Identifying Risk Factors for AKI in the Pediatric ICU
Data indicate that acute kidney injury (AKI) affects one-third of children admitted to a pediatric...
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Critical Care
Assessing MRSA Risk in the Surgical Intensive Care Unit: Who Warrants Empiric Therapy?
Data showing an increase in prevalence of MRSA and other multi-drug resistant organism (MDRO)...
Read MoreProjections of temperature-related cause-specific mortality under climate change scenarios in a coastal city of China.
Numerous studies have been conducted to project temperature-related mortality under climate change scenarios. However, most of the previous evidence has been limited to the total or non-accidental mortality, resulting in...
Read MoreMiR-483-3p inhibition ameliorates myocardial ischemia/reperfusion injury by targeting the MDM4/p53 pathway.
MiR-483-3p is involved in the pathogenesis of acute myocardial infarctions, but its association with myocardial ischemia reperfusion (IR) remains mostly unknown. In this study, an in vitro model of myocardial IR injury was...
Read MoreExtended endonasal endoscopic approach for anterior midline skull base lesions.
In recent years, extended endoscopic endonasal approach (EEEA) has been used as an alternative to transcranial approaches in the treatment of anterior midline skull base lesions. We retrospectively reviewed our cases operated...
Read MoreCase reports study of the first five patients COVID-19 treated with remdesivir in France.
The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has been identified as responsible for the COVID-19 outbreak worldwide. Data on treatment are scare and parallels are made between SARS-CoV-2 and other...
Read MoreChest-CT findings of COVID-19 in patients with pre-existing malignancies; a pictorial review.
As of April 17th, 2020, more than 2,190,010 COVID-19 cases with 147,010 deaths have been recorded worldwide. It has been suggested that a high mortality rate occurs in patients with severe disease and is associated with advanced...
Read MoreNasogastric versus Orogastric Bolus Tube Feeding in Preterm Infants: Pilot Randomized Clinical Trial.
 According to the most recent metanalysis, the best way to establish safe enteral feeding in preterm babies using nasogastric or orogastric tubes is still not well understood. This study aimed to determine the effects of bolus...
Read MoreDifferent contribution of SBP and DBP variability to vascular events in patients with stroke.
High blood pressure variability (BPV) is a novel risk factor for cardiovascular disease. However, the heterogeneity of systolic blood pressure variability (SBPV) and diastolic blood pressure variability (DBPV) for different...
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