The Grizzly, March 24, 1998

Several Students Opt for Alternative Spring Break • Doughty\u27s Text Book Published • The Role of Security on Campus • Jerry Springer and the Modern Day Freak Show • Baseball Goes 7-3 Over Spring Break • Women\u27s Lacrosse Gets Tune Up in Florida • Tennis Team Loses Opener at Albright • Men\u27s Lax Plays at Corestates • Vonnie Gros, Ursinus Legend Retires • Women\u27s Lax Settles for Tie Against Rowan • Baseball Wins Home Opener • Track & Fieldhttps://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/grizzlynews/1417/thumbnail.jp

The Grizzly, February 2, 1998

Ursinus to Receive Grant • New Position Causes Concern • Students Remember Joe Hastings • Who\u27s Who at Ursinus • Volkmer Honored • Opinion: American Democracy Under Siege • Jim Fielder\u27s Return Postponed • Ursinus Contributor Dies • Field Hockey Academic All-Americans Honored • Athletic Honor Roll: Asper Pins Down First Player Profile • Bears Fight For Conference Lead • Flying High with Women\u27s Gymnastics • Disgruntled Swimmers Express Concerns About Pool Closinghttps://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/grizzlynews/1412/thumbnail.jp

The Grizzly, February 16, 1998

Clark Speaks at Unity House • History Candidate Gives Lecture • African Cultural Exhibit Displayed • Thompson Lectures at Unity House • Pilgrim Resigns After Over Two Decades • Opinion: Sex Scandal Continues; Ursinus Greek Life Equals Ursinus Social Life • Is the Bookstore a Rip Off? • Pearl Jam Yields • Bears Fall Short of Third Title • Ursinus Swimmers Gear Up for Championships • Mullan Hopeful for National Bid • Ursinus Women Moving Their Way to the Centennial Conference Playoffs • Cornish Honored • The Women\u27s Gymnastics Team Peaks Despite a Competitive Losshttps://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/grizzlynews/1414/thumbnail.jp

The Grizzly, February 9, 1998

Privacy Invaded at Centennial Conference College • Changing Homecoming • Mother Courage Takes the Stage • Wismer Center to Receive Renovations with New Bookstore • Letters to the Editor • Journalist Visits Ursinus • Greeks Help a Special Friend • Ursinus Faculty Remembers When... • Jazzing up the Curriculum • Ladies\u27 Night for UC Swimming • Women\u27s Basketball Holds Off Muhlenberg • Barrett Looks to Guide Bears to Playoffs • Bears Stumble but Remain in Playoff Hunt • Ursinus Gymnasts Consistent Through Tough Competition • Wrestlers Suffer Second Loss of Seasonhttps://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/grizzlynews/1413/thumbnail.jp

The Grizzly, February 23, 1998

State Representative Speaks to the Ursinus Community • Bringing a Campus Together • Bass Voices His Views on Anti-Semitism • Opinion: Greeks Respond to Rudloff\u27s Article; Alumna Remembers Separate Dorms; A Faculty Member\u27s Concern on American Punishment; Interventionism as United States Policy? • The Grizzly Goes Online • French Exam No Problem for 5 UC Students • Mother Courage Takes the Stage • Specialty Housing News • Mike Green Speaks About A.A. • The Drawing Room Deceits • Basketball Updates • Water Polo, Anyone? • Asper, Johnson Provide Excitement at Regionals • Bears Travel to Hopkins for Playoffs • Men\u27s Hoops Win • Another Commendable Effort by Ursinus Gymnastshttps://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/grizzlynews/1415/thumbnail.jp

The Grizzly, April 14, 1998

The Poetry of an Outlaw • Ursinus Grad Makes it Big • Opinion: Change Ursinus, Change Yourself • Letter to the Editor • Coontz Lectures at Ursinus • Ursinus Gets Involved with Habitat for Humanity • Not Too Late to Sign-Up for Spring Service Day • The Class of \u2799 Hosts Third Annual Wingbowl • And the Winner of Mr. Ursinus 1998 Is... • The End of Lollapalooza? • Diversity Week at Ursinus • UC Women\u27s Lacrosse Team Battles for Second Place in Conference • UC Softball Sweeps Washington • Ursinus Golf Suffers 1st Defeat in Three Years • Women\u27s Tennis Team Heads in Positive Direction • UC Baseball Remains Tied for Second • Track Runs Strong Against Tough Competitionhttps://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/grizzlynews/1419/thumbnail.jp

The evolution of the ventilatory ratio is a prognostic factor in mechanically ventilated COVID-19 ARDS patients

Background: Mortality due to COVID-19 is high, especially in patients requiring mechanical ventilation. The purpose of the study is to investigate associations between mortality and variables measured during the first three days of mechanical ventilation in patients with COVID-19 intubated at ICU admission. Methods: Multicenter, observational, cohort study includes consecutive patients with COVID-19 admitted to 44 Spanish ICUs between February 25 and July 31, 2020, who required intubation at ICU admission and mechanical ventilation for more than three days. We collected demographic and clinical data prior to admission; information about clinical evolution at days 1 and 3 of mechanical ventilation; and outcomes. Results: Of the 2,095 patients with COVID-19 admitted to the ICU, 1,118 (53.3%) were intubated at day 1 and remained under mechanical ventilation at day three. From days 1 to 3, PaO2/FiO2 increased from 115.6 [80.0-171.2] to 180.0 [135.4-227.9] mmHg and the ventilatory ratio from 1.73 [1.33-2.25] to 1.96 [1.61-2.40]. In-hospital mortality was 38.7%. A higher increase between ICU admission and day 3 in the ventilatory ratio (OR 1.04 [CI 1.01-1.07], p = 0.030) and creatinine levels (OR 1.05 [CI 1.01-1.09], p = 0.005) and a lower increase in platelet counts (OR 0.96 [CI 0.93-1.00], p = 0.037) were independently associated with a higher risk of death. No association between mortality and the PaO2/FiO2 variation was observed (OR 0.99 [CI 0.95 to 1.02], p = 0.47). Conclusions: Higher ventilatory ratio and its increase at day 3 is associated with mortality in patients with COVID-19 receiving mechanical ventilation at ICU admission. No association was found in the PaO2/FiO2 variation