EFFECT OF EIT-GUIDED PEEP TITRATION ON PROGNOSIS OF PATIENTS WITH MODERATE TO SEVERE ARDS: STUDY PROTOCOL FOR A MULTICENTER RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL

Effect of EIT-guided PEEP titration on prognosis of patients with moderate to severe ARDS: study protocol for a multicenter randomized controlled trial

Abstract Background Acute respiratory syndrome distress (ARDS) is a clinical common syndrome with high mortality.Electrical impedance tomography (EIT)-guided positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) titration can achieve the compromise between lung overdistension and collapse which may minimize ventilator-induced lung injury in these patients.Howeve

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Ethical challenges of the healthcare transition to adult antiretroviral therapy (ART) clinics for adolescents and young people with HIV in Uganda

Abstract Background Whereas many adolescents and young people with HIV require the transfer of care from paediatric/adolescent clinics to adult ART clinics, this transition is beset with a multitude of factors that have the potential to Electrical hinder or facilitate the process, thereby raising ethical challenges of the transition process.Decisio

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Identification of biomarkers in common chronic lung diseases by co-expression networks and drug-target interactions analysis

Abstract Background asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) are three serious pulmonary diseases that contain common and unique characteristics.Therefore, the identification of biomarkers that differentiate these diseases is of importance for preventing misdiagnosis.In this regard, the present s

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