Báo cáo khoa học: "Bench-to-bedside review: Adjuncts to mechanical ventilation in patients with acute lung injury" docx

... expiratory flow coincides with the beginning of the inspiratory flow. In (c) the respiratory rate has been increased excessively and causes intrinsic positive end-expiratory pressure: the inspiratory ... PEEP reduces intrinsic PEEP and provides a more homogeneous Review Bench -to- bedside review: Adjuncts to mechanical ventilation in patients with acute lung injury Jea...

Ngày tải lên: 12/08/2014, 22:22

... ALI. Anti-inflammatory actions of beta agonists in ALI ALI is characterized by neutrophil accumulation in the lung, by production of pro-inflammatory mediators, including cytokines, by increased ... treated 10 patients who had ARDS with intravenous terbutaline [44]. Terbutaline inhibited the increased plasma protein extravasation and accumulation in the lung, suggesting improved...

Ngày tải lên: 12/08/2014, 20:20

... benzodiazepines and benzo- diazepine-related drugs among 223 patients with an acute hip fracture in Finland: Comparison of benzodiazepine find- ings in medical records and laboratory assays. Drugs Aging 2006, ... encouraged to receive treatment. Indeed, participants in clinical trials have been suggested to represent a minority of patients in routine clinical practice in...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 17:20

... regarding the distribution of dose to organs at risk see table 3. Regular follow-up examinations took place in our institution or in the referring centers including at least clinical examination and ... region. Acute toxicity was scored according to CTCA E V3.0, late toxi- city was scored according to RTOG criteria. In case of missing follow-up examinations, data was completed b...

Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 09:20

... health-related QOL in patients with head-and- neck cancer [11]. It contains seven symptom scales and six symptom items. It is designed to be used together with the core QLQ-C30 and has been validated in 622 ... stimulated parotid flow rate decreased to 0.14 (SD 0.08) ml/min, with thereafter an increase to 0.19 (SD 0.13) ml/min, 0.19 (SD 0.13) ml/min and 0.26 (SD 0.17) ml/min...

Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 10:21

... protein precursor, sex hormone-binding globulin, serotransferrin and complement C4 were decreased in patients with extensive chronic GVHD (cGVHD). Serum haptoglobin (Hp) levels in patients with cGVHD ... eliminated in proteomic profiling studies. Increased serum Zn-alpha-glycoprotein and decreased complement C4 in patients with cGVHD in our study were in agreement wit...

Ngày tải lên: 10/08/2014, 22:20

... more likely than others to respond to higher levels of inflammatory stimuli. These factors lead to excessive production of cytok ines and other inflammatory mediators, enhancing the devel- opment ... extent chronic infections are involved in the pathogenesis of CHD and how chronic infections of dental origin are cumulative in patients with CHD or acute myocardial infarction [3...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 20:20

... time for US examination was 2.3 ± 2.9 minutes (range 1.5 to 7 minutes). The time interval between requesting a CXR and obtaining access to it was 12.4 ± 6.7 minutes (range 5 to 23 minutes), and ... compared to the gold standard (CT scan and chest drain) According to the gold standard (131 patients with CT and four patients with chest drain), pneumothorax was present in 29...

Ngày tải lên: 13/08/2014, 02:24

... pre- existing lung injury in most patients with ALI. Introduction Despite advances in intensive care, acute lung injury (ALI) is associated with a mortality of 35% to 40% and an incidence of approximately ... Wetegrove S, Zinserling J, Hoeft A, Putensen C: Kinetic and reversibility of mechanical ventilation- associated pulmonary and systemic inflammatory response in pa...

Ngày tải lên: 13/08/2014, 03:20

... injuryIntestinal ischemia reperfusion (IIR)-induced acute lung injury. (a) In comparison with control group, lung histology (haematoxylin and eosin, magnifi- cation 400×) shows a minor infiltration ... that the increased VEGF is simply the reflection of increased protein leakage in the lung. In clinical studies, increased VEGF in plasma [16], and decreased VEGF in epi- thel...

Ngày tải lên: 13/08/2014, 03:20