Joseph Levitt

Publications

• Clinical review: Early treatment of acute lung injury - paradigm shift toward prevention and treatment prior to respiratory failure. Levitt JE, Matthay MA. Crit Care. 2012; 16 (3): 223
• Patient-related factors associated with hospital discharge to a care facility after critical illness. Gehlbach BK, Salamanca VR, Levitt JE, Sachs GA, Sweeney MK, Pohlman AS, Charbeneau J, Krishnan JA, Hall JB. Am J Crit Care. 2011; 20 (5): 378-86
• The utility of clinical predictors of acute lung injury: towards prevention and earlier recognition. Levitt JE, Matthay MA. Expert Rev Respir Med. 2010; 4 (6): 785-97
• The pathogenetic and prognostic value of biologic markers in acute lung injury. Levitt JE, Gould MK, Ware LB, Matthay MA. J Intensive Care Med. 2009 May-Jun; 24 (3): 151-67
• Identification of early acute lung injury at initial evaluation in an acute care setting prior to the onset of respiratory failure. Levitt JE, Bedi H, Calfee CS, Gould MK, Matthay MA. Chest. 2009; 135 (4): 936-43
• Diagnostic utility of B-type natriuretic peptide in critically ill patients with pulmonary edema: a prospective cohort study. Levitt JE, Vinayak AG, Gehlbach BK, Pohlman A, Van Cleve W, Hall JB, Kress JP. Crit Care. 2008; 12 (1): R3
• Randomized clinical trial of activated protein C for the treatment of acute lung injury. Liu KD, Levitt J, Zhuo H, Kallet RH, Brady S, Steingrub J, Tidswell M, Siegel MD, Soto G, Peterson MW, Chesnutt MS, Phillips C, Weinacker A, Thompson BT, Eisner MD, Matthay MA. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2008; 178 (6): 618-23
• Daily sedative interruption in mechanically ventilated patients at risk for coronary artery disease. Kress JP, Vinayak AG, Levitt J, Schweickert WD, Gehlbach BK, Zimmerman F, Pohlman AS, Hall JB. Crit Care Med. 2007; 35 (2): 365-71
• Treatment of acute lung injury: historical perspective and potential future therapies. Levitt JE, Matthay MA. Semin Respir Crit Care Med. 2006; 27 (4): 426-37
• Usefulness of the external jugular vein examination in detecting abnormal central venous pressure in critically ill patients. Vinayak AG, Levitt J, Gehlbach B, Pohlman AS, Hall JB, Kress JP. Arch Intern Med. 2006; 166 (19): 2132-7