Search Our Scientific Publications & Authors

Pneumologie 2021 Apr 19;75(4):261-267. Epub 2021 Apr 19.

Klinik für Pneumologie, Kardiologie und Beatmungsmedizin mit Sektion Gastroenterologie, Weaningzentrum Frankfurt am Main (DGP), Bürgerhospital und Clementine Kinderhospital gGmbH, Frankfurt am Main.

Aim:  With the emergence of a new virus and the associated pandemic, the ICU started to see a brand new kind of patient with severe ARD. As with any disease, sometimes the discontinuation of mechanical ventilation for any reason can be difficult. As a center specializing in weaning patients after prolonged mechanical ventilation, we wanted to compare our results with weaning patients who had prolonged mechanical ventilation for other reasons than those of patients who had prolonged mechanical ventilation due to SARS-CoV-2 infection. Read More

Adv Nutr 2021 Apr 19. Epub 2021 Apr 19.

Deakin University, Institute for Mental and Physical Health and Clinical Translation (IMPACT), Food & Mood Centre, School of Medicine, Barwon Health, Geelong, Victoria, Australia.

Numerous observational studies have investigated the role of the Dietary Inflammatory Index (DII®) in chronic disease risk. The aims of this umbrella review and integrated meta-analyses were to systematically synthesize the observational evidence reporting on the associations between the DII and health outcomes based on meta-analyses, and to assess the quality and strength of the evidence for each associated outcome. This umbrella review with integrated meta-analyses investigated the association between the DII and a range of health outcomes based on meta-analyses of observational data. Read More

Atherosclerosis 2021 Mar 28;325:8-15. Epub 2021 Mar 28.

Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, T6G 2G3, Canada. Electronic address:

The spectrum of inflammatory blood vessel diseases includes both atherosclerosis and the primary systemic vasculitides. Although the inciting triggers differ, significant overlap exists in the mechanisms that contribute to sustained inflammation and vascular damage in both entities. With improvement in therapeutics to control acute vasculitis leading to longer survival, cardiovascular morbidity and mortality has emerged as the leading cause of death for vasculitis patients. Read More

Sleep Med 2021 Mar 24;81:466-473. Epub 2021 Mar 24.

Department of Paediatrics, Monash University, The Ritchie Centre, Hudson Institute of Medical Research, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Electronic address:

Background: Children with Down syndrome (DS) are at increased risk for sleep disordered breathing (SDB), which can have adverse effects on the cardiovascular system. In adults with SDB, nocturnal dipping of heart rate (HR) and blood pressure (BP) is reduced, and this is associated with an increased risk of future cardiovascular events. We aimed to compare nocturnal dipping of HR and pulse transit time (PTT) (a surrogate inverse measure of BP change) in children with DS and SDB to those of typically developing (TD) children with and without SDB. Read More

J Surg Res 2021 Apr 16;265:21-26. Epub 2021 Apr 16.

Division of Plastic Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah. Electronic address:

Background: The 5-item modified frailty index (mFI-5) is a validated tool to assess postoperative risks in older surgical candidates. We sought to compare the predictive ability of mFI-5 to its individual components and other established risk factors for complications in flap reconstruction of late-stage pressure ulcer repair.

Methods: The 2012 to 2018 American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Project (ACS-NSQIP) database was queried for pressure ulcer diagnosis and reconstructive flap repair procedures. Read More