Overview
Currently, I am involved with the NHLBI ARDS Network in research involving acute lung injury and acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). The ARDS Network, composed of Duke and nine other centers, continues the study of mechanical ventilation strategies in patients with severe acute lung injury. Patients are randomized to usual care versus modes of ventilation designed to avoid over distension of the lung. Planning is underway for an additional NHLBI-sponsored randomized trial to examine the role of pulmonary artery catheterization in critically ill patients. Additionally I am involved in clinical trials looking at patients with sepsis, severe respiratory failure, and other common problems in an intensive care unit setting. These investigations concern decision-making, outcome prediction, and cost-effectiveness of care in the intensive care unit.
Key Words include:
1. ARDS
2. Bronchoscopy
3. Critical Care
4. Outcome Predictions
5. Sepsis
Key Words include:
1. ARDS
2. Bronchoscopy
3. Critical Care
4. Outcome Predictions
5. Sepsis
Current Duke Appointments & Affiliations
Professor of Medicine
·
1995 - Present
Medicine, Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine,
Medicine
Recent Scholarly Works
Accelerating health system innovation: principles and practices from the Duke Institute for Health Innovation.
Journal article Patterns (N Y) · April 14, 2023 The Duke Institute for Health Innovation (DIHI) was launched in 2013. Frontline staff members submit proposals for innovation projects that align with strategic priorities set by organizational leadership. Funded projects receive operational and technical ... Full text Link to item CiteSelection for resistance to fungal diseases and other desirable traits in kikuyu grass (<i>Cenchrus clandestinus</i>)
Journal article Tropical Grasslands-Forrajes Tropicales · January 30, 2021 While kikuyu (Cenchrus clandestinus) is an important grass for dairy and beef production in the subtropical region of Australia and the world, the most common cultivar, Whittet, is seriously affected by the fungal diseases, kikuyu yellows (Verrucal ... Full text CiteUrea applied as a foliar spray or in granular form to subtropical dairy pastures of kikuyu (Cenchrus clandestinus) and Italian ryegrass (Lolium multiflorum) in eastern Australia
Journal article Crop & Pasture Science · December 23, 2020 The nitrogen-use efficiency (NUE) of a fertiliser has implications for pasture growth and the environment. This study aimed to compare application of urea as a foliar spray or in granular form, to kikuyu (Cenchrus clandestinus (Hochst. ex Chiov.) M ... Full text CiteEducation
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill ·
1977
M.D.