Bóa cáo y học: " Empiric broad-spectrum antibiotic therapy of nosocomial pneumonia in the intensive care unit: a prospective observational study" docx

... to the conception and design of the study, served as the Clinical Monitor for the study, participated in the analysis and interpretation of the data, and was involved in the drafting of the manuscript. ... prompted by delayed streamlining of unnecessary antibiotics and the potential negative influence on diagnostic accuracy and economic impact of this strategy....

Ngày tải lên: 12/08/2014, 23:23

... midazolam's pharmacological characteristics appear favourable, with a rapid onset of action and a short plasma elimination half-life. Midazolam is 94–98% bound to plasma albumin and has a volume of distribution ... medical, surgical, trauma, oncology and haematology patients. It has an average of 100 admissions per calendar month. For the year from March 2003 to April 2004,...

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... syndrome (ARDS) is an inflammatory lung injury involving both endothelial and epi- thelial layers of the alveolar-capillary membrane, with subse- quent alveolar flooding and formation of a hyaline ... respectively; P < 0.001). ALI/ARDS timelines and outcomes A diagnosis of ALI/ARDS was made after a median of 1 day (interquartile range 0 to 4 days) from the day of clinic...

Ngày tải lên: 13/08/2014, 08:20

... appropriate examination. Thus, the aim of the current investigation was to evaluate the safety and diagnostic accuracy of bedside laparoscopy in the identification of intraabdominal pathology ... original work is properly cited. Abstract Introduction Delayed diagnosis of intraabdominal pathology in the intensive care unit (ICU) increases rates of morbidity and mort...

Ngày tải lên: 13/08/2014, 15:21

... coronary artery bypass grafting; HGI, hyperglycaemic index; ISS, Injury Severity Score; NICE-SUGAR, The Normoglycaemia in Intensive Care Evaluation - Survival Using Algorithm Regulation. resulting ... actual BG) or ‘dynamic’ protocol (the dosage of insulin is changed by a certain amount, according to the actual BG) [15]. Given the frequency of BG sampling, it rapidly became...

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... Daniela Gadelha, César Amorim, Joana Dantas, Paloma Cariello and Luisa Toscano; administrative, technical or material support: Flávia Nardes, Flávia Fontes, Daniela Gadelha, César Amorim, Joana Dantas, ... ICU admission (lead time). Hospital mortality was the main end- point of interest. Data management and statistical analysis Data were entered into a computer database by a single au...

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... Arai M, Yokoyama T, Aihara Y, Sekiguchi Ki K, Tanaka T, Nagai R, Kurabayashi M: Transcriptional activation of the BNP gene by lipopolysaccharide is mediated through GATA ele- ments in neonatal ... catecholamine infusions used in the majority of our patients. Each may be accompanied by subtle myocardial abnormalities in patients with shock. These factors may also stimulate the...

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... neuronal membrane and blocks inhibitory amino acid (gamma aminobutyric acid [GABA] and glycine) release. Conse- quently, the absence of inhibitory GABA and glycine impulses results in spasms, ... data on the safety and efficacy of magnesium therapy are available, its use should be limited to carefully selected tetanus cases. Introduction Tetanus is a rare and potentially fatal...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 12:20

... of stay between institutions were compared using a one-way ANOVA. A preliminary analysis of the influ- ence of diagnostic categories on the administration of red cells was evaluated using a chi-square ... transfusion Medicine Academic Award Group: The variability of transfusion practice in coronary artery bypass surgery. JAMA 1991, 265:86–90. 15. Coffin C, Matz K, Rich...

Ngày tải lên: 12/08/2014, 18:20

... Al-Shimemeri 1 1 Department of Intensive Care, King Fahad National Guard Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 2 Department of Infection Prevention and Control, King Fahad National Guard Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Correspondence: ... Arabia Correspondence: Yaseen Arabi, yaseenarabi@yahoo.com. APACHE = Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation; ICU = intensive care unit; MPM = Mor...

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