Báo cáo khoa học: "Recently published papers: putting fluids in and taking fluids out" pdf

... potential benefits for albumin supplementation in the hypoalbuminaemic critically ill patient. Maintaining the fluid theme, we discuss recent work on factors influencing post-intensive care unit blood ... receiving at least one red blood cell transfusion [3,4]. A recent prospective study reported in this journal demonstrated that up to 11% of Commentary Recently published papers: put...

Ngày tải lên: 13/08/2014, 03:20

... the cooling protocol, including the interval from arrest and ROSC to initiation of cooling, the cooling rate, cooling duration and re-warming rate. Secondary end-points were complications and neuro- logical ... drotrecogin alfa (activated) and increase the clamour for a new independent trial. Also covered are steroids and their role in preventing postoperative atrial fibrillation,...

Ngày tải lên: 13/08/2014, 03:21

... protocol to maintain blood sugars between 5 and 7.9 mmol/l. The results showed a higher frequency of raised blood sugars in the feed-intolerant group both before and during feeding, with the time ... feeding, with the time taken to develop feed intolerance being inversely proportional to the admission blood sugar level. Interestingly, the amount of insulin administered to each group was...

Ngày tải lên: 13/08/2014, 08:21

... earliest point. With this concept in mind, July witnessed the publication of a large multicentre phase 3 randomised, double-blind, placebo- controlled, clinical trial investigating the efficacy and ... improve survival in the small low INR subgroup. Furthermore, the study showed that TFPI administration was associated with an increased risk of bleeding, predominantly from gastrointestin...

Ngày tải lên: 12/08/2014, 20:20

... unsurprisingly, the overall conclusion was that Commentary Recently published papers: Asking the unanswerable – measuring the immeasurable and decontaminating the infected Hardeep S Benepal 1 and ... admission in 85% of individuals, and interestingly only 17 of the patients were judged to be underweight. The relationship between ICU outcomes, glucose control and insulin dose was...

Ngày tải lên: 12/08/2014, 20:20

... surely be no doubt remaining regarding the safety of inserting a piece of sterile plastic into the pulmonary artery. There remains, however, a lack of evidence that the monitoring provided by pulmonary ... sustained inflation to 35–40 cmH 2 O. The group studied 72 patients using a crossover design and performed one manoeuvre every 24 hours, alternating real and sham. The study produced no...

Ngày tải lên: 12/08/2014, 20:20

... surveyed UK clinicians (general and respiratory physicians, and intensivists) to investigate their clinical decision-making and criteria for initiation of ventilation in patients with respiratory ... well There is definitely growing interest in noninvasive ventilation (NIV); more so where inspiratory effort is supported by increased positive pressure, pressure support. The debate co...

Ngày tải lên: 12/08/2014, 20:20

... Campaign, was published in March. Choosing the right resuscitation fluid in the right clinical setting remains contentious, and why don’t we include body mass index in severity of illness scoring? Nosocomial ... difficulty of studying a single intervention in such a clinically complex situation such as trauma, which demands many interventions, goes some way to explaining the contr...

Ngày tải lên: 12/08/2014, 20:20

... have higher levels of circulating cytokines [9]. Confalonieri and coworkers [10] reported a preliminary randomized study investigating steroid use in patients requiring ICU treatment for community-acquired pneumonia. ... the positive findings in their trial compared with previous ones and that further investigation is warranted. Competing interests The author(s) declare that they have...

Ngày tải lên: 12/08/2014, 22:22

... prospective and use validated, reliable and responsive measures of HRQOL. Competing interests The author(s) declare that they have no competing interests. Reference 1. Chinsky KD: Varying approaches ... regarding the indications, timing and technique for tracheostomy seems to have been raging ever since the procedure itself was first described in ancient Egypt [1]. The topic is of glo...

Ngày tải lên: 12/08/2014, 22:22