Báo cáo y học: "Hyperglycaemia in critically ill patients: marker or mediator of mortality" potx

... prognostic value of hyperglycaemia, and of the effects of glucose control in different groups of critically ill patients. The prevalence of hyperglycaemia in critically ill patients, using stringent criteria, approaches ... glucose was above 6.1 mmol/l in 86% and almost Review Hyperglycaemia in critically ill patients: marker or mediator of mortality? A...

Ngày tải lên: 12/08/2014, 23:24

... may vary widely according to baseline mortality, case mix and case selection [9]. Patients with acute myocardial infarction In an overview of nine studies of glucose–insulin–potassium (GIK) infusion ... stratified according to their level of hyperglycaemia, and a clear correlation between level of hyperglycaemia and increased risk for mortality was identified (Figure 1). In the DI...

Ngày tải lên: 12/08/2014, 23:24

... elegant work calls for further study of delirium. First, we need to have a more thorough view of risk factors for the development of delirium in critically ill patients. A recent study that used multivariate ... CAM-ICU has very good sensitivity and specificity, positive and negative predictive values could change in a setting in which the incidence of delirium were lower [1...

Ngày tải lên: 12/08/2014, 18:21

... assay in the management of critically ill patients. The detection of circulating endotoxin in the blood of patients may signal the presence of a Gram-negative infection. This result could theoretically ... determine Gram-negative infections in critically ill patients. In addition, a reliable EAA may indicate the adequacy of gastrointestinal tract perfusion, as well a...

Ngày tải lên: 12/08/2014, 18:21

... therapy in severely ill patients. Here we report cases of methemoglobinemia occur- ring intermittently during extended hemodialysis/hemodiafiltra- tion in patients treated at a cardiac surgery intensive ... been performed, was caused by hemolysis. The consequence of our findings was the interposition of car- bon filters in the water supply of the portable reverse osmosis syste...

Ngày tải lên: 13/08/2014, 19:20

... administratively inexperienced intensivist or dietitian may find it extremely challenging to build a nutritional quality improvement program using the website tools. Additional useful information would include ... of a recently published multidisciplinary evidence-based clinical practice guideline (CPG) on nutritional support for mechanically ventilated critically ill adults [1]. The...

Ngày tải lên: 12/08/2014, 20:20

... assessment of the study must be included when considering a waiving of consent. Weijer proposed the concept of components analysis according to therapeutic or nontherapeutic procedures of the research [14]. ... Subjects of Biomedical and Behavioral Research: The Belmont Report: Ethical Principles and Guidelines for the Protection of Human Subjects in Research. Washington, DC:...

Ngày tải lên: 13/08/2014, 03:20

... immunoassays for the detection of circulating Ang-1 and Ang-2 in critically ill patients [27]. Despite the growing body of evidence indicating a role for Ang-2 as a mediator in critically illness, ... circulating Ang-1 and Ang-2 levels in critically ill patients [21-26]. Elevated Ang-2 concentrations correlate with the severity of illness as assessed by injury severity...

Ngày tải lên: 25/10/2012, 10:31

... Extra corporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) can be used as a temporary support in patients with refractory cardiogenic shock. The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy and safety of mechanical ... atrial filling, this is moni- tored b y means of echocardiography. During a weaning attempt each partial decrease in ECMO flow should be compensatedbyanincreaseinstrokevolumewit...

Ngày tải lên: 14/08/2014, 07:21

... Severity was graded as described previ- ously [14], scoring 1 to 3 in each paw (maximum of 12 points per mouse) as follows: 1, swelling or erythema in one joint; 2, swelling or erythema in two joints; ... frequency of arthritis. They were considered arthritic when they displayed signs of arthritis in one joint for two consecutive assess- ments, or arthritis in more than...

Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 06:23