Use of dexmedetomidine to facilitate extubation in surgical intensive-care-unit patients who failed previous weaning attempts following prolonged mechanical …

MS Siobal, RH Kallet, VA Kivett, JF Tang - Respiratory care, 2006 - rc.rcjournal.com
INTRODUCTION: Dexmedetomidine is a selective alpha-2 adrenergic receptor agonist that
exhibits sedative, analgesic, anxiolytic, and sympatholytic effects without respiratory-drive …

Monitoring exhaled carbon dioxide

MS Siobal - Respiratory care, 2016 - rc.rcjournal.com
In the past few decades, assessment of exhaled CO 2 in both intubated and non-intubated
patients has evolved into an essential component in many aspects of patient monitoring. …

Calculation of physiologic dead space: comparison of ventilator volumetric capnography to measurements by metabolic analyzer and volumetric CO2 monitor

MS Siobal, H Ong, J Valdes, J Tang - Respiratory care, 2013 - rc.rcjournal.com
BACKGROUND: Calculation of physiologic dead space (dead space divided by tidal volume
[V D /V T ]) using the Enghoff modification of the Bohr equation requires measurement of …

Pulmonary vasodilators

MS Siobal - Respiratory care, 2007 - rc.rcjournal.com
Pulmonary vasodilators are an important treatment for pulmonary arterial hypertension.
They reduce pulmonary artery pressure; improve hemodynamic function; alter ventilation/…

Lung collapse during low tidal volume ventilation in acute respiratory distress syndrome.

RH Kallet, MS Siobal, JA Alonso, EL Warnecke… - Respiratory …, 2001 - europepmc.org
Background Current ventilator management for acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS)
incorporates low tidal volume (V (T)) ventilation in order to limit ventilator-induced lung injury…

Description and evaluation of a delivery system for aerosolized prostacyclin

MS Siobal, RH Kallet, JF Pittet, EL Warnecke… - Respiratory …, 2003 - rc.rcjournal.com
INTRODUCTION: Inhaled vasodilators such as nitric oxide and aerosolized prostacyclin (PGI
2 ) are used to treat severe hypoxemia in acute respiratory distress syndrome. Preferential …

Are inhaled vasodilators useful in acute lung injury and acute respiratory distress syndrome?

MS Siobal, DR Hess - Respiratory care, 2010 - rc.rcjournal.com
In patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), inhaled vasodilator can result in
important physiologic benefits (eg, improved hypoxemia, lower pulmonary arterial pressure…

Are specialized endotracheal tubes and heat-and-moisture exchangers cost-effective in preventing ventilator associated pneumonia?

MA Gentile, MS Siobal - Respiratory Care, 2010 - rc.rcjournal.com
Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is a common and serious complication of mechanical
ventilation via an artificial airway. As with all nosocomial infections, VAP increases costs, …

[PDF][PDF] Measuring dead space: does it really matter? or, what are we waiting for?

RH Kallet, MS Siobal - Respiratory Care, 2010 - rc.rcjournal.com
This issue of the Journal features 2 valuable papers on different aspects of the ratio of
physiologic dead space to tidal volume (VD/VT). The study by Raurich and colleagues1 …

[PDF][PDF] Nutritional Assessment and Treatment of the Critically Ill Patient

MS Siobal, JE Baltz - 2021 - researchgate.net
The purpose of this guide is to provide an overview of the important considerations regarding
nutritional assessment and treatment that the health care team must address to ensure …