21/Oct/2024
Extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation for a patient awaiting heart transplantation: a case report
DOI: 10.31744/einstein_journal/2024RC0922
ABSTRACT Extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation is a method of cardiopulmonary resuscitation that uses extracorporeal membrane oxygenation with conventional cardiopulmonary resuscitation and has emerged as a promising intervention for patients with refractory cardiac arrest. This report describes the case of a 44-year-old man at significant risk for mortality according to his high RESCUE-IHCA Score who was awaiting heart transplantation and experienced in-hospital cardiac arrest during hemodialysis. Prompt recognition, immediate activation of the extracorporeal membrane oxygenation team, and initiation of support within 60 […]
Keywords: Cardiac arrest; Cardiopulmonary resuscitation; Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation; Heart transplantation
09/Apr/2024
Slide tracheoplasty for congenital tracheal stenosis with involvement of the carina and bronchi: a case report
DOI: 10.31744/einstein_journal/2024RC0659
ABSTRACT A female newborn presented with respiratory distress at birth and was diagnosed with congenital tracheal stenosis. The stenosis was positioned at the distal trachea and compromised the carina and the right and left bronchi. She underwent surgical treatment using circulatory life support with veno-arterial peripheral extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, and the airway was reconstructed using the slide tracheoplasty technique to build a neocarina. The patient had an excellent postoperative course, was successfully weaned from extracorporeal membrane oxygenation and invasive ventilation, […]
Keywords: Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation; Infant, Newborn; Trachea/surgery; Tracheal stenosis/congenital; Treatment outcome
Clinical characteristics and outcomes of patients with COVID-19 admitted to the intensive care unit during the first and second waves of the pandemic in Brazil: a single-center retrospective cohort study

05/Jul/2023
Clinical characteristics and outcomes of patients with COVID-19 admitted to the intensive care unit during the first and second waves of the pandemic in Brazil: a single-center retrospective cohort study
einstein (São Paulo). 05/Jul/2023;21:eAO0233.
View Article05/Jul/2023
Clinical characteristics and outcomes of patients with COVID-19 admitted to the intensive care unit during the first and second waves of the pandemic in Brazil: a single-center retrospective cohort study
DOI: 10.31744/einstein_journal/2023AO0233
Highlights We compared characteristics between patients admitted during the first and second waves. There were 1,427 intensive care unit patients with COVID-19: 421 (first wave) and 1,006 (second wave). The patients in the second wave were younger and less severely ill at the time of intensive care unit admission. Patients exhibited similar mortality rates and need for invasive organ support. ABSTRACT Objective To describe and compare the clinical characteristics and outcomes of patients admitted to intensive care units during the […]
Keywords: Coronavirus infections; COVID-19; Critical care outcomes; Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation; Intensive care units; Mortality; Noninvasive ventilation; Respiration artificial; SARS-CoV-2
20/May/2022
Flexible broncoscopy in patients in supportive therapy with oxygenation by extracorporeal membrane
DOI: 10.31744/einstein_journal/2022AO6666
ABSTRACT Objective: To report the experience of performing bronchoscopy in patients who underwent supportive therapy with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in whom the bronchoscopy was performed. Methods: This was a review of medical records of patients diagnosed with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation and who required diagnostic or therapeutic bronchoscopy. Records included were related to patients admitted to the intensive care unit of Hospital das Clínicas of Faculdade de Medicina of Universidade de São Paulo, between 2014 and 2020. Results: During the study, […]
Keywords: Bronchoscopy; Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation; Intensive care units; Respiratory distress syndrome
Clinical characteristics and outcomes of COVID-19 patients admitted to the intensive care unit during the first year of the pandemic in Brazil: a single center retrospective cohort study

22/Nov/2021
Clinical characteristics and outcomes of COVID-19 patients admitted to the intensive care unit during the first year of the pandemic in Brazil: a single center retrospective cohort study
einstein (São Paulo). 22/Nov/2021;19:eAO6739.
View Article22/Nov/2021
Clinical characteristics and outcomes of COVID-19 patients admitted to the intensive care unit during the first year of the pandemic in Brazil: a single center retrospective cohort study
DOI: 10.31744/einstein_journal/2021AO6739
ABSTRACT Objective: To describe clinical characteristics, resource use, outcomes, and to identify predictors of in-hospital mortality of patients with COVID-19 admitted to the intensive care unit. Methods: Retrospective single-center cohort study conducted at a private hospital in São Paulo (SP), Brazil. All consecutive adult (≥18 years) patients admitted to the intensive care unit, between March 4, 2020 and February 28, 2021 were included in this study. Patients were categorized between survivors and non-survivors according to hospital discharge. Results: During the […]
Keywords: Betacoronavirus; Coronavirus; Coronavirus infections; COVID-19; Critical care outcomes; Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation; Intensive care units; Mortality; Noninvasive ventilation; Respiration artificial; SARS-CoV-2