Báo cáo y học: "Measurement of tissue cortisol levels in patients with severe burns: a preliminary investigation" docx

... concentrations of plasma cortisol may not accurately reflect interstitial concentrations. We elected to perform a preliminary study into the feasibility of measuring interstitial cortisol by microdialysis, and ... J: Evaluation of random plasma cortisol and the low dose corticotropin test as indicators of adrenal secretory capacity in critically ill patients: a prospect...

Ngày tải lên: 13/08/2014, 20:21

... impairment. The polyarticular nature of RA usually causes a global limi- tation in joint function. This characteristic of RA makes a global functional scale valuable for investigators who wish to capture ... article Measurement of global functional performance in patients with rheumatoid arthritis using rheumatology function tests Agustín Escalante, Roy W Haas and Inmaculad...

Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 01:23

... were admitted to Stavanger University Hospital. We defined severe trauma as a primary diagnosis of traumatic injury and a National Committee on Aeronautics severity of injury or illness index (NACA) ... intubation by anaesthesiologists in patients with severe trauma: an audit of a Norwegian helicopter emergency medical service. Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscita...

Ngày tải lên: 25/10/2012, 09:56

... and reproductio n in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. Statistical analysis All statistical analyses were performed with STATA and R software. Pre-HAART data was summarized using counts ... osteo- porosis and fractures and in its most severe form causes rickets in children and osteomalacia in adults. In addi- tion, a large number of studies indicate t...

Ngày tải lên: 10/08/2014, 05:21

... [1-3]. Myocardial damage by infarction or from dilated cardiomyopathy leads to leakage of the anatomi- cally normal MV. Following dilatation of the annular-ven- tricular apparatus, papillary muscle ... was inserted, in 9 patients intraoperatively to facilitate termination of cardiopulmonary bypass and in one for perioperative myocardial infarction. Three patients (7.5%) died wit...

Ngày tải lên: 10/08/2014, 10:20

... revealed a horizontal type of joint. Conclusion: An exceedingly rare dislocation of a horizontal type of proximal tibiofibular joint was presented following a football injury. This dislocation was ... 20-year-old man was tackled whilst playing football. He felt a pop in the right knee and was subsequently unable to bear weight on it. He had a palpable bony lump in the ante...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 23:21

... of 3.7 New Israeli Shekels per US dollar. Data and Statistical Analysis Data were analyzed using STATA software (ver 11.0, StataCorp, USA). Non-normally distributed variables were presented as ... obligatory Israeli National Health Insurance La w, all citizens have equal acces s to medical services. Physicians are generally paid a capitation fee and thus do not have economic incentive to...

Ngày tải lên: 12/08/2014, 13:22

... understanding of the pathophysiology of MODS in SAP, the outcomes of SAP remain unsatisfactory. In fact, attempts to ameliorate the SIRS using platelet activating factors failed to modify the ... syndrome; PaO 2 : partial pressure of arterial oxygen; SABP: severe acute biliary pancreatitis; SAP: severe acute pancreatitis; SIRS: systemic inflam- matory response syndrome; SOFA:...

Ngày tải lên: 13/08/2014, 18:22

... Carmela Disanto, Elisa Alessandri, Amalia Laderchi, Tiziana Bria, Laura Mancini, Daniela Auricchio, Anna Sabani, and Tommaso Di Ieso of the Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care of the ... precau- tion to minimize motion artif acts. Individual sequences of approximately 15 seconds were analyzed off-line with the aid of dedicated software (Automated Vascular Ana- lysis 3....

Ngày tải lên: 14/08/2014, 07:21

... first year of data as baseline and the second year as comparator. Finally, an additional and similar analysis was performed for hospitals that had partici- pated in the MERIT study. A P value of ... Resources (ARCCCR) maintains a database recording information on critical care resources, including the timing of introduction of METs. In addition, ANZICS maintains an Adult Patie...

Ngày tải lên: 25/10/2012, 10:35