Báo cáo y học: "Measuring sleep in critically ill patients: beware the pitfalls" pps

... studies directly comparing processed EEG devices to PSG in critically ill patients, and research is needed to determine the validity of these devices in measuring sleep. Though decidedly the most accurate ... seen in critically ill patients, may result in the intrusion of delta frequency waves into the wake state, leading to an overestimation of sleep time. Thus, f...

Ngày tải lên: 13/08/2014, 08:20

... understanding of the mecha- nisms of anemia in the critically ill and an evaluation of therapeutic options.  e two main contributing factors for anemia in the critically ill are in ammation ... [12]. Hepcidin is a small 25 amino acid peptide mainly produced by the liver. It is produced as an 84 amino acid pre-pro-peptide. Pro-hepcidin has been shown to be Iron de ci...

Ngày tải lên: 14/08/2014, 07:21

... data regarding selenium administration in critically ill patients. Perhaps the key to understanding the differences between these discrepant observations lies in considering the dose and timing of ... ‘pro- oxidative’. As the authors suggest, the pro-oxidant properties of selenite may be beneficial early in the course of septic shock if they reduce inflammation either by...

Ngày tải lên: 13/08/2014, 08:20

... noted in the Results, the frequency and type of CMV mon- itoring influenced the rate of CMV infection. Although all the studies in this review were conducted in the ICU, the overall mortality of the ... guiding the study design to evaluate the impact of antiviral agents on clinically meaningful out- comes in critically ill patients. Competing interests The auth...

Ngày tải lên: 13/08/2014, 16:20

... deep venous thrombosis by more than 50% [2]. Nevertheless, the risk of VTE in critically ill patients receiving LMW heparin prophylaxis is still much higher than in other patient groups. Amongst ... that may explain the higher incidence of VTE in critically ill patients, such as full immobilisation or withholding anticoagulant prophylaxis because of a high bleeding ris...

Ngày tải lên: 13/08/2014, 20:21

... evaluated the impact of a restrictive strategy on the outcome of critically ill adults [6] and preterm infants [7]. Using 30-day mortality as the primary outcome in 838 euvolemic adult critically ill patients, ... Using a composite primary outcome including death before home discharge or survival with any of severe retinopathy, bronchopulmonary dysplasia or brain injury on cra...

Ngày tải lên: 13/08/2014, 03:21

Ngày tải lên: 13/08/2014, 11:22

... for many years [1]. A major turning point was the introduction of antiretroviral therapy (ART) in the mid-1990s. ART has increased the life expectancy of patients who are infected with the HIV ... medium, provided the original work is properly cited. Research Survival trends in critically ill HIV-infected patients in the highly active antiretroviral therapy era Isaline C...

Ngày tải lên: 13/08/2014, 20:22

Ngày tải lên: 12/08/2014, 19:22

... combination group, but by only 25% in the monotherapy groups. The results of these studies show that TNF-blocking drugs, used either in combination or as monotherapy, have a more rapid clinical ... currently the first line of therapy in early inflammatory disease; however, with the availability of more effective (but more expensive) agents, are we justified in now using these...

Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 10:20