Juan J. Guardiola-Sala, M.D.

• Professor of Medicine
• Chief, Pulmonary and Critical Care Section, Robley Rex Veterans Affairs Medical Center
• Director, Sleep Fellowship Program

VA Medical Center
800 Zorn Avenue
Louisville, KY 40206
502-852-5841 - Academic Office
502-287-4000 - VAMC

Featured Publications

• Rodríguez A, Martín-Loeches I, Moreno G, Díaz E, Ferré C, Salgado M, Marín-Corral J, Estella A, Solé-Violán J, Trefler S, Zaragoza R, Socias L, Borges-Sa M, Restrepo MI, Guardiola JJ, Reyes LF, Albaya-Moreno A, Berlanga AC, Ortiz MDV, Ballesteros JC, Chinesta SS, Laderas JCP, Gómez J, Bodí M; on behalf COVID-19/SEMCYUC Working group. Association of obesity on the outcome of critically ill patients affected by COVID-19. Med Intensiva (Engl Ed). 2024 Mar;48(3):142-154. doi: 10.1016/j.medine.2023.08.003. Epub 2023 Nov 1. PMID: 37923608.
• Kochar T, Cai W, Guardiola JJ, Mathur P, Hassan H, Atassi H, Stocker A, Hughes M, McElmurray L, Pinkston C, Abell TL. Nutritional Assessment in Patients after Gastric Electrical Stimulation (GES). J Clin Gastroenterol. 2024 Feb 1;58(2):136-142. doi: 10.1097/MCG.0000000000001826. PMID: 36626193.
• Moreno G, Carbonell R, Díaz E, Martín-Loeches I, Restrepo MI, Reyes LF, Solé-Violán J, Bodí M, Canadell L, Guardiola J, Trefler S, Vidaur L, Papiol E, Socias L, Correig E, Marín-Corral J, Rodríguez A; GETGAG Working Group. Effectiveness of prolonged versus standard-course of oseltamivir in critically ill patients with severe influenza infection: A multicentre cohort study. J Med Virol. 2023 Aug;95(8):e29010. doi: 10.1002/jmv.29010. PMID: 37537755.
• Busch B, Bradley J, Guardiola J. Trousseau sign of latent tetany in a patient with Crohn's Disease. Am J Med Sci. 2023 Jan;365(1):e1-e2. doi: 10.1016/j.amjms.2022.07.017. Epub 2022 Aug 9. PMID: 35961397.
• Manrique S, Ruiz-Botella M, Rodríguez A, Gordo F, Guardiola JJ, Bodí M, Gómez J; on behalf the Advanced Analysis of Critical Data (AACD)Research Group. Secondary use of data extracted from a clinical information system to assess the adherence of tidal volume and its impact on outcomes. Med Intensiva (Engl Ed). 2022 Nov;46(11):619-629. doi: 10.1016/j.medine.2022.03.003. PMID: 36344013.
• Proaños NJ, Reyes LF, Bastidas A, Martín-Loeches I, Díaz E, Suberviola B, Moreno G, Bodí M, Nieto M, Estella A, Sole-Violán J, Curcio D, Papiol E, Guardiola J, Rodríguez A; on behalf GETGAG SEMICYUC Working Group. Prior influenza vaccine is not a risk factor for bacterial coinfection in patients admitted to the ICU due to severe influenza. Med Intensiva (Engl Ed). 2022 Aug;46(8):436-445. doi: 10.1016/j.medine.2021.05.009. PMID: 35868720.
• Claverias L, Daniel X, Martín-Loeches I, Vidal-Cortez P, Gómez-Bertomeu F, Trefler S, Zaragoza R, Borges-Sa M, Reyes LF, Quindós G, Peman J, Bodí M, Díaz E, Sarvisé C, Pico E, Papiol E, Solé-Violan J, Marín-Corral J, Guardiola JJ, Rodríguez A; GETGAG/SEMICYUC Working Group. Impact of Aspergillus spp. isolation in the first 24 hours of admission in critically ill patients with severe influenza virus pneumonia. Med Intensiva (Engl Ed). 2022 Aug;46(8):426-435. doi: 10.1016/j.medine.2021.12.013. PMID: 35868719.
• Meduri GU, Shih MC, Bridges L, Martin TJ, El-Solh A, Seam N, Davis-Karim A, Umberger R, Anzueto A, Sriram P, Lan C, Restrepo MI, Guardiola JJ, Buck T, Johnson DP, Suffredini A, Bell WA, Lin J, Zhao L, Uyeda L, Nielsen L, Huang GD; ESCAPe Study Group. Low-dose methylprednisolone treatment in critically ill patients with severe community-acquired pneumonia. Intensive Care Med. 2022 Aug;48(8):1009-1023. doi: 10.1007/s00134-022-06684-3. Epub 2022 May 13. PMID: 35723686; PMCID: PMC9208259.
• Eiswerth MJ, Pinter A, Reynolds SB, Guardiola J. Primary lung sarcoma with gastric metastasis and morphological divergence presenting as melena. BMJ Case Rep. 2021 Aug 12;14(8):e242364. doi: 10.1136/bcr-2021-242364. PMID: 34385220; PMCID: PMC8362720.
• Proaños NJ, Reyes LF, Bastidas A, Martín-Loeches I, Díaz E, Suberviola B, Moreno G, Bodí M, Nieto M, Estella A, Sole-Violán J, Curcio D, Papiol E, Guardiola J, Rodríguez A; on behalf GETGAG SEMICYUC Working Group. Prior influenza vaccine is not a risk factor for bacterial coinfection in patients admitted to the ICU due to severe influenza. Med Intensiva (Engl Ed). 2021 Jun 23:S0210-5691(21)00118-2. English, Spanish. doi: 10.1016/j.medin.2021.05.013. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 34175139.