Critical Care General
May 19, 2020
Capillary permeability can be increased in patients with sepsis. Indirect estimation of plasma volume status (ePVS) could identify more severely ill patients with fever.1502 patients evaluated for fev...
May 19, 2020
Interleukin-1 receptor-associated kinases (IRAKs), particularly IRAK1 and IRAK4, are important in transducing signal from Toll-like receptor 4. We interrogated if a selective inhibition of IRAK1 could...
May 19, 2020
The antipseudomonal cephalosporin/β-lactamase inhibitor combination ceftolozane/tazobactam could be a potential treatment option for cystic fibrosis (CF) pulmonary exacerbations. The pharmacokinetics...
May 19, 2020
The pandemic of a novel coronavirus, termed SARS-CoV-2, has created an unprecedented global health burden. To investigate the effect of the SARS-CoV-2 infection on maternal, fetal, and neonatal morb...
May 19, 2020
Since making its debut on the global stage in December 2019, Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) has afflicted nearly four million people and caused hundreds of thousands of deaths. Case reports and c...
May 19, 2020
In December, 2019, reports emerged from Wuhan, China, of a severe acute respiratory disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). By the end of April, 2020, over 3 mi...
May 19, 2020
In December, 2019, the newly identified severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) emerged in Wuhan, China, causing COVID-19, a respiratory disease presenting with fever, cough, and ...
May 19, 2020
Angiotensin-converting enzyme-2 (ACE2) may increase due to upregulation in patients using angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEI) and angiotensin receptor blockers (ARB). Because renin-angiote...
May 19, 2020
The primary purpose of this study was to examine any potential difference in clinical outcomes between transcarotid artery revascularization performed under local anesthesia compared with general anes...
May 19, 2020
Background A proposed cause of dyspnea induced by ticagrelor is an increase in adenosine blood levels. Because caffeine is an adenosine antagonist, it can potentially improve drug tolerability with re...
May 19, 2020
Diabetes mellitus, a worldwide health threat, is considered an independent risk factor for cardiovascular diseases. The overall cardiovascular risk of diabetes is similar to the one having one myocard...
May 19, 2020
is a Gram-positive bacterium and zoonotic pathogen that causes meningitis and sepsis in pigs and humans. The aim of this study was to identify genes required for infection. We created Tn-Seq librari...
May 19, 2020
Sepsis is being recognized as an important complication of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) and its presence is a poor prognostic marker and increases the overall mortality. The survival rat...
May 19, 2020
is one of the most problematic pathogens in clinical settings. Emerging of its antibiotic-resistant strains persuade researchers to find alternative treatment options such as immunization against the...
May 19, 2020
Sepsis is the leading cause of acute kidney injury in critically ill patients. Tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) is implicated in the pathogenesis of septic kidney injury; however, the sites and mecha...
May 19, 2020
People who inject drugs often get bacterial infections. Few longitudinal studies have reported the incidence and treatment costs of these infections.For a cohort of 2335 people who inject heroin enter...
May 19, 2020
To evaluate recurrence and early postoperative complications (sepsis) following surgical excision combined with radiotherapy for troublesome hip heterotopic ossification in patients with spinal cord i...
May 19, 2020
Virtual reality (VR) interventions can simulate real-world sensory environments. The purpose of this study was to test the feasibility of a novel VR application (app) developed for a Head Mounted Dis...
May 19, 2020
A patient with a life-threatening intracranial insult presents a difficult situation to the neurosurgeon. In a few short minutes the neurosurgeon must assess the patient's neurologic status, imaging, ...
May 19, 2020
Gallbladder disease and need for cholecystectomy are common and significant contributors to patient morbidity and healthcare costs. Childhood cancer survivors are at elevated risk for developing chole...