Báo cáo y học: "Attributable mortality of Acinetobacter baumannii infections in critically ill patients: a systematic review of matched cohort and case-control studies" doc

... Ortiz-Leyba C, Fernandez-Hinojosa E, Ald- abo-Pallas T, Cayuela A, Marquez-Vacaro JA, Garcia-Curiel A, Jimenez-Jimenez FJ: Acinetobacter baumannii ventilator-associ- ated pneumonia: epidemiological and ... baumannii increase morbidity and mortality independently of other factors. • The attributable mortality, in hospital and in the ICU, of patients with A. baumann...

Ngày tải lên: 12/08/2014, 23:23

... 2 Research Percutaneous dilatational tracheostomy versus surgical tracheostomy in critically ill patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis Anthony Delaney 1 , Sean M Bagshaw 2 and Marek Nalos 3 1 Intensive ... citation purposes) Table 1 Characteristics of randomized clinical trials comparing percutaneous dilatational and surgical tracheostomy in critically...

Ngày tải lên: 12/08/2014, 23:23

... morbidity and mortality by nearly 50%. Follow- ing the publication of this trial in 2001, many attempts have been made to achieve strict glycaemic control in ICU patients, with varying and sometimes ... 'glucose', 'insulin', 'protocol', 'algorithm', 'nomogram', 'scheme', &apos ;critically ill& apos; and 'intensiv...

Ngày tải lên: 12/08/2014, 23:21

... patients, collated the data, and analysed and interpreted the results. GHM par- ticipated in the design of the clinical study and the data analy- sis. CM completed the statistical analysis and assisted ... solubility of melatonin in the formulation, alterations in bioavailability, and clearance. Orally administered melatonin is subject to an extensive 'first-pass effe...

Ngày tải lên: 13/08/2014, 10:20

... attempts to push the envelope to reduce sedation in critically ill patients.  is approach of using analgesia alone and avoiding sedation, unless necessary, has been the standard of care in ... load for ICU physicians, nurses and respiratory therapists. Recommendation A conservative approach of less sedation does not appear to cause harm in critically ill mecha...

Ngày tải lên: 14/08/2014, 07:21

... Suggested path- ways in which SES might be associated with adherence, as well as morbidity and mortality, include education's effect on shaping a financially stable future, and on acquiring health ... Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, USA and 3 HIV unit, 1st IKA Hospital, Athens, Greece Email: Matthew E Falagas* - m.falagas@aibs.gr; Efstathia A Zarkadoulia - e.zarkadoulia@a...

Ngày tải lên: 13/08/2014, 06:20

... Table 2. Patient characteristics per patient Probability Probability of death of death Patient Age Weight Length of PICU Ventilator PRISM II PIM number Gender (months) (kg) Diagnosis stay ... Diagnosis stay (days) days % % Outcome 1 F 24 14.0 Near Drowning 19 17 85 60 survived 2 F 83 18.0 Reconstruction of pulmonary artery 18 16 7 6 survived 3 F 23 14.0 Abdominal surgery 5 3...

Ngày tải lên: 13/08/2014, 21:21

... inserted using a classical atrial incision. The ascending aorta was opened and the artificial chordae were set on the papillary mus- cles and the anterior leaflet was calibrated. The valve was re-inspected ... chordae in the treatment of anterior mitral leaflet prolapse. Cardiovascular Surgery 1997, 5(1):125-128. 3. Murakami T, Yagihara T, Yamamoto F, Uemura H, Yamashita K, Ishiza...

Ngày tải lên: 10/08/2014, 10:20

... mor- tality. The decrease in mortality rate may be due, at least in part, to the reduction of Candida infection by SDD, and anti- fungal prophylaxis indeed decreased mortality directly attributable ... January 2006), Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, Cochrane Clinical Trials Register, Database of Abstracts on Reviews and Effectiveness, and EMBASE (Janu- ary 1950 t...

Ngày tải lên: 13/08/2014, 10:20

... using insulin may decrease morbidity and mortality. Many questions remain about the cause of critical illness hyperglycaemia (CIH). Our objective was to investigate the endocrinological basis of paediatric ... CIH, including a clear understanding of its basic pathogenesis. Persistent hyperglycaemia of any aetiology represents a state of meta- bolic dysregulation resulting fro...

Ngày tải lên: 13/08/2014, 15:22