is debated. Endotracheal aspiration is commonly insufficient and can be contaminated with colonization from the proximal airway. Diagnostic bronchoscopy is the standard method for collecting specimens from the lower respiratory tract.

Follow-up evaluation of pulmonary function and computed tomography findings in chronic kidney disease patients after COVID-19 infection.

Pulmonary complications are common after SARS-CoV2- infection. However, data on pulmonary sequelae of COVID-19 after recovery in dialysis patients are limited. We determined the prevalence of abnormal lung function tests and CT findings and investigate the association factors impacting pulmonary dysfunction.

Performance and applications of bedside visual inspection of airway pressure-time curve profiles for estimating stress index in patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome.

To determine the performance of bedside visual inspection of airway pressure-time (Paw-t) curve profiles (VI) for estimating stress index (SI) in patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). A prospective study in 30 subjects with ARDS receiving mechanical ventilation at two peak inspiratory flow (PIF) settings: 60 or 40 L/min. For each study session, two physicians inspected real-time Paw-t waveforms from mechanical ventilator's monitoring screens at bedside for 30 s and interpreted which of the three patterns (tidal recruitment, noninjurious ventilation or tidal overdistension) the Paw-t curve profile was compatible with.