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Critical Care General

ANN-Based Discernment of Septic and Inflammatory Synovial Fluid: A Novel Method Using Viscosity Data from a QCR Sensor.

Dec 12, 2022

The synovial fluid (SF) analysis involves a series of chemical and physical studies that allow opportune diagnosing of septic, inflammatory, non-inflammatory, and other pathologies in joints. Among th...

AI-Based Detection of Aspiration for Video-Endoscopy with Visual Aids in Meaningful Frames to Interpret the Model Outcome.

Dec 12, 2022

Disorders of swallowing often lead to pneumonia when material enters the airways (aspiration). Flexible Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallowing (FEES) plays a key role in the diagnostics of aspiration but...

Plasma Neurofilament Light Chain (NF-L) Is a Prognostic Biomarker for Cortical Damage Evolution but Not for Cognitive Impairment or Epileptogenesis Following Experimental TBI.

Dec 12, 2022

Plasma neurofilament light chain (NF-L) levels were assessed as a diagnostic biomarker for traumatic brain injury (TBI) and as a prognostic biomarker for somatomotor recovery, cognitive decline, and e...

Evaluation of primary teeth affected by dental trauma in patients visiting a university clinic, part 2: dental injury types, treatment strategies, and complications.

Dec 12, 2022

This article focuses on treatments and complications in patients presenting dental trauma in primary teeth. Treatment alternatives begin with the decision of performing a procedure under clinical sett...

Semaglutide for cardiovascular event reduction in people with overweight or obesity: SELECT study baseline characteristics.

Dec 12, 2022

This paper describes the baseline characteristics of the Semaglutide Effects on Heart Disease and Stroke in Patients with Overweight or Obesity (SELECT) study, one of the largest cardiovascular (CV) o...

Association Between PGD, PTSD, & Depressive Symptoms in ICU Grieving Families

Dec 09, 2022

Surrogate caregivers for bereaved patients in the intensive care unit (ICU) may suffer from prolonged grief disorder (PGD), posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and depression. Given the duration cri...

Subglottic Secretion Drainage and Cuff Pressure Control in COVID-19 ARDS Patients

Dec 09, 2022

To demonstrate the efficacy of the Anapnoguard endotracheal tubes and its control unit, researchers put them to use in proof of concept research, including on 15 patients who had COVID-19 acute respir...

EIT for Positive End-expiratory Pressure Titration in ARDS Patients with COPD

Dec 09, 2022

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is one of the most common comorbidities in acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). Unfortunately, there aren't many specific studies on the best way to...

Corticotropin-stimulated Steroid Profiles Predict Sepsis Mortality

Dec 08, 2022

Patients in critical care can learn more about steroidogenesis and its functional reserves by obtaining a steroid profile and then having their corticotropin levels tested. Here, researchers tested th...

Urinary Peptide Signature Predicts Acute Kidney Injury

Dec 08, 2022

Current single AKI biomarkers are not very specific, and the diagnosis of acute kidney injury (AKI) events is sometimes delayed. An understanding of the intricacy of AKI and the ability to identify po...

Volunteers Connect People and Medicine Through the ICU Bridge Program

Dec 08, 2022

The intensive care unit (ICU) atmosphere can be very draining on one's emotions. Post-intensive care syndrome refers to the physical and mental health problems that patients and their loved ones may f...

Hypercapnic Respiratory Failure: Nasal Cannula vs. Non-invasive Ventilation

Dec 07, 2022

Patients meeting certain criteria for acute hypercapnic respiratory failure should initially be treated with non-invasive ventilation (NIV) using bi-level positive pressure ventilation. Although NIV h...

Spontaneous Pneumomediastinum: A Proxy for P-SILI COVID-19

Dec 07, 2022

Early in the COVID-19 pandemic, a significant series of patients with severe pneumonia were recorded with spontaneous pneumomediastinum (SP), however most of these patients were already receiving inva...

TTM2-substudy on Cardiac Arrest Cooling and Intervention

Dec 07, 2022

Following cardiac arrest, it is suggested that targeted temperature management (TTM) be implemented; however, the duration to reach the target temperature differs from clinic to clinic. Specifically, ...

Study of Enteral Amino Acid Blend in Critically Ill Patients

Dec 07, 2022

Muscle wasting, which hinders recovery, is a hallmark of a serious disease that drags on for an extended period of time. Taking an amino acid supplement may help prevent muscle loss, speed up intestin...

Early Sedation with Dexmedetomidine Reduces Patient Stress

Dec 07, 2022

The stress response may be affected in various ways by sedative drugs. Dexmedetomidine, an alpha2-adrenergic agonist, is typically reserved for use as a secondary sedative in patients requiring mechan...

STARRT-AKI Analysis of Fluid Balance and RRT Initiation

Dec 06, 2022

Individuals with greater fluid overload at randomization may benefit more from the early beginning of renal replacement therapy (RRT) among critically ill patients with acute kidney injury (AKI). The ...

Identification of Latent Class Analysis in COVID-19 Related ARDS Subphenotypes

Dec 06, 2022

Patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) caused by COVID-19 have varied responses to recruitment maneuvers and require respiratory assistance with invasive mechanical ventilation. Usin...

Hypertension Vs. Normotension for Preventing Acute Kidney Injury

Dec 06, 2022

In patients experiencing shock or undergoing surgery, renal hypoperfusion is a leading cause of acute kidney injury (AKI). However, there is still no consensus on the ideal blood pressure (BP) goal fo...

Tranexamic acid for patients with aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage: a systematic review and meta-analysis of 2991 patients.

Dec 05, 2022

We aimed to synthesize evidence from published clinical trials on the efficacy and safety of tranexamic acid (TXA) administration in patients with aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (aSAH).We followed...

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