Critical Care General
May 20, 2021
Growing evidence has been published as to the impact of SARS-CoV-2 (Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2) on cerebrovascular events over the last few months, with considerable attention pai...
May 20, 2021
Sarcopenic dysphagia has become an urgent matter of debate in our aging society. However, little is known about the relationship between sarcopenia and dysphagia in patients with liver cirrhosis. Our ...
May 20, 2021
Although anticoagulation with unfractionated heparin (UFH) is commonly used during intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP) counterpulsation to prevent thromboembolic events, no data or guidelines exist to su...
May 20, 2021
Among patients with hyperphosphatemia undergoing dialysis, it is unclear whether non-calcium-based phosphate binders are more effective than calcium-based binders for reducing cardiovascular events.To...
May 20, 2021
The aim of our study was to determine the incidence of late onset sepsis and the most frequent microorganisms causing it in the Neonatal Unit (Neonatal Intensive Care Unit ie NICU and Level 2 nursery)...
May 20, 2021
To determine if aztreonam as initial empiric treatment of adult septic shock is associated with increased mortality compared to the use of anti-pseudomonal beta-lactam agents.This was a multicenter, r...
May 20, 2021
Sepsis is defined as organ dysfunction due to a dysregulated systemic host response to infection. During gram-negative bacterial infection and other acute illness such as absorption from the gut infec...
May 20, 2021
Cellular responses at the sub-acute phase of mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI), and their contribution to ongoing damage, are unclear, complex and require simultaneous assessment of multiple cells to...
May 20, 2021
Traumatic brain injuries (TBI) have led to lasting deficits for an estimated 5.3 million American patients. Effective therapies for these patients remain scarce and each of the clinical trials stemmin...
May 20, 2021
Pramipexole (PPX), a D2-like receptor agonist, is generally used in the treatment of Parkinson's disease and restless leg syndrome. It's neuroprotective effects have been shown against various neurolo...
May 20, 2021
Cardiac hypertrophy is an important and independent risk factor for the development of heart failure. To better understand the mechanisms and regulatory pathways involved in cardiac hypertrophy, there...
May 20, 2021
The inability of the adult mammalian heart to regenerate represents a fundamental barrier in heart failure management. In contrast, the neonatal heart retains a transient regenerative capacity, but th...
May 20, 2021
The autonomic nervous system (ANS) regulates the cardiovascular system. A growing body of experimental and clinical evidence confirms significant dysfunction of this regulation during sepsis and septi...
May 17, 2021
The aim of this study was to investigate the mechanism of hydrogen gas on hind limb IR injury.Male C57BL/6 mice were randomly divided into three groups: sham group (Sham), ischemia-reperfusion group (...
May 17, 2021
Pneumatic tourniquets are used in total knee arthroplasty (TKA) for surgical field visualization and improved cementation; however, their use is controversial. This study aimed to assess the effects o...
May 17, 2021
Glycogen synthase kinase-3 (GSK-3) has been implicated in numerous pathologies making GSK-3 an attractive therapeutic target. Our group has identified a compound termed COB-187 that is a potent and se...
May 17, 2021
Early detection of sepsis can facilitate early clinical intervention with effective treatment and may reduce sepsis mortality rates. In view of this, machine learning-based automated diagnosis of seps...
May 17, 2021
Naturally occurring cyclic antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) such as tyrocidine A (Tyrc A) and gramicidin S (GS) are appealing targets for the development of novel antibiotics. However, their therapeutic ...
May 17, 2021
CAP (community acquired pneumonia) is a leading cause of morbidity in children, despite advances in healthcare and anti-pneumococcal vaccine. Complicated pneumonia accounts for a significant burden wi...
May 17, 2021
The aim of this study is to describe rates and characteristics of non-elective 30-day readmission among patients hospitalized for adrenal insufficiency and to assess predictors of readmission.We analy...