Báo cáo y học: "Trauma admissions to the Intensive Care Unit at a reference Hospital in Northwestern Tanzania" ppsx

... Thoracotomy 2 0.9 Table 6: Predictors of mortality according to univariate and multivariate analysis Univariate analysis Multivariate analysis Independent (predictor)variable Number of patients ... study. . All study patients were initially resuscitated according to ATLS and treated according to ICU protocols. The severity of injury was assessed by the injury severity score (ISS) and the ... increase in urbanization, motorization, civil violence, wars and criminal activities [3]. In these countries, major trauma remains a major cause of hospitalization and intensive care utilization...

Báo cáo y học: " Intraparenchymal metastases to the spleen from ovarian cancer: a case report" doc

... several par-enchymal metastases in the spleen, and intra-abdominaldissemination of the tumor. The capsule of the spleen in our patient was not involved by direct invasion. Par-enchymal metastases ... newly discoveredsplenic metastasis.Late metastases to the spleen are seen more often in melanomas, choriocarcinomas, and breast carcinomas.Symptomatic lesions, when compared to asymptomaticlesions, ... metastasis is a relatively rareevent. It is often asymptomatic and is usually detectedas part of multiorgan metastases [5]. Symptomatic cases,though rare, do occur, and as in our patient, a...

Báo cáo y học: " Cystitis due to the use of ketamine as a recreational drug: a case report" pot

... ulcerated patchesErythematous patches Erythematous patchesBiopsy Negative Epithelial denudation, inflammation, eosinophilic infiltrateUnknown Unknown In three patients, similar to patient ... severe inflammation. At cys-toscopy, the bladder walls of eight patients showedmultiple erythematous patches. In one patient mild squa-mous metaplasia and reddened flat ulcerated patcheswere ... ultrasound examination revealed a thickenedbladder wall and a small bladder capacity but normal kid-neys. Cystoscopy showed mild inflammatory changes,although there was no visual blood in the urine....

Báo cáo y học: "Mild therapeutic hypothermia shortens intensive care unit stay of survivors after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest compared to historical control" potx

... analyzed all data. MO was involved in the collection of alldata and participated in the data analysis. AJ and AK partici-pated in the design of the study, revised the manuscript forimportant ... (Continued)Baseline characteristics of the patient population and results of the univariate analysisFigure 1 Intensive care unit (ICU) length of stay and time on ventilator in the study groupsIntensive ... studied in patientsnot undergoing hypothermia treatment. At present, little dataon whether therapeutic hypothermia treatment may influencethese biomarkers are available [27,28]. Therefore, physiciansshould...

Báo cáo y học: "Quality of life before intensive care unit admission is a predictor of survival" pptx

... of using pre-admission HRQOL as a predictorof mortality are that it is easily obtained and available as soonas the patient, or a proxy (close family member), in the case ofincapacity, can be ... number of in -hospital patients die in the ICU [2]. The advantages of a validated strategy to identify thoseAPACHE = Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation; AUC = area under the curve; ... Variations in mortality and length of stay in intensive care units. Ann InternMed 1993, 118:753-761.2. Angus D, Ishizaka A, Matthay M, Lemaire F, Macnee W, AbrahamE: Critical care in AJRCCM...

Báo cáo y học: "Remifentanil discontinuation and subsequent intensive care unit-acquired infection: a cohort study" pdf

... per 1000 urinary catheter days), ventilator-associatedtracheobronchitis (8 per 1000 mechanical ventilation days),catheter-related infection (2 per 1000 catheter days) andother infections (1 ... ventilator-associated tracheobronchitis and urinarytract infection. To adjust for this potential confounder, we haverepeated all analyses taking into account only ICU-acquiredBSI and VAP. Similar ... col-lected the data. CDP performed statistical analyses. SN wrote the manuscript, and all authors participated in its critical revi-sion. SN had full access to all data in the study and had finalresponsibility...

Báo cáo y học: "Users' guides to the medical literature: how to use an article about mortality in a humanitarian emergency"

... the likely range within which the true mortality rate actuallylies. In practice, investigators usually use the 95% CI, the range that includes the true mortality rate 95% of the time. The narrower the ... demonstrateimportant methodological considerations that readers should keep in mind when reading a mortality survey to determine the validity of the study and the applicability of the findings to theirsettings.Public ... violence, particularly in the North Kivu province remains high [46,47]. The study found that mortality related to violence in the region was a comparatively small contributor to overallmortality rates...

Báo cáo y học: "Does listening to the sound of yourself chewing increase your enjoyment of food" ppt

... measuringchanges in physiological parameters.It has been shown that increased emotional arousal in healthy individuals is related to increased swallowing rate,as measured by the number of swallows per minute ... that the participants had visual,tactile and olfactory access to the food item in addition to the auditory effect. It would be interesting to excludeother sensory inputs while evaluating the ... influenced by many parameters. In addition to satiation of one's hunger and the taste of the meal, certain social and environmental factors influ-ence the pleasure. Although the complexity of the...

Báo cáo y học: "Bullet embolization to the external iliac artery after gunshot injury to the abdominal aorta: a case report" ppsx

... exploratory surgery, raising the possibility that the bullet migrated in the interimor that there was a failure to recognize it during the exploratory surgery.Conclusion: In all cases where there ... series. The maincause for this high mortality relates to problems trans-porting injured patients to the hospital fast enough to prevent exsanguination. Furthermore, abdominal vascu-lar injuries are ... CAS E REP O R T Open AccessBullet embolization to the external iliac arteryafter gunshot injury to the abdominal aorta: a case reportLuan Jaha1*, Bekim Ademi1, Vlora Ismaili-Jaha2and...

Báo cáo y học: " New approaches to the modulation of inflammatory processes in airway disease models" pdf

... presented data on their PDE4 inhibitor, BAY 19-8004, in a smoking animal model and claimedgreater anti-inflammatory efficacy than with a steroid. Asta Medica (now known as Elbion) alsodescribed a new ... andwell tolerated in this large patient group. Gastrointestinalside effects in Cilomilast treated patients were generallyself-limited and mild to moderate in intensity. In a separatestudy in the ... cardiovascular interaction. In a study using human bronchial epithelial and sputumcells, Dr G Chipappara (Institute of Respiratory Patho-physiology, Italina national Research Council, Palermo,Italy)...

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