Background: Excess tidal volume and driving pressure were associated with increased mortality in patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). Still, the appropriate mechanical ventilation strategy for patients who do not have ARDS needs to be understood. This study aimed to identify risk factors for mortality in acute respiratory failure patients without ARDS.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Ventilator-induced lung injury (VILI) presents a grave risk to acute respiratory failure patients undergoing mechanical ventilation. Low tidal volume (LTV) ventilation has been advocated as a protective strategy against VILI. However, the effectiveness of limited driving pressure (plateau pressure minus positive end-expiratory pressure) remains unclear.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: In-hospital stroke is a serious event, associated with poor outcomes and high mortality. However, identifying signs of stroke may be more difficult in critically ill patients.
Objectives: This study investigated the prevalence and independent predictors of in-hospital stroke among patients with acute alteration of consciousness in the medical intensive care unit (MICU) who underwent subsequent brain computed tomography (CT).
Introduction: Data on the characteristics and outcomes of patients hospitalized for Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Thailand are limited.
Objective: To determine characteristics and outcomes and identify risk factors for hospital mortality for hospitalized patients with COVID-19.
Methods: We retrospectively reviewed the medical records of patients who had COVID-19 infection and were admitted to the cohort ward or ICUs at Siriraj Hospital between January 2020 and December 2021.