The care of immunocompromised adults with acute respiratory failure (ARF) remains one of the greatest challenges of intensive care medicine.1 Management of these patients is challenging because ...

Three main methods of noninvasive support are used in the acute care setting: a high flow of gas delivered through a large-bore nonocclusive nasal cannula (i.e., high-flow nasal cannula), continuous ...

Adolescents and young adults on TMP-SMX have a higher 30-day risk of acute respiratory failure than those on amoxicillin or cephalosporins. The study supports the FDA's warning about TMP-SMX, with ...

Respiratory sarcopenia, defined by low diaphragm thickness and reduced FVC, is associated with increased 2-year mortality in HF.

There are case reports of lung transplantation for respiratory failure due to coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19), but uncertainty surrounds patient selection, clinical outcomes, and the ...