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[HTML][HTML] A comparison of four methods of weaning patients from mechanical ventilation

…, JF Solsona, V Valverdu, R Fernández… - … England Journal of …, 1995 - Mass Medical Soc
Background Weaning patients from mechanical ventilation is an important problem in intensive
care units. Weaning is usually conducted in an empirical manner, and a standardized …

[HTML][HTML] An evolutionarily conserved function of the Drosophila insulin receptor and insulin-like peptides in growth control

…, H Stocker, T Ikeya, F Rintelen, R Fernandez… - Current biology, 2001 - cell.com
Background: Size regulation is fundamental in developing multicellular organisms and occurs
through the control of cell number and cell size. Studies in Drosophila have identified an …

Extubation outcome after spontaneous breathing trials with T-tube or pressure support ventilation

A Esteban, I Alia, F Gordo, R Fernandez… - American journal of …, 1997 - atsjournals.org
A 2-h T-tube trial of spontaneous breathing was used in selecting patients ready for
extubation and discontinuation of mechanical ventilation. However, some doubt remains as to …

Continuous aspiration of subglottic secretions in preventing ventilator-associated pneumonia

…, D Fontanals, L Blanch, R Fernandez… - Annals of internal …, 1995 - acpjournals.org
Objective: To determine whether continuous subglottic aspiration prevents nosocomial
pneumonia in mechanically ventilated patients. Design: A randomized, controlled, blinded study. …

[HTML][HTML] Prone ventilation reduces mortality in patients with acute respiratory failure and severe hypoxemia: systematic review and meta-analysis

…, C Guérin, J Mancebo, MAQ Curley, R Fernandez… - Intensive care …, 2010 - Springer
Background Prone position ventilation for acute hypoxemic respiratory failure (AHRF)
improves oxygenation but not survival, except possibly when AHRF is severe. Objective To …

Structure− activity relationships for cytotoxic ruthenium (II) arene complexes containing N, N-, N, O-, and O, O-chelating ligands

A Habtemariam, M Melchart, R Fernández… - Journal of medicinal …, 2006 - ACS Publications
We report structure−activity relationships for organometallic Ru II complexes of the type [(η 6
-arene)Ru(XY)Cl]Z, where XY is an N,N- (diamine), N,O- (eg, amino acidate), or O,O- (eg, β-…

[HTML][HTML] Asynchronies during mechanical ventilation are associated with mortality

…, E Fernández-Mondejar, R Fernández… - Intensive care …, 2015 - Springer
Purpose This study aimed to assess the prevalence and time course of asynchronies during
mechanical ventilation (MV). Methods Prospective, noninterventional observational study of …

Characterization of the potent luteinizing hormone-releasing activity of KiSS-1 peptide, the natural ligand of GPR54

…, JM Castellano, R Fernández-Fernández… - …, 2005 - academic.oup.com
Loss-of-function mutations of the gene encoding GPR54, the putative receptor for the KiSS-1-derived
peptide metastin, have been recently associated with hypogonadotropic …

Effect of prone positioning during mechanical ventilation on mortality among patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome: a systematic review and meta-analysis

…, F Polli, R Latini, A Pesenti, MAQ Curley, R Fernandez… - Cmaj, 2014 - Can Med Assoc
Background: Mechanical ventilation in the prone position is used to improve oxygenation
and to mitigate the harmful effects of mechanical ventilation in patients with acute respiratory …

Expression of hypothalamic KiSS-1 system and rescue of defective gonadotropic responses by kisspeptin in streptozotocin-induced diabetic male rats

…, VM Navarro, R Fernández-Fernández… - Diabetes, 2006 - Am Diabetes Assoc
Hypogonadotropism is a common feature of uncontrolled diabetes, for which the ultimate
mechanism remains to be elucidated. Kisspeptins, ligands of G protein–coupled receptor 54 (…