Lorenzo Berra

Department of Anesthesia, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School

Affiliated withMassachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School Massachusetts General Hospital Harvard Medical School

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JoVE Journal Publications

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Antibacterial-coated tracheal tubes cleaned with the Mucus Shaver : a novel method to retain long-term bactericidal activity of coated tracheal tubes. Intensive care medicine\| PubMed ID: 16601964	2006
Outcome of patients undergoing prolonged mechanical ventilation after critical illness. Critical care medicine\| PubMed ID: 17901840	2007
Determinants of tracheostomy decannulation: an international survey. Critical care (London, England)\| PubMed ID: 18302759	2008
Internally coated endotracheal tubes with silver sulfadiazine in polyurethane to prevent bacterial colonization: a clinical trial. Intensive care medicine\| PubMed ID: 18418571	2008
Antimicrobial-coated endotracheal tubes: an experimental study. Intensive care medicine\| PubMed ID: 18418572	2008
Fatal heparin-induced thrombocytopenia 8 months after prior exposure to heparin. Journal of cardiothoracic and vascular anesthesia\| PubMed ID: 18922432	2008
Modifying endotracheal tubes to prevent ventilator-associated pneumonia. Current opinion in infectious diseases\| PubMed ID: 21252657	2011
A clinical assessment of the Mucus Shaver: a device to keep the endotracheal tube free from secretions. Critical care medicine\| PubMed ID: 21926595	2012
Novel preventive strategies for ventilator-associated pneumonia. Critical care (London, England)\| PubMed ID: 22429668	2012
Transfusion of stored autologous blood does not alter reactive hyperemia index in healthy volunteers. Anesthesiology\| PubMed ID: 22531338	2012
Altered arterial compliance in hypertensive pregnant women is associated with preeclampsia. Anesthesia and analgesia\| PubMed ID: 23337414	2013
Use of high-definition computed tomography to assess endotracheal tube luminal narrowing after mechanical ventilation. Anesthesiology\| PubMed ID: 23535503	2013
Critical illness is associated with decreased plasma levels of coenzyme Q10: a cross-sectional study. Journal of critical care\| PubMed ID: 23618779	2013
Ventilator associated pneumonia: evolving definitions and preventive strategies. Respiratory care\| PubMed ID: 23709196	2013
Removal of endotracheal tube obstruction with a secretion clearance device. Respiratory care\| PubMed ID: 24368863	2014
Autologous transfusion of stored red blood cells increases pulmonary artery pressure. American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine\| PubMed ID: 25162920	2014
Tracheal tube obstruction in mechanically ventilated patients assessed by high-resolution computed tomography. Anesthesiology\| PubMed ID: 25254903	2014
Alveolar pentraxin 3 as an early marker of microbiologically confirmed pneumonia: a threshold-finding prospective observational study. Critical care (London, England)\| PubMed ID: 25314919	2014
Hemopexin in severe inflammation and infection: mouse models and human diseases. Critical care (London, England)\| PubMed ID: 25888135	2015
Assisted mechanical ventilation: the future is now! BMC anesthesiology\| PubMed ID: 26215886	2015
Evaluation of the Infection-Related Ventilator-Associated Events Algorithm for Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia Surveillance in a Trauma Population. Respiratory care\| PubMed ID: 26556896	2016
Recruitment Maneuvers and Positive End-Expiratory Pressure Titration in Morbidly Obese ICU Patients. Critical care medicine\| PubMed ID: 26584196	2016
"Treating Lungs": The Scientific Contributions of Dr. Theodor Kolobow. ASAIO journal (American Society for Artificial Internal Organs : 1992)\| PubMed ID: 26720733	2016
Microbiome, biofilms, and pneumonia in the ICU. Current opinion in infectious diseases\| PubMed ID: 26855081	2016
Should Ventilator-Associated Events become a Quality Indicator for ICUs? Respiratory care\| PubMed ID: 27235309	2016
Should Aerosolized Antibiotics Be Used to Treat Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia? Respiratory care\| PubMed ID: 27235310	2016
On-demand erythrocyte disposal and iron recycling requires transient macrophages in the liver. Nature medicine\| PubMed ID: 27428900	2016
Endotracheal Tubes Cleaned With a Novel Mechanism for Secretion Removal: A Randomized Controlled Clinical Study. Respiratory care\| PubMed ID: 27460104	2016
Pulmonary and Systemic Vascular Resistances After Cardiopulmonary Bypass: Role of Hemolysis. Journal of cardiothoracic and vascular anesthesia\| PubMed ID: 27590461	2017
Respiratory Management of Perioperative Obese Patients. Respiratory care\| PubMed ID: 27624632	2016
Optimization of Mechanical Ventilation in a 31-Year-Old Morbidly Obese Man With Refractory Hypoxemia. A & A case reports\| PubMed ID: 27782908	2017
Electric Plasma-generated Nitric Oxide: Hemodynamic Effects in Patients with Pulmonary Hypertension. American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine\| PubMed ID: 27797618	2016
Performance of the PneuX System: A Bench Study Comparison With 4 Other Endotracheal Tube Cuffs. Respiratory care\| PubMed ID: 27879379	2017
Pathogenic Link Between Postextubation Pneumonia and Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia: An Experimental Study. Anesthesia and analgesia\| PubMed ID: 28221200	2017
Beware the siren's song of novel endotracheal tube designs. Intensive care medicine\| PubMed ID: 28364302	2017
Transpulmonary Pressure Describes Lung Morphology During Decremental Positive End-Expiratory Pressure Trials in Obesity. Critical care medicine\| PubMed ID: 28708679	2017
Randomized, multicenter trial of lateral Trendelenburg versus semirecumbent body position for the prevention of ventilator-associated pneumonia. Intensive care medicine\| PubMed ID: 29149418	2017
Targeted Temperature Management After Cardiac Arrest: Systematic Review and Meta-analyses. Anesthesia and analgesia\| PubMed ID: 29239942	2018
Prediction of ARDS outcome: what tool should I use? The Lancet. Respiratory medicine\| PubMed ID: 29477449	2018
Exhaled CO, a guide to ARDS management during lung-protective ventilation? Journal of critical care\| PubMed ID: 29550109	2018
A Triazole Disulfide Compound Increases the Affinity of Hemoglobin for Oxygen and Reduces the Sickling of Human Sickle Cells. Molecular pharmaceutics\| PubMed ID: 29634905	2018
"Size Matters" in Regard to Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Case Volume and Mortality! Critical care medicine\| PubMed ID: 29652713	2018
Ted Kolobow. Intensive care medicine\| PubMed ID: 29663042	2018
High Positive End-Expiratory Pressure Allows Extubation of an Obese Patient. American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine\| PubMed ID: 29702003	2018
What does the Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome trial (ART) teach us?-it is time for precision medicine and precision trials in critical care! Journal of thoracic disease\| PubMed ID: 29707281	2018
Nitric Oxide Decreases Acute Kidney Injury and Stage 3 Chronic Kidney Disease after Cardiac Surgery. American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine\| PubMed ID: 29932345	2018
Interpretation of Transpulmonary Pressure Measurements in a Patient with Acute Life-Threatening Pulmonary Edema. American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine\| PubMed ID: 30095991	2018
Silver-Coated Endotracheal Tubes Cleaned With a Mechanism for Secretion Removal. Respiratory care\| PubMed ID: 30181363	2019
Why Not Prevent ARDS? The Possible Role of Plasma Biomarkers in Surgery. Respiratory care\| PubMed ID: 30389832	2018
On the Road to Surface Monitoring of Diaphragmatic Activity in Mechanically Ventilated Patients. Respiratory care\| PubMed ID: 30389833	2018
Improvement in Outcomes After Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation by Inhibition of S-Nitrosoglutathione Reductase. Circulation\| PubMed ID: 30586713	2019
Inhaled nitric oxide prevents systemic and pulmonary vasoconstriction due to hemoglobin-based oxygen carrier infusion: A case report. Journal of critical care\| PubMed ID: 30709560	2019
Cardiovascular Events and Hospital Deaths Among Patients With Severe Sepsis. The American journal of cardiology\| PubMed ID: 30773249	2019
Depletion of Vascular Nitric Oxide Contributes to Poor Outcomes after Cardiac Arrest. American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine\| PubMed ID: 30785772	2019
Lung Recruitment in Obese Patients with Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome. Anesthesiology\| PubMed ID: 30844949	2019
In Response. Anesthesia and analgesia\| PubMed ID: 30896594	2019
Nitric Oxide Treatment for Lungs and Beyond. Novel Insights from Recent Literature. American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine\| PubMed ID: 31185176	2019
Protocol of a randomised controlled trial in cardiac surgical patients with endothelial dysfunction aimed to prevent postoperative acute kidney injury by administering nitric oxide gas. BMJ open\| PubMed ID: 31278097	2019
Electrically generated nitric oxide from air: a safe and economical treatment for pulmonary hypertension. Intensive care medicine\| PubMed ID: 31451859	2019
Hemolysis and Kidney Injury in Cardiac Surgery: The Protective Role of Nitric Oxide Therapy. Seminars in nephrology\| PubMed ID: 31514912	2019
The Role of Nitric Oxide in Preventing Cardiopulmonary Bypass-associated Acute Kidney Injury. Journal of cardiothoracic and vascular anesthesia\| PubMed ID: 31606280	2020
Independent lung ventilation: Implementation strategies and review of literature. World journal of critical care medicine\| PubMed ID: 31667133	2019
Effect of nitric oxide on postoperative acute kidney injury in patients who underwent cardiopulmonary bypass: a systematic review and meta-analysis with trial sequential analysis. Annals of intensive care\| PubMed ID: 31754841	2019
Bedside Evaluation of Pulmonary Embolism by Electrical Impedance Tomography. Anesthesiology\| PubMed ID: 31770145	2020
Symposium: Hostility to Hospitality: Do I Need Mercy to be a Physician? Society\| PubMed ID: 31814652	2019
Old, older, the oldest: red blood cell storage and the potential harm of using older red blood cell concentrates. Current opinion in anaesthesiology\| PubMed ID: 31876784	2020
A lung rescue team improves survival in obesity with acute respiratory distress syndrome. Critical care (London, England)\| PubMed ID: 31937345	2020
The intensive care unit: How to make this unfriendly environment geriatric-friendly. European journal of surgical oncology : the journal of the European Society of Surgical Oncology and the British Association of Surgical Oncology\| PubMed ID: 31973926	2020
Intratracheal injection of nitric oxide, generated from air by pulsed electrical discharge, for the treatment of pulmonary hypertension in awake ambulatory lambs. Nitric oxide : biology and chemistry\| PubMed ID: 31982629	2020
Ventilatory Mechanics in the Patient with Obesity. Anesthesiology\| PubMed ID: 32011342	2020
Development of a Lung Rescue Team to Improve Care of Subjects With Refractory Acute Respiratory Failure. Respiratory care\| PubMed ID: 32019849	2020
Acute Upper Airway Obstruction. The New England journal of medicine\| PubMed ID: 32074438	2020
Application of Lung Ultrasound During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Narrative Review. Anesthesia and analgesia\| PubMed ID: 32366774	2020
Indoor temperature and relative humidity in hospitals: workplace considerations during the novel coronavirus pandemic. Occupational and environmental medicine\| PubMed ID: 32424023	2020
Home Nitric Oxide Therapy for COVID-19. American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine\| PubMed ID: 32437250	2020
Personal Protective Equipment N95 Facemask Shortage Quick Fix: The Modified Airway From VEntilatoR Circuit (MAVerIC). Cureus\| PubMed ID: 32440384	2020
In-hospital airway management of COVID-19 patients. Critical care (London, England)\| PubMed ID: 32503600	2020
Protocol for a randomized controlled trial testing inhaled nitric oxide therapy in spontaneously breathing patients with COVID-19. medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences\| PubMed ID: 32511450	2020
Protocol of a randomized controlled trial testing inhaled Nitric Oxide in mechanically ventilated patients with severe acute respiratory syndrome in COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2). medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences\| PubMed ID: 32511534	2020
High-Dose Inhaled Nitric Oxide as Adjunct Therapy in Cystic Fibrosis Targeting . Case reports in pediatrics\| PubMed ID: 32685229	2020
Above and beyond: biofilm and the ongoing search for strategies to reduce ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP). Critical care (London, England)\| PubMed ID: 32811553	2020
Transthoracic Echocardiography in Prone Patients With Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome: A Feasibility Study. Critical care explorations\| PubMed ID: 32832914	2020
Ideation and assessment of a nitric oxide delivery system for spontaneously breathing subjects. Nitric oxide : biology and chemistry\| PubMed ID: 32835810	2020
High Concentrations of Nitric Oxide Inhalation Therapy in Pregnant Patients With Severe Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). Obstetrics and gynecology\| PubMed ID: 32852324	2020
Bedside monitoring of lung perfusion by electrical impedance tomography in the time of COVID-19. British journal of anaesthesia\| PubMed ID: 32859359	2020
High Pleural Pressure Prevents Alveolar Overdistension and Hemodynamic Collapse in ARDS with Class III Obesity. American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine\| PubMed ID: 32876469	2020
Geographic Variation in Racial Disparities in Health and Coronavirus Disease-2019 (COVID-19) Mortality. Mayo Clinic proceedings. Innovations, quality & outcomes\| PubMed ID: 33043273	2020
Reply to Mezidi : Assessment of Airway Closure and Expiratory Airflow Limitation to Set Positive End-Expiratory Pressure in Morbidly Obese Patients with Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome. American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine\| PubMed ID: 33080156	2021
In Response. Anesthesia and analgesia\| PubMed ID: 33094984	2020
Bedside Electrical Impedance Tomography Unveils Respiratory "Chimera" in COVID-19. American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine\| PubMed ID: 33196303	2021
Rescue Treatment With High-Dose Gaseous Nitric Oxide in Spontaneously Breathing Patients With Severe Coronavirus Disease 2019. Critical care explorations\| PubMed ID: 33225304	2020
Improving mucosal anesthesia for awake endotracheal intubation with a novel method: a prospective, assessor-blinded, randomized controlled trial. BMC anesthesiology\| PubMed ID: 33317460	2020
Consequences to the Lungs When Gas Swings Between Lung Units During Patient Triggered Mechanical Ventilation. Respiratory care\| PubMed ID: 33380502	2021
Trends and Geographic Variation in Acute Respiratory Failure and ARDS Mortality in the United States. Chest\| PubMed ID: 33393472	2020
Free Hemoglobin Ratio as a Novel Biomarker of Acute Kidney Injury After On-Pump Cardiac Surgery: Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Controlled Trial. Anesthesia and analgesia\| PubMed ID: 33481401	2021
The repurposed use of anesthesia machines to ventilate critically ill patients with Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). Research square\| PubMed ID: 33594358	2021
Right Ventricular Strain Is Common in Intubated COVID-19 Patients and Does Not Reflect Severity of Respiratory Illness. Journal of intensive care medicine\| PubMed ID: 33783269	2021
Weaning patients with obesity from ventilatory support. Current opinion in critical care\| PubMed ID: 33797429	2021
Identifying clinical and biochemical phenotypes in acute respiratory distress syndrome secondary to coronavirus disease-2019. EClinicalMedicine\| PubMed ID: 33875978	2021
Notch4 signaling limits regulatory T-cell-mediated tissue repair and promotes severe lung inflammation in viral infections. Immunity\| PubMed ID: 33915108	2021
Diminishing Efficacy of Prone Positioning With Late Application in Evolving Lung Injury. Critical care medicine\| PubMed ID: 33938714	2021
A retrospective cohort study of 12,306 pediatric COVID-19 patients in the United States. Scientific reports\| PubMed ID: 33986390	2021
The repurposed use of anesthesia machines to ventilate critically ill patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). BMC anesthesiology\| PubMed ID: 34016056	2021
Inhaled Nitric Oxide Delivery Systems for Mechanically Ventilated and Nonintubated Patients: A Review. Respiratory care\| PubMed ID: 34039761	2021
Severe bleeding in the ICU. Current opinion in anaesthesiology\| PubMed ID: 34039847	2021
Pleural Pressure Targeted Positive Airway Pressure Improves Cardiopulmonary Function in Spontaneously Breathing Patients With Obesity. Chest\| PubMed ID: 34099131	2021
Respiratory Physiology of Prone Positioning With and Without Inhaled Nitric Oxide Across the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Severity Spectrum. Critical care explorations\| PubMed ID: 34151287	2021
Individualized Multimodal Physiologic Approach to Mechanical Ventilation in Patients With Obesity and Severe Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Reduced Venovenous Extracorporeal Membrane Ox... Critical care explorations\| PubMed ID: 34235455	2021
Efficiency of Prolonged Prone Positioning for Mechanically Ventilated Patients Infected with COVID-19. Journal of clinical medicine\| PubMed ID: 34279453	2021
Inhaled high dose nitric oxide is a safe and effective respiratory treatment in spontaneous breathing hospitalized patients with COVID-19 pneumonia. Nitric oxide : biology and chemistry\| PubMed ID: 34400339	2021
High-Dose Nitric Oxide From Pressurized Cylinders and Nitric Oxide Produced by an Electric Generator From Air. Respiratory care\| PubMed ID: 34413210	2022
Transpulmonary Pressure-Guided Lung-Protective Ventilation Improves Pulmonary Mechanics and Oxygenation Among Obese Subjects on Mechanical Ventilation. Respiratory care\| PubMed ID: 34686587	2021
Milrinone as Compared with Dobutamine in the Treatment of Cardiogenic Shock. The New England journal of medicine\| PubMed ID: 34818494	2021
Unsuccessful and Successful Clinical Trials in Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome: Addressing Physiology-Based Gaps. Frontiers in physiology\| PubMed ID: 34916959	2021
Ventilator-associated pneumonia among SARS-CoV-2 acute respiratory distress syndrome patients. Current opinion in critical care\| PubMed ID: 34932525	2022
Noninvasive respiratory support for COVID-19 patients: when, for whom, and how? Journal of intensive care\| PubMed ID: 35033204	2022
In memoriam: Warren M. Zapol. Intensive care medicine\| PubMed ID: 35061052	2022
Nitric oxide: Clinical applications in critically ill patients. Nitric oxide : biology and chemistry\| PubMed ID: 35123061	2022
A Physiological Hypothesis to Support the Use of CPAP at Extubation Among Patients with Obesity. American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine\| PubMed ID: 35134319	2022
Delivering Low Tidal Volume With Anesthesia and ICU Ventilators in a Neonatal Lung Model. Respiratory care\| PubMed ID: 36750259	2023
Modulation of pulmonary blood flow in patients with acute respiratory failure. Nitric oxide : biology and chemistry\| PubMed ID: 37172929	2023
Development of nitric oxide generators to produce high-dose nitric oxide for inhalation therapy. Nitric oxide : biology and chemistry\| PubMed ID: 37277062	2023
Navigating Uncertainty: Should We Consider Inspiratory Muscle Training Following Esophagectomy? Respiratory care\| PubMed ID: 38416654	2024
Assessment of continuous low-dose and high-dose burst of inhaled nitric oxide in spontaneously breathing COVID-19 patients: A randomized controlled trial. Nitric oxide : biology and chemistry\| PubMed ID: 38880198	2024
Feasibility of Delivering a 5-Day Normobaric Hypoxia Breathing in Healthy Volunteers in a Hospital Setting. Respiratory care\| PubMed ID: 39079724	2024