Báo cáo y học: "Circulating angiopoietin-1 and angiopoietin-2 in critically ill patients: development and clinical application of two new immunoassays" pot

... standard deviation, if not stated otherwise. APACHE, Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation; BMI, body mass index; CVP, central venous pressure; FI, food intolerance; IAH, intra-abdominal ... intra-abdominal hypertension; IAP, intra-abdominal pressure; ICU, intensive care unit; MAP, mean arterial pressure; MV, mechanical ventilation; PEEP, positive end-expiratory pressure; PIP, peak...

Ngày tải lên: 13/08/2014, 11:23

... absence of heart failure [6]. The body of evidence therefore indicates that BNP and N-terminal pro- BNP should not be used to diagnose systolic or diastolic heart failure in critically ill patients. Is ... A potentially important prognostic role therefore remains for cardiac peptides in critically ill patients, an area that requires further study; however, the diagnostic rol...

Ngày tải lên: 13/08/2014, 16:21

... used as a standard for ‘inadequate response’ were determined in healthy adults (not critically ill patients), and there is still a high level of variability in measurements, even in the same ... has poor sensitivity and specifi city and high variability in critically ill patients [2]. In addition, the immunoassays used to determine total cortisol are subject to...

Ngày tải lên: 13/08/2014, 20:21

... they acknowledge, it is very likely there were many ‘unknowns’ that were potentially rele- vant. Bias by indication is very likely in this sort of analysis whereby factors aff ecting a clinical ... probably reduced, the problem remains that the patients being matched may diff er in unmeasured ways.  is might be more likely in a single centre study, such as the one performed by D...

Ngày tải lên: 13/08/2014, 20:22

... of critically ill patients [1]. Alterations in gastrointestinal motility are frequently found in such patients, leading to disturbances in nutrient absorption, induction of nausea and an increased ... reasons, tight clinical monitoring of gastrointestinal motility is central in the clinical management of critically ill patients, and the advantages of earl...

Ngày tải lên: 13/08/2014, 20:22

... of this therapy. The aim of the present study was to assess the efficacy of two dosing schedules of rHuEPO (40,000 units once and thrice per week, respectively) in increasing Hct and Hb and in ... 1999, 27:2346-2350. 16. Corwin HL, Gettinger A, Pearl RG, Fink MP, Levy MM, Shapiro MJ, Corwin MJ, Colton T: Efficacy of recombinant human erythro- poietin in critically i...

Ngày tải lên: 12/08/2014, 22:22

... augmen- tation in the systemic inflammatory response and consequent cell injury, increased morbidity and greater mortality in critically ill patients [32]. There is experimental and clinical evidence that ... and on ICU day 7. The aim of the study was to identify any associations between oxidative stress in critically ill patients and their antioxidant vitamin inta...

Ngày tải lên: 13/08/2014, 03:20

... angiopoietin-1 and angiopoietin-2 concentrations correlate with severity of illness in critically ill patientsCirculating angiopoietin-1 and angiopoietin-2 concentrations correlate with severity of illness ... significantly lower compared with healthy control individuals (56.4 ng/ml Figure 3 Assay linearity and standard reference curves for angiopoietin-1 and ang...

Ngày tải lên: 13/08/2014, 11:22

... were grinded and homogenized with a Polytron (Brinkman) in 5 mL of 2 M sodium citrate pH 7.0, containing 4 M guanidine thiocyanate, 0.5% sodium N-lauroylsarcosine. Single stranded-cDNA was synthesized from ... considering the short length of the IPF and would agree with the relevant role attributed to this peptide in the correct folding of the protein. The strategy of synthesi...

Ngày tải lên: 24/03/2014, 00:21

... providing useful and important clinical information, the inclusion of ankles and feet only rarely influences the definition of overall disease activity status, especially the presence or absence of ... evalua- tion of joint activity, therefore, is a prerequisite of disease activ- ity assessment in RA. In this study, we showed that the assessment of joint activity in th...

Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 10:20