A5021711648- Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices
- Ultrasound in Clinical Applications
- Hemodynamic Monitoring and Therapy
- Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation
- Central Venous Catheters and Hemodialysis
- Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias
- Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments
- Phonocardiography and Auscultation Techniques
- Radiology practices and education
- Intensive Care Unit Cognitive Disorders
- Cardiac Structural Anomalies and Repair
- ECG Monitoring and Analysis
- Respiratory Support and Mechanisms
- Long-Term Effects of COVID-19
- Sepsis Diagnosis and Treatment
- Viral Infections and Vectors
- Organ Donation and Transplantation
- Rabies epidemiology and control
- Venomous Animal Envenomation and Studies
- Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment
- Vascular anomalies and interventions
- Vascular Procedures and Complications
- Heart Failure Treatment and Management
- Electrolyte and hormonal disorders
- Renal and Vascular Pathologies
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
2016-2025
Soroka Medical Center
2012-2025
Mount Sinai Hospital
2024
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
2024
Assaf Harofeh Medical Center
2023
University Medical Center
2017-2022
University Hospital and Clinics
2017-2022
Metabolism and Renal Physiology
1992
Nephros (United States)
1992
Aim The aim of the current study is to assess mortality prediction accuracy circulating cell-free DNA (CFD) level at admission measured by a new simplified method. Materials and Methods CFD levels were direct fluorescence assay in severe sepsis patients on intensive care unit (ICU) admission. In-hospital and/or twenty eight day all-cause was primary outcome. Results Out 108 with median APACHE II 20, 32.4% have died hospital/or 28-day. higher decedents: 3469.0 vs. 1659 ng/ml, p<0.001. In...
Background: Nitric oxide (NO) plays a key role in various physiological processes. Inhaled NO (iNO) has been studied for treating acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). During the COVID-19 pandemic, interest grew its potential patients with ARDS, studies showing improved oxygenation over 48 h. Methods: This is retrospective study of adult severe ARDS and refractory hypoxemia admitted to medical ICU requiring mechanical ventilation treated iNO. The effect on oxygenation, respiratory,...
Point-of-care ultrasonography (PoCUS) is a rapidly evolving discipline that aims to train non-cardiologists, non-radiologists clinicians in performing bedside ultrasound guide clinical decision. Training of PoCUS challenging, time-consuming and requires large amount resources. The objective our study was evaluate if this training process can be simplified by allowing medical students self-train themselves with web-based cardiac software.A prospective, single blinded, cohort study, comparing...
In March 2020, COVID-19 was announced as a global pandemic. The first patient connected to an ECMO device in Israel during that time. Since then, over 200 patients have required support due infection. present study is multi-institutional analysis of all requiring veno-venous (VV) Israel. aim characterize and compare the survivors deceased well establish risk factors for mortality.This retrospective conducted from 2020 2021 eleven twelve centers operating All on VV were included cohort....
Teaching cardiac ultrasound to medical students in a brief course is challenge. We aimed evaluate the feasibility of teaching large groups acquisition and interpretation images using pocket device (PUD) short, specially designed course. Thirty-one their first clinical year participated study. All were novices use ultrasound. The training consisted 4 hours frontal lectures hands-on training. Students encouraged PUD for individual practice. Finally, students' proficiency ability recognize...
To evaluate whether a single-operator ultrasound-guided, right-sided, central venous catheter insertion verifies proper placement and shortens time to utilization.Prospective observational study with historical controls.Adult ICUs.Sixty-four consecutive patients undergoing ultrasound-assisted right-sided catheterization compared 92 serial historic controls who had unassisted at the same sites.Subcostal transthoracic echocardiography during insertion.The primary outcome was correct of tip...
In this retrospective multicenter observational study, we describe the Israeli experience with veno-venous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VV ECMO) for treatment of COVID-19-induced severe adult respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), in which ECMO cannulation was done while patients were awake and spontaneously breathing without endotracheal tube, namely "awake ECMO." We enrolled all ARDS due to COVID-19, treated VV between March 1, 2020, November 30, 2021, patient breathing. During...
The authors reviewed the complications of 114 needle biopsies performed in 103 transplant kidneys. diagnostic and therapeutic approach has changed markedly as a result introduction Doppler ultrasound possibility selectively embolizing fistula tracts. Macroscopic haematuria was most frequent complication (5%); one case it appeared 1 week after biopsy complicated with obstructive anuria due to pyeloureteric clot. incidence arteriovenous fistulae fairly low (0.9%); selective renal angiography...
Background ARDS is a heterogeneous syndrome with distinct clinical phenotypes. Here we investigate whether the presence or absence of large pulmonary ultrasonographic consolidations can categorize COVID-19 patients requiring mechanical ventilation into Methods This retrospective study performed in tertiary-level intensive care unit Israel between April and September 2020. Data collected included lung ultrasound (LUS) findings, respiratory parameters, treatment interventions. The primary...
We sought to study the association between brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) levels and occurrence of ventricular arrhythmias in patients with left dysfunction (LVD) an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD).This was a prospective consecutive, stable, ambulatory moderate severe ischemic LVD ICD. A plasma BNP level obtained at recruitment. Patients were evaluated every 3-6 mo for minimum 1 y. The primary end point malignant arrhythmia or sudden cardiac death (SCD).The cohort consisted 94...
In COVID-19 patients, lung ultrasound is superior to chest radiograph and has good agreement with computerized tomography diagnose pathologies. Most protocols published date are complex time-consuming. We describe a new illustrative Point-of-care Lung Injury Score (PLIS) help guide the care of patients assess if PLIS would be able predict patients' clinical course.This retrospective study describing novel was conducted in large tertiary-level hospital. were included they required any form...
The 12-lead electrocardiogram (ECG) is a primary tool in the evaluation and risk stratification of patients with suspected acute myocardial infarction (AMI), even though initial ECG these often normal or nondiagnostic. Myocardial ischemia induces depolarization changes that can be quantified by analysis high-frequency QRS (HFQRS) components. We aimed to demonstrate potential usefulness HFQRS diagnosing characterizing morphological patterns signals AMI before following reperfusion.Five-minute...
Introduction: We describe two cases of Echis coloratus envenomation associated with thrombotic microangiopathic acute kidney injury (AKI).Case presentation: Two patients, 39 and 70 years old, were hospitalized due to E. envenomation. Both treated anti-venom blood products coagulopathy. Several hours after admission both developed (creatinine 10.63 7.63 mg/dL) hemolysis (lactate dehydrogenase 3858 2698 U/L) schistocytosis (49 6%) thrombocytopenia (26 30 × 103/µL). A disintegrin...
The present report concerns a young woman previously diagnosed as having childhood asthma who presented with secondary spontaneous pneumothorax during the third trimester of pregnancy; at term caesarean section was recommended for safety reasons. Post partum severe fixed ventilatory defect unresponsive to inhaled bronchodilator and short oral course steroids ruled out asthma. Diffuse bronchiectasis found on her chest CT scan, although this not evident clinically. Known aetiologies diffuse...
Background: Predicting whether extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) treatment duration affects prognosis is important both medically and economically. We conducted a retrospective, multicenter study to better understand the outcomes of patients treated with VV ECMO for prolonged duration, analyzing data from Israel registry. The included all adult VV-ECMO due COVID-19-induced respiratory failure. primary were survival rates up 180 days cannulation. Results: One hundred eighty-eight in...