Critical Care General
May 28, 2020
Infective endocarditis (IE) remains a significant cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide, with numerous pathogens as culprits. We present a case of IE that evolved to a septic embolic stroke cause...
May 28, 2020
Animal attacks are a worrisome and dangerous entity that occur at high volumes and are evaluated frequently by ER physicians, primary care physicians, trauma teams, acute care surgeons, and plastic su...
May 28, 2020
Sepsis is a life-threatening condition and a systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS) driven by infection. This study aimed at investigating the expression of microRNA-103 (miR-103) in sepsis pa...
May 28, 2020
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) represents a major public health concern, particularly in low- and middle-income countries like in Latin America. Family members are often caregivers for individuals with ...
May 28, 2020
In the U.S., approximately 1.7 million people suffer traumatic brain injury each year, with many enduring long-term consequences and significant medical and rehabilitation costs. The primary injury ca...
May 28, 2020
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a major source of mortality and long-term disability worldwide. The mechanisms associated with TBI development are poorly understood, and little progress has been made ...
May 28, 2020
Objective Most centers performing fenestrated endovascular aneurysm repair (F-EVAR) use hybrid rooms with fusion technology for mapping. We present our experience of successfully performing F-EVAR usi...
May 28, 2020
Left ventricular assist devices (LVADs) are implantable mechanical devices that pump blood from the apex of the left ventricle to the aorta in order to assist the forward flow of blood; they are most ...
May 28, 2020
Faculty supervision of invasive bedside procedures (IBPs) in the intensive care unit (ICU) may enhance procedural education and ensure patient safety. However, there is limited research on teaching ef...
May 28, 2020
Intravenous fluid administration should be considered as any other pharmacological prescription. There are three main indications: resuscitation, replacement, and maintenance. Moreover, the impact of ...
May 28, 2020
Platelets are anucleate cells known for their essential function in hemostasis and formation of thrombi under pathologic conditions. In recent years, strong evidence emerged demonstrating the critical...
May 28, 2020
To analyse the clinical history, laboratory tests and pathological data of a patient who suffered from novel coronavirus pneumonia(COVID-19) and provide reference for the clinical treatment of simila...
May 28, 2020
Background Netrin-1 is a recently discovered diagnostic biomarker that indicates atherosclerosis, angiogenesis, and ischemia-reperfusion damage. There are no human studies about Netrin-1 in acute coro...
May 19, 2020
En bloc celiac axis resection (CAR) for pancreatic cancer (PC) is increasingly considered after modern neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NAC). "Appleby" and "DP-CAR" are anatomically inaccurate terms as tumor...
May 19, 2020
CD4+CD25+ regulatory T cells (Tregs) play an essential role in sepsis-induced immunosuppression. How, the effects of interleukin (IL)-36 cytokines on CD4+CD25+ Tregs and their underlying mechanism(s) ...
May 19, 2020
Various pathologies and lifestyle factors, such as nutritional factors and physical exercises, can alter the gene expression of proteins related to synthesis and degradation.We performed a systematic ...
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...