Báo cáo y học: " Recently published papers: Sepsis, glucose control and patient–doctor relationship" pdf

Báo cáo y học: " Recently published papers: Sepsis, glucose control and patient–doctor relationship" pdf

Báo cáo y học: " Recently published papers: Sepsis, glucose control and patient–doctor relationship" pdf

... were significantly longer for the obese patient (1.48 days and 1.08 days, respectively; P = 0.04 and P = 0.009, respectively). The authors conclude that obesity in critically ill patients is ... effect of obesity on ICU mortality, length of stay and duration of mechanical ventilation for both medical and surgical patients. This meta-analysis reviewed 15,347 patients with a body mass i...
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Báo cáo y học: "Recently published papers: Changing bandwagons, innovations and questioning dogma" pot

Báo cáo y học: "Recently published papers: Changing bandwagons, innovations and questioning dogma" pot

... on the subject of glycaemic control is a study looking at iatrogenic hypoglycaemia. One of the purported mecha- nisms by which tight glycaemic control may confer harm is by the near universal ... of normoglycaemia was of no benefit. Hyperinsulinaemia in the context of hyperglycaemia significantly worsened the mitochondrial and tissue injury observed. Toxic products of glycolysis appear...
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Báo cáo khoa học: "Recently published papers: putting fluids in and taking fluids out" pdf

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

... critically ill patients, and in fairness the authors do not make any extravagant claims. Dubois and colleagues [1] point out that this is a pilot study and will hopefully pave the way for further work ... recent prospective study reported in this journal demonstrated that up to 11% of Commentary Recently published papers: putting fluids in and taking fluids out Catriona JM Shaw...
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Báo cáo y học: " Recently published papers: A review of novel strategies in the prevention of hospital-acquired infections, the ability of intensivists to perform echocardiography, and the benefit of polymyxin B haemoperfusion in abdominal sepsis" pot

Báo cáo y học: " Recently published papers: A review of novel strategies in the prevention of hospital-acquired infections, the ability of intensivists to perform echocardiography, and the benefit of polymyxin B haemoperfusion in abdominal sepsis" pot

... dual- centre randomised controlled trial comparing standard ICU practice of daily sedation holds and therapy as per the primary care team versus daily sedation holds with specific early exercise and mobilisation ... [12]. Polymyxin B is an antibiotic with a high affinity for endotoxin. Haemoperfusion was performed using haemoperfusion polystyrene fibres with bound polymyxin B. The study w...
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Báo cáo y học: " Recently published papers: Topical issues in pharmacology" pptx

Báo cáo y học: " Recently published papers: Topical issues in pharmacology" pptx

... on the effects of methylprednisolone in unresolving acute respiratory distress syndrome [10], and may account for a therapeutic modality by which high-dose steroid therapy works. It is difficult ... Jr, Landry DW, Townsend RN: Low-dose vasopressin in the treatment of vasodilatory septic shock. J Trauma 1999, 47:699-703. 6. Tsuneyoshi I, Yamada H, Kakihana Y, Nakamura M, Nakano Y, Boyle W...
Ngày tải lên : 12/08/2014, 18:21
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Báo cáo y học: " Recently published papers: We are what we eat" pot

Báo cáo y học: " Recently published papers: We are what we eat" pot

... to accelerate recovery of gastrointestinal motility may be effective salt and water balance. In a study by Lobo and colleagues [4], prompted by Commentary Recently published papers: We are what ... of mortality risk in the critically ill. This was no doubt triggered by the Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation (APACHE) III as well as the study reported by McCluskey and...
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Báo cáo y học: " Recently published papers: New evidence for old debates, new drugs and some timely reminders" pps

Báo cáo y học: " Recently published papers: New evidence for old debates, new drugs and some timely reminders" pps

... reported by Weber and colleagues [22]. Sadly, adoption of this technique, in the UK at least, awaits the deliberation of the government and judiciary. Finally, if you have been seduced by the attractive ... 2002, 166:1-2. 3. Brealey D, Brand M, Hargreaves I, Heales S, Land J, Smolenski R, Davies NA, Cooper CE, Singer M: Association between mito- chondrial dysfunction and severity and...
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Báo cáo y học: "Recently published papers: of head injuries, high frequencies and haemodynamic optimization" pps

Báo cáo y học: "Recently published papers: of head injuries, high frequencies and haemodynamic optimization" pps

... mortality and transfusion. Vincent and colleagues used a propensity scoring system to identify two distinct groups and control for confounders, and found an odds ratio of 1.37 for mortality in transfusion ... surgery, trauma and sepsis patients. Their findings confirmed further that when therapy is aimed at improving oxygen delivery (especially in the severely ill, in whom contro...
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Báo cáo y học: "Recently published papers: A number of treatment controversies" pptx

Báo cáo y học: "Recently published papers: A number of treatment controversies" pptx

... particularly by doctors. Which agent(s) should be used, and how much and how often? These are important questions but they are not easily answered. Anxiolysis, analgesia, amnesia and sedation ... measures were employed, including costing, quality of sedation, haemodynamic stability and time to extubation, among others. Unsurprisingly, the studies showed wide clinical heterogeneity an...
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Báo cáo y học: "Recently published papers: Changing practices in the modern intensive care unit" pps

Báo cáo y học: "Recently published papers: Changing practices in the modern intensive care unit" pps

... cancer. Perhaps the study that will attract most attention is that by Sandham and coworkers [4]. This is an impressive randomized trial that compared goal-directed therapy guided by pulmonary artery catheter ... of severe injury. What the study does highlight is the fact that our knowledge of critical illness polyneuropathy and myopathy is scant. The challenge now is to try to identify ri...
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