Robert J. Canelli

Boston Medical Center

Background: Acute respiratory failure from COVID-19 pneumonia is a major cause of death after SARS-CoV-2 infection. We investigated whether PaO2/FiO2, oxygenation index (OI), SpO2/FiO2, and oxygen saturation index (OSI), commonly used to assess the severity of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), can predict mortality in mechanically ventil...

The coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic resulted in unprecedented numbers of patients with respiratory failure requiring ventilatory support. The number of patients who required critical care quickly outpaced the availability of intensive care unit (ICU) beds. Consequently, health care systems had to creatively expand critical care services into alte...

When PPE is properly worn, removed, and discarded, it is effective in protecting both the person who wears it and those with whom that person comes into contact.

A hybrid book blending printed text and multimedia addressing a variety of topics on patient safety.

Blood transfusion is often performed by health care workers. This video demonstrates a commonly used method for the nonemergency transfusion of red cells in an awake, competent adult.

Background: Patients with septic shock are at increased risk of myocardial dysfunction. However, the left ventricular ejection fraction (EF) typically remains preserved in septic shock. Strain measurement using speckle-tracking echocardiography may quantify abnormalities in myocardial function not detected by conventional echocardiography. To inve...

67 year-old female with a history of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and pulmonary hypertension (PH) presented for urgent C4-C5 anterior diskectomy and C3-C6 posterior fusion for cervical subluxation. C-spine MRI showed severe cord impingement. The patient was brought to the operating room with minimal sedation to avoid exacerbation of PH. The radial art...