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“Balanced Crystalloids versus Saline in Critically Ill Adults.”

Journal: New England Journal of Medicine
PMID: 29485925
Category: Clinical Trial Results (SMART Trial)


“Balanced Crystalloids versus Saline in Noncritically Ill Adults.”

Journal: New England Journal of Medicine
PMID: 29485926
Category: Clinical Trial Results (SALT-ED Trial)


“Effect of Use of a Bougie vs Endotracheal Tube With Stylet on Successful Intubation on the First Attempt Among Critically Ill Patients Undergoing Tracheal Intubation: A Randomized Clinical Trial.”

Journal: NEJM
PMID: 34879143
Category: Clinical Trial Results (BOUGIE Trial)


“Effect of Fluid Bolus Administration on Cardiovascular Collapse Among Critically Ill Patients Undergoing Tracheal Intubation: A Randomized Clinical Trial”

Journal: JAMA
PMID: 35707974
Category: Clinical Trial Results (PREPAREII Trial)


“Protocolized Postextubation Respiratory Support to Prevent Reintubation: A Randomized Clinical Trial.”

Journal: American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine
PMID: 33794131
Category: Clinical Trial Results (PROPER Trial)


“Effect of a fluid bolus on cardiovascular collapse among critically ill adults undergoing tracheal intubation (PrePARE): a randomised controlled trial.”

Journal: Lancet Respiratory Medicine
PMID: 31585796
Category: Clinical Trial Results (PREPARE Trial)


“Bag-Mask Ventilation during Tracheal Intubation of Critically Ill Adults.”

Journal: New England Journal of Medicine
PMID: 30779528
Category: Clinical Trial Results (PreVent Trial)


“A Multicenter Randomized Trial of a Checklist for Endotracheal Intubation of Critically Ill Adults.”

Journal: Chest
PMID: 28917549
Category: Clinical Trial Results (CHECK-Up Trial: Checklist)

“A Multicenter, Randomized Trial of Ramped Position vs Sniffing Position During Endotracheal Intubation of Critically Ill Adults.”

Journal: Chest
PMID: 28487139
Category: Clinical Trial Results (CHECK-Up Trial: Up)


“Balanced Crystalloids versus Saline in the Intensive Care Unit. The SALT Randomized Trial.”

Journal: American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine
PMID: 27749094
Category: Clinical Trial Results (SALT Trial)

All Publications

Manuscript Title: “Emergency Tracheal Intubation: A Procedure in Need of Better Evidence.”
Journal: American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine
PMID: 35579619
Category: Editorial (Emergency Tracheal Intubation)

Manuscript Title: “Reply to: Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation transport for severe COVID-19 – why we can and should!”
Journal: American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine
PMID: 35882061
Category: Letter to Editor (ECMO)

Manuscript Title: “Effect of Fluid Bolus Administration on Cardiovascular Collapse Among Critically Ill Patients Undergoing Tracheal Intubation: A Randomized Clinical Trial”
Journal: JAMA
PMID: 35707974
Category: Clinical Trial Results (PREPAREII Trial)

Manuscript Title: “Intravenous fluid therapy in sepsis.”
Journal: Nutrition in Clinical Practice
PMID: 35801708
Category: Review (Fluid Management)

Manuscript Title: “Bag-Mask Ventilation Versus Apneic Oxygenation During Tracheal Intubation in Critically Ill Adults: A Secondary Analysis of 2 Randomized Trials.”
Journal: Journal of Intensive Care Medicine
PMID: 34898310
Category: Secondary Analysis of Clinical Trial Results (PreVent and FELLOW Trials)

Manuscript Title: “Back to BaSICS: Early Treatments Matter in Critical Illness.”
Journal: American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine
PMID: 35486860
Category: Editorial (Fluid Management)

Manuscript Title: “Association between Availability of Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation and Mortality in Patients with COVID-19 Eligible for Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation: A Natural Experiment.”
Journal: American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine
PMID: 35212255
Category: Observational Study (ECMO)

Manuscript Title: “Predicting Mortality for Patients Eligible for Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation for COVID-19.”
Journal: American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine
PMID: 35549663
Category: Observational Study (ECMO)

Manuscript Title: “Intravenous Fluids-A Test Case for Learning Health Systems.”
Journal: JAMA Network Open
PMID: 35503223
Category: Editorial (Fluid Management)

Manuscript Title: “Balanced crystalloid vs saline in adults with traumatic brain injury: secondary analysis of a clinical trial.”
Journal: Journal of Neurotrauma
PMID: 35443809
Category: Secondary Analysis of Clinical Trial Results (SMART Trial)

Manuscript Title: “Use of a Bougie vs Endotracheal Tube With Stylet and Successful Intubation on the First Attempt Among Critically Ill Patients Undergoing Tracheal Intubation-Reply.”
Journal: JAMA
PMID: 35438731
Category: Letter to Editor (BOUGIE Trial)

Manuscript Title: “Effect of Use of a Bougie vs Endotracheal Tube With Stylet on Successful Intubation on the First Attempt Among Critically Ill Patients Undergoing Tracheal Intubation: A Randomized Clinical Trial.”
Journal: NEJM
PMID: 34879143
Category: Clinical Trial Results (BOUGIE Trial)

Manuscript Title: “Safety and Feasibility of a Protocolized Daily Assessment of Readiness for Liberation From Venovenous Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation.”
Journal: Chest
PMID: 34166644
Category: Observational Study (ECMO)

Manuscript Title: “Protocol and statistical analysis plan for the Pragmatic Investigation of optimaL Oxygen Targets (PILOT) clinical trial.”
Journal: BMJ Open
PMID: 34711597
Category: Statistical Analysis Plan (PILOT Trial)

Manuscript Title: “Protocolized Postextubation Respiratory Support to Prevent Reintubation: A Randomized Clinical Trial.”
Journal: American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine
PMID: 33794131
Category: Clinical Trial Results (PROPER Trial)

Manuscript Title: “Balanced crystalloids versus saline in critically ill adults with low plasma bicarbonate: A secondary analysis of a clinical trial.”
Journal: Journal of Critical Care
PMID: 33500146
Category: Secondary Analysis of Clinical Trial Results (SMART Trial)


Manuscript Title: “BOugie or stylet in patients UnderGoing Intubation Emergently (BOUGIE): protocol and statistical analysis plan for a randomised clinical trial.”
Journal: BMJ Open
PMID: 34035106
Category: Statistical Analysis Plan (BOUGIE Trial)


Manuscript Title: “Balanced Crystalloids versus Saline in Critically Ill Adults with Hyperkalemia or Acute Kidney Injury: Secondary Analysis of a Clinical Trial.”
Journal: American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine
PMID: 33503391
Category: Secondary Analysis of Clinical Trial Results (SMART Trial)


Manuscript Title: “Effect of balanced crystalloids versus saline on urinary biomarkers of acute kidney injury in critically ill adults.”
Journal: BMC Nephrology
PMID: 33546622
Category: Secondary Analysis of Clinical Trial Results (SMART Trial)


Manuscript Title: “Effect of Early Balanced Crystalloids Before ICU Admission on Sepsis Outcomes.”
Journal: Chest
PMID: 32882244
Category: Secondary Analysis of Clinical Trial Results (SMART Trial)


Manuscript Title: “Severity of illness scores at presentation predict ICU admission and mortality in COVID-19.”
Journal: Journal of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine
PMID: 34179689
Category: Observational Study (COVID)


Manuscript Title: “Time to First Culture Positivity for Gram-Negative Rods Resistant to Ceftriaxone in Critically Ill Adults.”
Journal: Journal of Intensive Care Medicine
PMID: 33016193
Category: Secondary Analysis of Clinical Trial Results (SMART Trial)


Manuscript Title: “Conservative Fluid Management After Sepsis Resuscitation: A Pilot Randomized Trial.”
Journal: Journal of Intensive Care Medicine
PMID: 30630380
Category: Clinical Trial Results (BALANCE Trial)


Manuscript Title: “Bleeding, Thromboembolism, and Clinical Outcomes in Venovenous Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation.”
Journal: Critical Care Explorations
PMID: 33196049
Category: Observational Study (ECMO)

Manuscript Title: “Clinical Effects of Balanced Crystalloids vs Saline in Adults With Diabetic Ketoacidosis: A Subgroup Analysis of Cluster Randomized Clinical Trials.”
Journal: JAMA Network Open
PMID: 33196806
Category: Secondary Analysis of Clinical Trial Results (SMART Trial)

Manuscript Title: “Renin, Angiotensin II, and the Journey to Evidence-based Individual Treatment Effects.”
Journal: American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine
PMID: 32749864
Category: Editorial (Trial Design)

Manuscript Title: “Protocol and statistical analysis plan for the PREventing cardiovascular collaPse with Administration of fluid REsuscitation during Induction and Intubation (PREPARE II) randomised clinical trial.”
Journal: BMJ Open
PMID: 32948554
Category: Statistical Analysis Plan (PREPAREII Trial)

Manuscript Title: “Risk Factors for Cardiovascular Collapse during Tracheal Intubation of Critically III Adults.”
Journal: Annals of the American Thoracic Society
PMID: 32364753
Category: Secondary Analysis of Clinical Trial Results (Airway Trials)

Manuscript Title: “Big Data for Clinical Trials: Automated Collection of SpO2 for a Trial of Oxygen Targets during Mechanical Ventilation.”
Journal: Annals of the American Thoracic Society
PMID: 32364753
Category: Methods (Bioinformatics)

Manuscript Title: “Reply to Gueret et al. and to Hammond et al.”
Journal: American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine
PMID: 31972099
Category: Letter to the Editor (SMART Secondary Analysis)

Manuscript Title: “Oxygen Targets for Patients Who Are Critically Ill: Emerging Data and State of Equipoise.”
Journal: Chest
PMID: 32145801
Category: Editorial (Oxygen Targets)

Manuscript Title: “Time to First Culture Positivity Among Critically Ill Adults With Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Growth in Respiratory or Blood Cultures.”
Journal: Ann Pharmacotherapy
PMID: 31544471
Category: Secondary Analysis of Clinical Trial Results (SMART Trial)

Manuscript Title: “Balanced Crystalloids versus Saline in Sepsis. A Secondary Analysis of the SMART Clinical Trial.”
Journal: American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine
PMID: 31454263
Category: Secondary Analysis of Clinical Trial Results (SMART Trial)

Manuscript Title: “Effect of a fluid bolus on cardiovascular collapse among critically ill adults undergoing tracheal intubation (PrePARE): a randomised controlled trial.”
Journal: Lancet Respiratory Medicine
PMID: 31585796
Category: Clinical Trial Results (PREPARE Trial)

Manuscript Title: “Effect of Interhospital ICU Relocation on Patient Physiology and Clinical Outcomes.”
Journal: Journal of Medical Systems
PMID: 32737684
Category: Observational Study

Manuscript Title: “Randomized Clinical Trial of an ICU Recovery Pilot Program for Survivors of Critical Illness.”
Journal: Critical Care Medicine
PMID: 31385881
Category: Clinical Trial Results (ICU Survivor Clinic Trial)

Manuscript Title: “Protocolized Post-Extubation Respiratory Support to prevent reintubation: protocol and statistical analysis plan for a clinical trial.”
Journal: BMJ Open
PMID: 31377713
Category: Statistical Analysis Plan (PROPER Trial)

Manuscript Title: “Beginning of the End? End-tidal Oxygen as an Outcome in Airway Management Research.”
Journal: EClinical Medicine
PMID: 31517257
Category: Editorial (Emergency Tracheal Intubation)

Manuscript Title: “Emulating a Novel Clinical Trial Using Existing Observational Data. Predicting Results of the PreVent Study.”
Journal: Annals of the American Thoracic Society
PMID: 31038996
Category: Secondary Analysis of Clinical Trials Results (Airway Trials)

Manuscript Title: “Bag-Mask Ventilation during Tracheal Intubation of Critically Ill Adults. Reply.”
Journal: New England Journal of Medicine
PMID: 31216410
Category: Letter to the Editor (PreVent Trial)

Manuscript Title: “The effect of adhesive tape versus endotracheal tube fastener in critically ill adults: the endotracheal tube securement (ETTS) randomized controlled trial.”
Journal: Critical Care
PMID: 31064406
Category: Clinical Trial Results (ETTS Trial)

Manuscript Title: “How I manage a difficult intubation.”
Journal: Critical Care
PMID: 31096995
Category: Editorial (Emergency Tracheal Intubation)

Manuscript Title: “Fluid Management in Sepsis.”
Journal: Journal of Intensive Care Medicine
PMID: 29986619
Category: Review (Fluid Management)

Manuscript Title: “Sodium bicarbonate for severe metabolic acidaemia.”
Journal: Lancet
PMID: 30967212
Category: Editorial (Fluid Management)

Manuscript Title: “Ventilation before intubation: how to prevent hypoxaemia?”
Journal: Lancet Respiratory Medicine
PMID: 30898521
Category: Editorial (Emergency Tracheal Intubation)

Manuscript Title: “Bag-Mask Ventilation during Tracheal Intubation of Critically Ill Adults.”
Journal: New England Journal of Medicine
PMID: 30779528
Category: Clinical Trial Results (PreVent Trial)

Manuscript Title: “Fluid Management in Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome.”
Journal: Seminars in Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine
PMID: 31060088
Category: Review (Fluid Management)

Manuscript Title: “Resuscitation fluids.”
Journal: Current Opinion in Critical Care
PMID: 30247219
Category: Review (Fluid Management)

Manuscript Title: “Risk Factors for and Prediction of Hypoxemia during Tracheal Intubation of Critically Ill Adults.”
Journal: Annals of the American Thoracic Society
PMID: 30109943
Category: Secondary Analysis of Clinical Trial Results (Airway Trials)

Manuscript Title: “Heterogeneity of Treatment Effect by Baseline Risk in a Trial of Balanced Crystalloids versus Saline.”
Journal: American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine
PMID: 29897785
Category: Secondary Analysis of Clinical Trial Results (SMART Trial)

Manuscript Title: “Validation of a Sequential Organ Failure Assessment Score using Electronic Health Record Data.”
Journal: Journal of Medical Systems
PMID: 30218383
Category: Methods (Bioinformatics)

Manuscript Title: “Manual ventilation to prevent hypoxaemia during endotracheal intubation of critically ill adults: protocol and statistical analysis plan for a multicentre randomised trial.”
Journal: BMJ Open
PMID: 30099400
Category: Statistical Analysis Plan (PreVent Trial)

Manuscript Title: “Making the Medicine Go Down: Salt or Sugar?”
Journal: Critical Care Medicine
PMID: 30004966
Category: Editorial (Fluid Management)

Manuscript Title: “Response.”
Journal: Chest
PMID: 29884260
Category: Letter to the Editor (CHECK-Up Trial: Checklist)

Manuscript Title: “Balanced Crystalloids versus Saline in Critically Ill Adults.”
Journal: New England Journal of Medicine
PMID: 29768150
Category: Letter to the Editor (SMART Trial)

Manuscript Title: “Reply to Vincent and De Backer: We Do Not Appreciate SALT.”
Journal: American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine
PMID: 29509507
Category: Letter to Editor (SALT Trial)

Manuscript Title: “Response.”
Journal: Chest
PMID: 29626955
Category: Letter to the Editor (CHECK-Up Trial: Checklist)

Manuscript Title: “A Multicenter Randomized Trial of a Checklist for Endotracheal Intubation of Critically Ill Adults.”
Journal: Chest
PMID: 28917549
Category: Clinical Trial Results (CHECK-Up Trial: Checklist)

Manuscript Title: “Balanced Crystalloids versus Saline in Noncritically Ill Adults.”
Journal: New England Journal of Medicine|
PMID: 29485926
Category: Clinical Trial Results (SALT-ED Trial)

Manuscript Title: “Balanced Crystalloids versus Saline in Critically Ill Adults.”
Journal: New England Journal of Medicine
PMID: 29485925
Category: Clinical Trial Results (SMART Trial)

Manuscript Title: “Response.”
Journal: Chest
PMID: 29406220
Category: Letter to the Editor (CHECK-Up Trial: Up)

Manuscript Title: “Response.”
Journal: Chest
PMID: 29223265
Category: Letter to the Editor (CHECK-Up Trial: Up)

Manuscript Title: “Response.”
Journal: Chest
PMID: 29126526
Category: Letter to the Editor (CHECK-Up Trial: Up)

Manuscript Title: “A Multicenter, Randomized Trial of Ramped Position vs Sniffing Position During Endotracheal Intubation of Critically Ill Adults.”
Journal: Chest
PMID: 28487139
Category: Clinical Trial Results (CHECK-Up Trial: Up)

Manuscript Title: “Predicting Major Adverse Kidney Events among Critically Ill Adults Using the Electronic Health Record.”
Journal: Journal of Medical Systems
PMID: 28622220
Category: Methods (Bioinformatics)

Manuscript Title: “Hypothermia for the Treatment of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome? Cool It.”
Journal: Critical Care Medicine
PMID: 28622220
Category: Editorial (ARDS)

Manuscript Title: “Balanced Crystalloids versus Saline in the Intensive Care Unit. The SALT Randomized Trial.”
Journal: American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine
PMID: 27749094
Category: Clinical Trial Results (SALT Trial)

Manuscript Title: “Saline versus balanced crystalloids for intravenous fluid therapy in the emergency department: study protocol for a cluster-randomized, multiple-crossover trial.”
Journal: Trials
PMID: 28407811
Category: Statistical Analysis Plan (SALT-ED Trial)

Manuscript Title: “The authors reply.”
Journal: Critical Care Medicine
PMID: 28291113
Category: Letter to the Editor (FELLOW Trial: VL/DL)

Manuscript Title: “The authors reply.”
Journal: Critical Care Medicine
PMID: 28291111
Category: Letter to the Editor (FELLOW Trial: VL/DL)

Manuscript Title: “The authors reply.”
Journal: Critical Care Medicine
PMID: 28212228
Category: Letter to the Editor (FELLOW Trial: VL/DL)

Manuscript Title: “Balanced crystalloids versus saline in the intensive care unit: study protocol for a cluster-randomized, multiple-crossover trial.”
Journal: Trials
PMID: 28302179
Category: Statistical Analysis Plan (SMART Trial)

Manuscript Title: “Randomized Trial of Video Laryngoscopy for Endotracheal Intubation of Critically Ill Adults.”
Journal: Critical Care Medicine
PMID: 27355526
Category: Clinical Trial Results (FELLOW Trial: VL/DL)

Manuscript Title: “Response.”
Journal: Chest
PMID: 27613978
Category: Letter to Editor (ICU Administration)

Manuscript Title: “Saline Is Not the First Choice for Crystalloid Resuscitation Fluids.”
Journal: Critical Care Medicine.”
PMID: 27428117
Category: Review (Fluid Management)

Manuscript Title: “Identification of Major Adverse Kidney Events Within the Electronic Health Record.”
Journal: Journal of Medical Systems
PMID: 27234478
Category: Methods (Bioinformatics)

Manuscript Title: “Reply: Apneic Oxygenation Has Not Been Disproven.”
Journal: American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine
PMID: 27248595
Category: Letter to Editor (CHECK-Up Trial: VL/DL)

Manuscript Title: “Sepsis Resuscitation: Fluid Choice and Dose.”
Journal: Clinics in Chest Medicine
PMID: 27229641
Category: Review (Fluid Management)

Manuscript Title: “Outcomes of Nurse Practitioner-Delivered Critical Care: A Prospective Cohort Study.”
Journal: Chest
PMID: 26836900
Category: Observational Study (ICU Administration)

Manuscript Title: “Randomized Trial of Apneic Oxygenation during Endotracheal Intubation of the Critically Ill.”
Journal: American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine
PMID: 27355526
Category: Clinical Trial Results (FELLOW Trial: AO)

Manuscript Title: “Leveraging Clinical Informatics in the Conduct of Clinical Trials.”
Journal: Journal of Medical Systems
PMID: 26276019
Category: Methods (Trial Design)