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Báo cáo y học: " Nebulized heparin is associated with fewer days of mechanical ventilation in critically ill patients: a randomized controlled trial" potx
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13/08/2014, 21:21
... defined using the consensus criteria [32] Vasopressor usage was defined by the administration of any of the following: dopamine, dobutamine, norepinephrine, or epinephrine Renal failure was defined ... thromboplastin time; HIT, heparin-induced thrombocytopenia Discussion In this double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial of nebulized heparin in critically ill patients expected to require ... heparin were administered to 24% of patients in the heparin group and 32% in the placebo group following enrollment Heparin for deep venous thrombosis prophylaxis was administered to 64% of patients...
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Báo cáo hóa học: " Retrospective evaluation of possible renal toxicity associated with continuous infusion of vancomycin in critically ill patients" potx
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21/06/2014, 01:20
... obtaining therapeutic serum levels and avoiding nephrotoxicity during continuous vancomycin infusion in critically ill patients with severe Gram-positive infections and normal baseline renal function ... believe that aiming at concentrations up to 25 μg/mL with continuous infusion is harming patients It may indicate that the actual algorithms to adapt vancomycin dosing during continuous infusion should ... (AKI) during continuous vancomycin infusion remains poorly examined, especially in the critically ill Vancomycin pharmacodynamics in this population is challenged by large variations in distribution...
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báo cáo hóa học: " Retrospective evaluation of possible renal toxicity associated with continuous infusion of vancomycin in critically ill patients" doc
Ngày tải lên :
21/06/2014, 02:20
... obtaining therapeutic serum levels and avoiding nephrotoxicity during continuous vancomycin infusion in critically ill patients with severe Gram-positive infections and normal baseline renal function ... believe that aiming at concentrations up to 25 μg/mL with continuous infusion is harming patients It may indicate that the actual algorithms to adapt vancomycin dosing during continuous infusion should ... (AKI) during continuous vancomycin infusion remains poorly examined, especially in the critically ill Vancomycin pharmacodynamics in this population is challenged by large variations in distribution...
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Báo cáo khoa học: "Outcome and prognostic factors in critically ill patients with systemic lupus erythematosus: a retrospective study" pdf
Ngày tải lên :
12/08/2014, 22:21
... occurred in 10 out of 258 patients with SLE in a previous study [22] Nevertheless, the actual frequency of and factors contributing to intracranial haemorrhage in SLE patients remain undefined In the ... analysis Patients with abnormal complete blood count on admission (P = 0.005), with intracranial haemorrhage occurring while in the ICU (P = 0.018), with complicating gastrointestinal bleeding in the ... mortality rate in critically ill patients with SLE is high We posit that gastrointestinal bleeding, intracranial haemorrhage and septic shock are significant prognostic factors in SLE patients admitted...
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Báo cáo khoa học: " Antifactor Xa activity in critically ill patients receiving antithrombotic prophylaxis with standard dosages of certoparin: a prospective, clinical study" pptx
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12/08/2014, 22:22
... prophylaxis in critically ill patients Key messages • Standard certoparin dosages are ineffective for attaining recommended antithrombotic aFXa levels in critically ill patients • Low antithrombin levels ... activity with other LMWHs have been reported [36,39,40] Interestingly, in a recent prospective trial examining aFXa levels after injection of standard enoxaparin dosages (40 mg once daily) in ... daily are ineffective for attaining recommended antithrombotic aFXa levels of 0.1 to 0.3 IU/ml in critically ill patients Low antithrombin levels before certoparin administra- Available online http://ccforum.com/content/9/5/R541...
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Báo cáo khoa học: " Prognosis for long-term survival and renal recovery in critically ill patients with severe acute renal failure: a population-based stud" pps
Ngày tải lên :
12/08/2014, 23:20
... sARF patients with underlying condition/Number at-risk with underlying condition in CHR)/(Number of sARF patients without underlying condition/Number at-risk without underlying condition in CHR)) ... and/or increased cardiac output) being successful in improving and/ or correcting renal function Intra-renal etiology of sARF was defined when renal function failed to improve after correction ... case-definition, acute renal failure severe enough, in the opinion of the treating intensivist, to warrant the initiation of RRT This definition was selected because the initiation of RRT in critically...
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Báo cáo khoa học: "Antithrombin supplementation for anticoagulation during continuous hemofiltration in critically ill patients with septic shock: a case-control study" pdf
Ngày tải lên :
12/08/2014, 23:22
... performed on the population restricted to the 78 patients included in the case-control analysis to determine the set of independent predictors of filter clotting in patients with acquired AT deficiency ... improve the effect of heparin in patients undergoing CRRT during septic shock Its safety, cost-effectiveness and impact on outcome remain to be determined by further double-blind, randomized, ... benefit in the subgroup of patients not receiving concomitant heparin [24] In this latter study, AT was associated with an increased risk of hemorrhage when it was administered with heparin On...
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Bóa cáo y học: "RIFLE criteria for acute kidney injury are associated with hospital mortality in critically ill patients: a cohort analysis" pps
Ngày tải lên :
12/08/2014, 23:23
... for acute kidney injury based on changes in either serum creatinine or urine output from the baseline condition This allows classification of patients with acute kidney injury into one of the ... admission creatinine, the ICU admission creatinine or the CrMDRD creatinine as the baseline value Approximately one-half of patients were classified using the CrMDRD as a baseline None of these ... criteria Risk Serum creatinine × 1.5 < 0.5 ml/kg/hour × hours Injury Serum creatinine × < 0.5 ml/kg/hour × 12 hours Failure Serum creatinine × 3, or serum creatinine ≥ mg/dl with an acute rise >...
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Báo cáo khoa học: "Anemia, transfusion, and phlebotomy practices in critically ill patients with prolonged ICU length of stay: a cohort study" doc
Ngày tải lên :
13/08/2014, 03:20
... erythropoietin, and weekly hemoglobin indices to day 21 Patients admitted with pre-existing diagnoses of hypothyroidism (13 patients) or vitamin B12 deficiency (four patients) were continued on their maintenance ... Hemoglobin (g/dl) aExcludes 25 patients with active bleeding bBMI unavailable for three bleeding patients and 12 nonbleeding patients (five nontransfused patients and seven transfused patients) ... practices in patients with prolonged ICU stay, and to determine factors associated with PRBC transfusion hemodynamic instability, active ischemia, or failed ventilator weaning) or falling hemoglobin values...
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Báo cáo khoa học: "Liver dysfunction associated with artificial nutrition in critically ill patients" pdf
Ngày tải lên :
13/08/2014, 03:20
... Available online http://ccforum.com/content/11/1/R10 Table Demographic data in patients with and without liver dysfunction With liver dysfunction Without liver dysfunction Total Number of patients ... the study Patients admitted to the intensive care unit 3,409 Patients without artificial nutrition 2,653 Patients with artificial nutrition 756 Patients excluded 31 Patients studied 725 Patients ... cholestatic effect of the amino acids [24], the absence of choline [25], production of endotoxins and lithocholic acid due to intestinal bacterial overgrowth [26], shortage of carnitine [27], or...
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Báo cáo y học: "Longitudinal increases in mitochondrial DNA levels in blood cells are associated with survival in critically ill patients" pdf
Ngày tải lên :
13/08/2014, 08:20
... mitochondrial energy production machinery [11] In critically ill patients, strict glucose control with insulin has been associated with reduced mortality [12] and, interestingly, was also shown to ... WolfPeeters C, Van den Berghe G: Protection of hepatocyte mitochondrial ultrastructure and function by strict blood glucose control with insulin in critically ill patients Lancet 2005, 365:53-59 Fredriksson ... populations will be needed to confirm the relationship between mtDNA levels and critical illness outcome observed here Conclusion In critically ill patients requiring ventilation and with clinical...
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Báo cáo y học: "Diagnostic utility of B-type natriuretic peptide in critically ill patients with pulmonary edema: a prospective cohort study" pot
Ngày tải lên :
13/08/2014, 08:21
... majority opinion Patients with renal failure requiring dialysis, patients with intracranial hemorrhage or elevated intracranial pressure, patients with a history of cardiac surgery within months, patients ... and invasive measures of filling pressures In critically ill patients with the potential for increased pleural pressures, filling pressures may not be reliable surrogates for cardiac volumes Finally, ... testing in this setting In addition, serial sampling of BNP levels did not correlate with changes in invasive measures of filling pressure or net fluid balance, suggesting little role for use in...
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Báo cáo y học: "Resource use and outcome in critically ill patients with hematological malignancy: a retrospective cohort study" pot
Ngày tải lên :
13/08/2014, 11:22
... Mechanical ventilation in critically ill cancer patients: outcome and utilisation of resources Support Care Cancer 1999, 7:95-99 Hinds CJ, Martin R, Quinton P: Intensive care for patients with medical ... findings concur with other reports in general ICU populations [24,25] and in critically ill oncological patients [8] showing that treatment complexity rather than dis- Table Correlation of intensive ... resource use in hemato-oncological patients and in nononcological patients Table presents resource use measured by the total TISS-28 points in hemato-oncological patients and in nononcological patients...
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Báo cáo y học: "Fluid balance as a biomarker: impact of fluid overload on outcome in critically ill patients with acute kidney injury" potx
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13/08/2014, 11:22
... (BEST Kidney) Investigators: Timing of renal replacement therapy and clinical outcomes in critically ill patients with severe acute kidney injury J Crit Care 2008 [Epub ahead of print] The VA/NIH ... weight can be problematic in the critically ill, and a clear priority for early RRT in critically ill patients would be to ensure maintenance of an adequate circulating blood volume and prevent ... confirmed in two additional investigations (one retrospective single centre study and one prospective observational multicentre study) of critically ill children with multiple organ dysfunction syndrome...
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Báo cáo y học: "Delivered dose of renal replacement therapy and mortality in critically ill patients with acute kidney injury" pps
Ngày tải lên :
13/08/2014, 16:20
... describe clinical outcomes associated with RRT dose in critically ill patients with AKI The key findings of this study are the following First, despite a prescribed CRRT dose approximating 35 ml/kg/hour, ... of mechanical ventilation In conclusion, within the confines of the dose range examined, there was no effect on survival while effects on non-mortality endpoints should be examined by further ... Ronco C: Beginning and Ending Supportive Therapy for the Kidney (B.E.S.T Kidney) Investigators Writing Committee Patient and kidney survival by dialysis modality in critically ill patients with acute...
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Báo cáo y học: "Serum resistin levels in critically ill patients are associated with inflammation, organ dysfunction and metabolism and may predict survival of non-septic patients" potx
Ngày tải lên :
13/08/2014, 16:21
... critically ill patients in a medical ICU to understand the regulation of resistin with respect to inflammation, infection, hyperglycemia, and insulin resistance in critically ill patients and its potential ... to hyperinsulinemia, hyperglycemia, and insulin resistance in several studies [14,26,27] In contrast, other studies could not verify these findings in insulin-resistant patients or those with type ... correlation with renal function was evident in sepsis and nonsepsis patient subgroups as well, whereas the impact of liver function could only be found in patients with sepsis In critically ill patients, ...
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Báo cáo y học: "Serum neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin at inception of renal replacement therapy predicts survival in critically ill patients with acute kidney injury" potx
Ngày tải lên :
13/08/2014, 20:21
... severity of systemic inflammation In line with this interpretation, increased NGAL concentrations have been found in the blood of patients with acute bacterial infections and during experimental ... develop AKI [20] Of note, in the same cohort, serum NGAL was significantly increased in critically ill children with sepsis compared with critically ill children without sepsis In the present study, ... by linear regression analysis, respectively Discussion This is the first study investigating the predictive value of NGAL for the outcome of critically ill patients with established AKI at initiation...
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Báo cáo y học: " Insulin-treated diabetes is not associated with increased mortality in critically ill patients" ppt
Ngày tải lên :
13/08/2014, 20:21
... associated with increased mortality in patients with community-acquired bacteremia in another study [24] In patients with acute myocardial infarction, diabetes has been associated with increased ... patients with no history of insulin-treated diabetes Importantly, these results refer to patients who were receiving insulin on admission and not reflect the effects of insulin treatment during ... failures, and presence of infection during the ICU stay, and ICU and hospital outcomes in patients with and without a history of insulin-treated diabetes P value No history of insulin-treated diabetes...
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Báo cáo y học: " The diagnostic value of serum leptin monitoring and its correlation with tumor necrosis factor-a in critically ill patients: a prospective observational study" ppt
Ngày tải lên :
13/08/2014, 20:21
... cytokine in inflammatory states including sepsis [7] Leptin is an adipocyte secreted hormone In addition to playing a role in energy regulation, leptin also regulates endocrine and immune function ... TNF-a Leptin determination Serum leptin was determined by quantitative sandwich enzyme immunoassay (Ray Biotech., Inc., Minneapolis, MN, USA) according to the manufacture’s instructions The intensity ... critically ill patients • A positive correlation between leptin and inflammatory mediator TNF-a and IL-6 is proven in critically ill septic patients • Leptin monitoring is associated with a high...
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Báo cáo y học: " Bedside adherence to clinical practice guidelines for enteral nutrition in critically ill patients receiving mechanical ventilation: a prospective, multi-centre, observational study" doc
Ngày tải lên :
13/08/2014, 20:21
... bedside in critically ill patients receiving mechanical ventilation was satisfactory, but could likely be improved with the use of a multidisciplinary approach Key messages • In patients receiving ... to 15 October 2008) consecutive patients receiving mechanical ventilation and without contraindication to initiation of enteral nutrition (e.g., gastrointestinal bleeding, ileus, suspected perforation, ... Quenot et al.: Bedside adherence to clinical practice guidelines for enteral nutrition in critically ill patients receiving mechanical ventilation: a prospective, multi-centre, observational study...
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