Báo cáo khoa học: " Bench-to-bedside review: Iron metabolism in critically ill patients" docx

... implicated in many critically ill disorders. Indeed, clinical evidence of systemic inflammation is present Figure 1 Decrease in iron recycling in the presence of inflammation: iron metabolism in critically ... describe iron metabolism in critically ill patients, a search was performed on the MEDLINE database from 1966 to December 2004 for articles describing iro...

Ngày tải lên: 12/08/2014, 20:20

... gastrointestinal bleeding during their ICU stay, which manifested as melena, haematemesis, or blood in the nasogastric aspirate. The rate of steroid use was higher in patients with gastrointestinal ... Trials Group: The attributable mortality and length of intensive care unit stay of clinically important gastrointestinal bleeding in critically ill patients. Crit Care 2001, 5:368-375...

Ngày tải lên: 12/08/2014, 22:21

... 0.05 versus group A. ∆Hb, mean increase in Hb from baseline to final measurement; ∆Hct, mean increase in Hct from baseline to final measurement; Hb, haemoglobin; Hct, haematocrit; RBC, red blood ... of two dosing schedules of rHuEPO (40,000 units once and thrice per week, respectively) in increasing Hct and Hb and in reduc- ing exposure to allogeneic RBC transfusion in critically...

Ngày tải lên: 12/08/2014, 22:22

... therapy, data on continuous infusion of ceftazidime are lacking. Here we analyzed the pharmacokinetics of ceftazidime administered by continuous infusion in critically ill patients during continuous venovenous ... recommend adminis- tration of a continuous infusion of 3 g ceftazidime over 24 hours, following an initial 2 g loading dose, in critically ill patients with severe acute...

Ngày tải lên: 12/08/2014, 23:21

... citation purposes) Vol 10 No 5 Research Oxidative stress is increased in critically ill patients according to antioxidant vitamins intake, independent of severity: a cohort study Jimena Abilés 1 , ... vitaminsWorsening in oxidative stress according to intake of antioxidant vitamins. AOX, antioxidant; RDA, recommended dietary allowance. Figure 1 Changes in oxidative stress biomarke...

Ngày tải lên: 13/08/2014, 03:20

... dying. Patients with limited life expectancy do not nec- essarily prefer life-extending treatment over care focused on relieving pain and discomfort. The willingness to receive life- sustaining ... specific cut-off points, dividing high-risk patients from low-risk patients. Discrimination Nine studies reported on discriminating ability of general prog- nostic models in ICU patients with ......

Ngày tải lên: 12/08/2014, 22:22

... Zijlstra 1 1 Internist-intensivist, Intensive and Respiratory Care Unit (ICB), Department of Internal Medicine, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands 2 Intensive Care Nurse, Intensive ... Department of Internal Medicine, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands 3 Senior resident, Department of Internal Medicine, University Medical Center Gron...

Ngày tải lên: 12/08/2014, 22:22

... studies using blood from critically ill patients. In a subset of 15 patients with ele- vated endotoxin levels, as assayed using the EAA, polymyxin B – a specific endotoxin-binding agent – eliminated ... min, or phenylephrine, epinephrine or norepinephrine at any dose to maintain systolic blood pressure > 90 mmHg). Assay of endotoxin by endotoxin activity assay The EAA assay is descri...

Ngày tải lên: 12/08/2014, 18:21

... nursing intensity per nursing shift. Owing to the higher resource use per patient, combined with a higher mortality, the number of TISS-28 points per surviving patient was 2.4 times higher in ... Stricker K, Einfalt J, Bauer P, Metnitz PG, Moreno RP, Takala J: Variability in outcome and resource use in intensive care units. Intensive Care Med 2007, 33:1329-1336. 16. Guidelines for inten...

Ngày tải lên: 13/08/2014, 11:22

... Health Evaluation; BMI, body mass index; CVP, central venous pressure; FI, food intolerance; IAH, intra-abdominal hypertension; IAP, intra-abdominal pressure; ICU, intensive care unit; MAP, mean ... <0.001 25.8 ± 5.6 28.9 ± 16.4 0.080 SOFA score (points) 7.0 ± 4.2 6.3 ± 4.2 8.9 ± 3.6 <0.001 5.3 ± 4.2 8.2 ± 3.8 <0.001 Fluid gain in first 24 hours (l) 2.4 ± 3.6 2.0 ± 2.4 3.6 ± 5.5 .....

Ngày tải lên: 13/08/2014, 11:23