Re-intubation increases the risk of nosocomial pneumonia in patients needing mechanical ventilation.

A Torres, JM Gatell, E Aznar, M El-Ebiary… - American journal of …, 1995 - atsjournals.org
In order to confirm that re-intubation can be a risk factor of nosocomial pneumonia in
mechanically ventilated patients, a case-control study was performed. Forty consecutive …

Pulmonary aspiration of gastric contents in patients receiving mechanical ventilation: the effect of body position

A Torres, J Serra-Batlles, E Ros, C Piera… - Annals of internal …, 1992 - acpjournals.org
▪ Objective: To determine if the semirecumbent position (45-degree angle) decreases
aspiration of gastric contents to the airways in intubated and mechanically ventilated …

Clinical diagnosis of ventilator associated pneumonia revisited: comparative validation using immediate post-mortem lung biopsies

N Fàbregas, S Ewig, A Torres, M El-Ebiary, J Ramirez… - Thorax, 1999 - thorax.bmj.com
BACKGROUND A study was undertaken to assess the diagnostic value of different clinical
criteria and the impact of microbiological testing on the accuracy of clinical diagnosis of …

Significance of the Isolation of Candida Species from Respiratory Samples in Critically Ill, Non-neutropenic Patients: An Immediate Postmortem Histologic Study

M El-Ebiary, A Torres, N Fabregas… - American journal of …, 1997 - atsjournals.org
The diagnosis of pulmonary candidiasis is still controversial. We undertook a prospective
study on 25 non-neutropenic, mechanically ventilated (> 72 h) patients who died in our ICU …

Risk factors associated with potentially antibiotic-resistant pathogens in community-acquired pneumonia

E Prina, OT Ranzani, E Polverino… - Annals of the …, 2015 - atsjournals.org
Rationale: To identify pathogens that require different treatments in community-acquired
pneumonia (CAP), we propose an acronym,“PES”(P seudomonas aeruginosa, E …

Bronchoscopic validation of the significance of sputum purulence in severe exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

N Soler, C Agusti, J Angrill, JP De la Bellacasa… - Thorax, 2007 - thorax.bmj.com
Background: Antibiotics are commonly prescribed in exacerbations of chronic obstructive
pulmonary disease (COPD). However, the role of bacteria in these exacerbations is …

Cytokine expression in severe pneumonia: a bronchoalveolar lavage study

C Montón, A Torres, M El-Ebiary, X Filella… - Critical care …, 1999 - journals.lww.com
Objective: To assess the cytokine expression (tumor necrosis factor-α [TNF-α], interleukin [IL]-
1β, and IL-6) in severe pneumonia, both locally (in the lungs) and systemically (in blood) …

[HTML][HTML] Community-acquired polymicrobial pneumonia in the intensive care unit: aetiology and prognosis

C Cillóniz, S Ewig, M Ferrer, E Polverino, A Gabarrús… - Critical care, 2011 - Springer
Introduction The frequency and clinical significance of polymicrobial aetiology in community-
acquired pneumonia (CAP) patients admitted to the ICU have been poorly studied. The aim …

Histopathologic and microbiologic aspects of ventilator-associated pneumonia

N Fabregas, A Torres, M El-Ebiary… - The Journal of the …, 1996 - pubs.asahq.org
Background The relationship between microbiology and histology in patients with ventilator-
associated pneumonia has been sparsely described. Methods Twenty-five patients who …

Incidence and etiology of pneumonia acquired during mechanical ventilation

P Jiménez, A Torres, R Rodríguez-Roisin… - Critical care …, 1989 - journals.lww.com
A total of 77 consecutive patients submitted to mechanical ventilation (MV) for> 48 h in a
respiratory ICU (RICU) were studied to investigate the incidence, etiology, and …