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... variability in intensive care. The commentary discusses why variability can nevertheless accurately estimate prognosis and how easily this can be implemented in the critically ill. Keywords heart ... a marker of sympathetic activity in conditions of Commentary Variability science in intensive care – how relevant is it? P van de Borne Department of Cardiology, Eras...

Ngày tải lên: 12/08/2014, 20:20

... length of stay and, possibly, increased mortality in ICU patients. Colonization of the oropharyn- geal cavity with potentially pathogenic micro-organisms is instru- mental in the pathogenesis of VAP, ... was used in one study [13] and CHX was combined with Colistine in another [12], and in one study effects were compared to historic controls [10]. Moreover, all individual studies...

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... endotracheal intubation are increasingly being recog- nized, including injury to the larynx and trachea, and patient discomfort. In addition, endotracheal intubation often requires the administration ... hospital outcome. Adopting a standardized strategy of early tracheostomy in appropriately selected patients may help in reducing unnecessary resource utilization. Keywords: intensive...

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... Spontaneous hypothermia in combina- tion with coagulopathy and acidosis is therefore consid- ered as a lethal triad in trauma patients [5]. In septic patients presenting with hypothermia, mortality is approximately ... [7]. It is conceivable that body temperature on admission can be used as a sign of the ability of the body to maintain temperature homeostasis. Under normal circums...

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... 1-day point-prevalence international study confirms previous findings from single-center studies showing that delirium occurs frequently and is independently associated with adverse outcomes in ... Epidemiology in Critical Care) Study Group Abstract Introduction: Delirium is a frequent source of morbidity in intensive care units (ICUs). Most data on its epidemiology is from s...

Ngày tải lên: 14/08/2014, 07:21

... assessed using the APACHE II score and intensity of care using the TISS score [15,16]. Patients were classified into three categories of admission diagnosis, based on data recorded by the admitting physician, medical, ... hyponatraemia and hypernatraemia are common in the critically ill. The risk of ICU-acquired sodium disturbances appear to vary according to patient characteris- tics. Fi...

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... the etiology is simply unknown. Biomedical researchers have investigated various aspects of this intricate disease. Da Sylva and colleagues have now analyzed yet another piece in the ‘RA-puzzle’. In ... osteoarthritis (OA). More importantly, in RA tissue significantly more of these mutations resulted in non-synonymous amino acid changes than those in tissues of patients with OA. M...

Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 07:20

... ZL, Qin YJ, He JW, Huang QR, Li M, Hu YQ, Liu YJ: Asso- ciation of polymorphisms in low-density lipoprotein receptor- related protein 5 gene with bone mineral density in postmenopausal Chinese ... Osteogenesis imperfecta type VII 605497 LEPRE1 Prolyl 3-hydroxylase Osteogenesis imperfecta type VIII 610339 PLOD2 Lysyl hydroxylase-2 Bruck syndrome (osteogenesis imperfecta with 601865 joint c...

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... rituximab is associated with persistence of B lineage cells in specific body compartments. In a recent issue of Arthritis, Research & Therapy, Nakou and colleagues [1] present an interesting study ... anti-citrullinated protein antibodies), which can be found already in the preclinical phase of the disease; the presence of lymphocyte aggre- gates containing B cells, which are ofte...

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