Prone Position in ARDS
Some 60-75% of patients with ARDS have significantly improved oxygenation when turned from the supine to the prone position.
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Mazen Kherallah
- Mar 16
- 3 min
Evolving Evidence for Steroids in ARDS
The topic of steroid use in ARDS remains a continued interest and debate. DEXA-ARDS and the COVID-19 RECOVERY trials have reintroduced this
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Mazen Kherallah
- Feb 16
- 7 min
Evolving Evidence for Lung Recruitment Maneuvers in ARDS
Lung recruitment maneuver employs a transient increase in pressure aiming to open recruitable alveoli and keep them open with PEEP
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Mazen Kherallah
- Dec 29, 2021
- 5 min
Mechanical Power: New Target for VILI Prevention
Ventilator-induced Lung Injury (VILI) is the unwanted result of a complex interplay of multiple factors on mechanical ventilation. These...
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Mazen Kherallah
- Dec 25, 2021
- 3 min
Mechanical Ventilation in Obese Patients
Selection of plateau pressure and PEEP in obese patients with ARDS and on mechanical ventilation.
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Mazen Kherallah
- Dec 22, 2021
- 3 min
Protective Lung Strategy Targets in ARDS
Targets of protective lung strategy with emphasis on driving pressure and transpulmonary pressure
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Mazen Kherallah
- Dec 20, 2021
- 1 min
LIP and UIP may not be adequate to determine PEEP and plateau pressure in ARDS patients!
LIP and UIP May Not be Adequate to Determine PEEP and Plateau Pressure in ARDS Patients
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Mazen Kherallah
- Nov 20, 2021
- 4 min
Stepwise Approach in the Management of ARDS*
Various interventions visually and the following text explains the evidence supporting these interventions.
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Mazen Kherallah
- Aug 22, 2021
- 2 min
Awake Prone Position Reduces Need of Mechanical Ventilation in COVID-19 Respiratory Failure !
Awake prone position has been widely used in COVID-19 patients with respiratory failure and incorporated in clinical guidelines and...
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