Ventilator-dependent patients in the intensive care unit (ICU) who are difficult to wean from invasive mechanical ventilation (IMV) have been increasing in number. However, data on the clinical outcomes of difficult-to-wean patients are lacking. We aimed to evaluate clinical outcomes in patients discharged from the ICU with tracheostomy and…[Read more]

Our results confirm that the Lamb wave method estimates the longitudinal speed of the slab with an error of 3.5% and is independent of its shear wave speed. Benefiting from the acquired sound speed map, our adaptive beamformer reduces (in real time) a mislocation error of 3.1, caused by an 8 mm slab, to 0.1 mm. Finally, the dual probe…[Read more]

In this summary paper, we review the body of research contained in this special issue, The Intersection of Culture, Resources, and Disease Epilepsy Care in Uganda, and corollary recommendations for a way forward. We review key findings and conclusions for the studies, which tell a story of culture and care-seeking through discussions and data…[Read more]

iology, with compliance reduction related to the degree of hypoxemia, andinter-individually variable respiratory mechanics and recruitability. Physiological differences between ARDS from COVID-19 and other causes appear small.

Early after establishment of mechanical ventilation, COVID-19 patients follow ARDS physiology, with compliance…[Read more]

9% and the e.e. of 99.9% after 12 hr reaction. The space-time yield of 494.5 g L-1 d-1 and the space-time yield per gram biocatalyst of 24.7 g L-1 d-1 g-1 DCW were achieved, which were higher than ever reported for the biosynthesis of the ezetimibe intermediate.Tobacco cessation among those recently diagnosed with cancer is important to improve t…[Read more]

To compare image quality and the radiation dose of computed tomography pulmonary angiography (CTPA) subjected to the first deep learning-based image reconstruction (DLR) (50%) algorithm, with images subjected to the hybrid-iterative reconstruction (IR) technique (50%). One hundred forty patients who underwent CTPA for suspected pulmonary embolism…[Read more]

We sought to determine the effect of COVID-19 related reduction in elective cardiac procedures and acute coronary syndrome presentations on interventional cardiology (IC) training.

The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly disrupted healthcare in the United States, including cardiovascular services. The impact of COVID-19 on IC fellow…[Read more]

Retinal imaging has two major modalities, traditional fundus photography (TFP) and ultra-widefield fundus photography (UWFP). This study demonstrates the feasibility of a state-of-the-art deep learning-based domain transfer from UWFP to TFP.

A cycle-consistent generative adversarial network (CycleGAN) was used to automatically translate…[Read more]