Publications by authors named "S B Heili-Frades"
Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICI) have shown a change in the prognosis of multiple malignancies, but a wide range of immune-related adverse events (irAE) can occur. We present a case of a 72-year-old Caucasian male treated with Durvalumab for epidermic lung cancer, who developed a sclerosis-like syndrome and myositis. The patient was admitted to our hospital with respiratory failure due to muscular weakness and pulmonary hypertension.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFA New Method Using Diaphragmatic Ultrasound to Monitor the Work of Breathing During Assisted and Controlled Non-Invasive Ventilation.
Arch Bronconeumol
November 2024
Article Synopsis
- * Key aspects of managing severe cases include deciding when to start non-invasive support, recognizing treatment failures, and implementing palliative or de-escalation strategies when improvement happens.
- * The document compiles insights from four scientific societies and 25 experts to enhance care approaches for severe COVID-19, reflecting on recent evidence rather than old guidelines from acute respiratory distress syndrome.
Thoracic ultrasound (TU) has rapidly gained popularity over the past 10 years. This is in part because ultrasound equipment is available in many settings, more training programmes are educating trainees in this technique, and ultrasound can be done rapidly without exposure to radiation. The aim of this review is to present the most interesting and innovative aspects of the use of TU in the study of thoracic diseases.
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