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We are an #international #network of physicians and investigators #working on advanced monitoring of mechanical ventilation and respiratory failure.

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😃 ¡Hi there! This is the oficial social media of The PLUG Working Group. 🤝Follow us to stay connected and share knowledge and discussions. 👉 Check our page plugwgroup.org/ #follow #learning #networking #
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That wraps up the 4th PLUG Physiology Symposium in Toronto! 🇨🇦 Incredible debates, cutting-edge science, and brilliant contributions from both field leaders and emerging researchers. Thank you to everyone who joined us. See you in Barcelona! 🇪🇸 #PLUG
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A new CHEST guideline offers recommendations for treating pregnant patients with OSA.  Read the full guideline: hubs.la/Q04rd_gy0 #OSA #SleepApnea #Pregnancy #SleepMed
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ERJ Open Res: Chronic cough affects many adults, with approximately 4% having refractory or untreated disease. Most cases resolve over time, especially with smoking cessation or stopping ACEi, highlighting the importance of addressing treatable traits. bit.ly/4k9qNHQ
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Understanding the Control of Breathing to Optimize Patient Ventilator Interactions CCR Journal Watch  criticalcarereviews.com/late…
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Speaker Spotlight! Thiago Bassi, Catherine Bellissimo, and Lorenzo Del Sorbo will be speaking at this CME-accredited course – join us! Check out the program: mechanicalventilation.ca/#sc… Register: mechanicalventilation.ca #MVCourse2026 #ICU #CriticalCare #MedEd #mechvent
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Dear friends the Organizing Committee has decided to relocate the event to a new venue to ensure the best possible experience for sponsors, speakers, and attendees. 📍 Location: Toronto, Canada
📅 Date: September 24–26, 2026 (unchanged)
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CCCF Mechanical Ventilation Course: ARDS & Hands-on. ⚠️ Warning: This course always sells out. 💸 Early Bird ends Feb 28th. Register now: mechanicalventilation.ca/ #MedTwitter #FOAMed #CritCare #RespiratoryTherapy
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RT @irene_telias: We organized with #LaurentBorchard, @ecgoligher, @nialldferguson an exciting one-day mechanical ventilation symposium on…
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“At #ESICM2025 @ESICM in Munich! 🩺 @DrLeoHeunks kicks off the session on intensive care for the elderly with an inspiring talk. Follow us updates for more highlights from the congress! #CriticalCare #Munich”
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Very interesting talk about PSV switch and lung/diaphragm protection from @joaquin_perez9! 3rd physiological Symposiumin of the #PLUG working group in #Barcelona
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¡Welcome to the PLUG Symposium Barcelona 2025 😎!
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Delirium is amongst the most frustrating things our patients and their families experience in their ICU stay. This table could prove helpful in demonstrating to them why their behavior is as it is. 🎩 tip to the authors. eddyjoemd.com/foamed
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Personalized driving pressure-guided positive end-expiratory pressure in patients at risk of postoperative respiratory failure (IMPROVE-2): a multicenter, pragmatic, randomized clinical trial CCR Journal Watch - tracking the critical care literature daily criticalcarereviews.com/late…
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📊Real-Time Respiratory Effort Monitoring—No Invasive Tools Needed This study presents a novel, bedside, non-invasive method to monitor respiratory muscle pressure (N-Pmus) in real time. ccforum.biomedcentral.com/ar… 📅Submit to Non-invasive Respiratory Support in #CritCare collection!
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🩺Monitoring Matters in Acute Respiratory Failure How can we minimize harm and detect treatment failure early during non-invasive respiratory support? ccforum.biomedcentral.com/ar… 📅 Submit to the Non-invasive Respiratory Support in #CritCare collection by August 31! @jlvincen
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The June 2025 issue is online! This issue contains the papers from the 2024 Journal Conference on Pediatric Asthma: Management Across the Continuum of Care. Table of Contents: liebertpub.com/toc/respcare/… Editor’s Commentary: liebertpub.com/doi/10.1089/r… Podcasts: home.liebertpub.com/lpages/r…
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The @ISHLT Consensus Statement on periop use of #ECLS in lung #transplantation: III - Postoperative Considerations 🫁 planning: criteria for postoperative #ECLS 🫁 postoperative ECLS implementation 🫁 management 🫁 ECLS rescue outcomes, weaning criteria, novel multicenter registry expansion #FOAMcc #FOAMecmo 🔓 bit.ly/3ZaYdwD PS Part II Intraoperative Considerations available at 🔓 bit.ly/40fB5OQ
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