an independent marker of icu mortality

... requirement: 80% of (2 U/h x 24) = 38 U Basal dose is 50% of SC TDD: 50% of 38 U = 19 U of long-lasting analogue Bolus total dose is 50% of SC TDD: 50% of 38 U = 19 U of total prandial rapid-acting analogue ... of Patient-Day-Weighted Mean POC-BG Values for ICU ~12 million BG readings from 653,359 ICU patients; mean POC-BG: 167 mg/dL Swanson CM, et al Endocr Pract 2011;17:853-861 Hyperglycemia and Mortality ... From Professional Organizations on the Management of Glucose Levels in the ICU Treatment Threshold Target Glucose Level Definition of Hypoglycemia Updated Since NICE_SUGAR Trial, 2009 Year Organization...

Ngày tải lên: 23/07/2015, 21:12

... frequencies of multiple organ failure and complications of ARF Mortality rates were clearly higher with ischaemic and mixed ATN than with nephrotoxic ATN Although the type of ATN was not an independent ... Finally, multiple organ failure was defined as simultaneous failure of three or more organs Statistical analysis Data are expressed as percentage, mean ± standard deviation, or median (range), as appropriate ... involved analysis of ICU patient files The patients analyzed were older than 12 years and were hospitalized in the general ICU (24 beds) of a tertiary university hospital (700 beds) from January...

Ngày tải lên: 12/08/2014, 23:23

... contributions MP and CM participated in study concept and design, acquisition of data, analysis and interpretation of data, drafting of the manuscript, critical revision of the manuscript for important intellectual ... analysis and interpretation of data, and critical revision of the manuscript for important intellectual content NGM, AB, and HF participated in analysis and interpretation of data, and critical ... all of the data in the study and take responsibility for the integrity of the data and the accuracy of the data analysis TB, TR, MN, NS, LB, HU, RB, and MC participated in acquisition of data, analysis...

Ngày tải lên: 13/08/2014, 18:22

... system (Siemens, Erlangen, Germany) we scanned the heart and surrounding structures of 32 patients ECG-triggered in endexspiration and produced the standard views of the long and short axes, as ... branch of the European Society of Cardiology J Am Soc Echocardiogr 2005; 18(12): 1440-1463 19 Cannesson M, Tanabe M, Suffoletto MS, Schwartzman D, Gorcsan J3rd Velocity vector imaging to quantify ... cut-off value less than 1.95 cm/s (Figure 4, Table 6) Figure 2: Significant difference of Strain (A; ANOVA: p < 0.05) and S´ (right) between infarcted, adjacent and non-infarcted segments (B; ANOVA:...

Ngày tải lên: 25/10/2012, 11:15

... diagnostics of C pneumoniae infection (8, 9) However, changed antigenic profile of C pneumoniae during persistent colonization in human tissues (10, 11) undermines the diagnostic value of serological markers ... , 2.5 mM MgCl2, 15 pmol of each primer, 200 µM of each of dNTPs and U of Taq polymerase First run of amplification was conducted under cycling conditions consisting of an initial denaturation ... Moscow, RF); and 5pmol of both forward and reverse primers and 3,5 pmol probe The real-time PCR run was 10 at 95°C, and 50 repeats of 20 sec at 95°C and 50 sec at 62°C All samples were analyzed in...

Ngày tải lên: 26/10/2012, 08:57

... patients F and G showed an expression of plasminogenactivator inhibitor-2 and a variant (spots 103 and 104) Discussion Analysis of cell populations in vivo can provide the highest degree of fidelity ... C, spot No 121 and 122 (TCHTP and variant) was only present in patient F and G, respectively Spot 60 (FK506 binding protein 4) was absent in patient D and spots No 91 (Ku antigen) and 115 (Rho ... of the Ku antigen Detail of Detail of the two-dimensional patterns with different expression of the Ku antigen Selective deficiency of spot 91 (Ku antigene, marked with an arrow) in patient C whereas...

Ngày tải lên: 18/06/2014, 15:20

... of liver disease were diagnosed based on the appearance of hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) and the presence of antiHBc-IgM Patients who had HBsAg for more than months with an abnormal alanine ... distribution between and even within regions, and are proving to be an invaluable tool in tracing the molecular evolution and patterns and modes of spread of HBV Structural and functional differences ... expensive and tedious [16] Development of rapid, simple, and standardized assays that can detect all known genotypes can accelerate progress in research on the clinical significance of HBV genotypes...

Ngày tải lên: 18/06/2014, 18:20

... same rate of evolution in all branches (i.e., a molecular clock), and the SRDT model is an SR model that relaxes the assumption of contemporaneous sequences and uses the date of isolation of each ... Foster City, CA) Phylogenetic analysis and calculation of pairwise distances by the NJ method Phylogenetic analysis of the nucleotide sequence of the HN coding region of HPIV1 was conducted with ... scale of various viruses Thus, we conducted detailed genetic analyses including homology analysis, phylogenetic analysis (using both the neighbor joining (NJ) and ML methods), and analysis of the...

Ngày tải lên: 18/06/2014, 18:20

... and designed the research; analyzed and interpreted the data; performed statistical analysis, handled funding and supervision and drafted the manuscript RRG, DB, OM, have acquired, analyzed and ... selected as a biomarker of excitotoxic damage, ICAM-1 and IL-6 as inflammatory biomarkers, and MMP-9 as well as cFn as blood brain barrier disruption biomarkers We did not find any significant statistical ... neuroserpin and molecular markers of brain damage in patients with acute ischemic stroke Journal of Translational Medicine 2011 9:58 Submit your next manuscript to BioMed Central and take full advantage...

Ngày tải lên: 18/06/2014, 19:20

... Ministerio of Sanidad PI070352 (Spain), and cofunded by FEDER, Consejería of Sanidad of the Junta of Comunidades of Castilla-La Mancha (Spain) and FISCAM PI 2006/44 (Spain) The authors thank Dr Antonio ... descriptive analysis was made of the clinical and functional variables by calculating the mean and standard deviation of the quantitative variables and the frequencies and percentages of the qualitative ... maximum and minimum value of lower limb joint angles throughout the gait cycle in planes, along with the gait cycle instants of occurrence and the joint range of motion (ROM) Both groups of variables...

Ngày tải lên: 19/06/2014, 08:20

... clinical evidence Changes in health status involve a process of transition [5] Recovering from a hip fracture is a difficult period of transition, as the majority of elderlys live an independent life ... can be relieved and precious time will be saved For this reason, we made concerted efforts here and accomplished significant changes in two out of three outcomes The continuity of caregivers and ... development of the study protocol, design, data collection, statistical analysis, interpretation of data and preparation of the manuscript All authors read and approved the final manuscript References...

Ngày tải lên: 20/06/2014, 00:20

... of liver disease were diagnosed based on the appearance of hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) and the presence of antiHBc-IgM Patients who had HBsAg for more than months with an abnormal alanine ... distribution between and even within regions, and are proving to be an invaluable tool in tracing the molecular evolution and patterns and modes of spread of HBV Structural and functional differences ... expensive and tedious [16] Development of rapid, simple, and standardized assays that can detect all known genotypes can accelerate progress in research on the clinical significance of HBV genotypes...

Ngày tải lên: 20/06/2014, 01:20

... and designed the research; analyzed and interpreted the data; performed statistical analysis, handled funding and supervision and drafted the manuscript RRG, DB, OM, have acquired, analyzed and ... selected as a biomarker of excitotoxic damage, ICAM-1 and IL-6 as inflammatory biomarkers, and MMP-9 as well as cFn as blood brain barrier disruption biomarkers We did not find any significant statistical ... neuroserpin and molecular markers of brain damage in patients with acute ischemic stroke Journal of Translational Medicine 2011 9:58 Submit your next manuscript to BioMed Central and take full advantage...

Ngày tải lên: 20/06/2014, 03:20

... University of Tasmania) for assistance with the LC-MS analysis of (R/S)-albuterol The authors also wish to thank the Asthma Foundation Australia (Tasmania branch) and School of Pharmacy, University of ... Pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of single oral doses of albuterol and its enantiomers in humans Clin Pharmacol Ther 1997, 62(2):138-44 Page of 16 Nelson HS, Bensch G, Pleskow WW, DiSantostefano R, ... Page of brought to room temperature, and the internal standard and ammonia buffer were added to each aliquot before solid-phase extraction and analysis by LC-MS or LCMS/MS The lower limit of quantification...

Ngày tải lên: 21/06/2014, 03:20

... University of California, San Francisco, CA, 94143, USA 2Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, CA, 94143, USA 3Department of Anesthesia, University of California, San Francisco, ... for database management and data analysis MAM was responsible for study design, data analysis, and manuscript preparation KDL contributed to data analysis and manuscript preparation and revision ... weight Data are means ± standard deviations Cepkova et al Annals of Intensive Care 2011, 1:18 http://www.annalsofintensivecare.com/content/1/1/18 Page of BNP levels and right ventricular dilatation...

Ngày tải lên: 21/06/2014, 03:20

... clearance of FGF-23 and highlight the Zhang et al Annals of Intensive Care 2011, 1:21 http://www.annalsofintensivecare.com/content/1/1/21 Page of A B Figure PTH and FGF-23 levels in non-AKI and ... Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA 5Division of Hospital Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA 6Division of Pulmonary and Critical ... were expressed as mean ± standard deviation or median with interquartile range and were compared using the t test or the Mann-Whitney rank-sum test, where appropriate Spearman rank correlation coefficients...

Ngày tải lên: 21/06/2014, 03:20

... with a 12 MHz multiplane transesophageal transducer The MV and its chordae tendineae were observed in the left ventricular midesophageal and MV transgastric views, with rotation of the TEE probe ... repair and replacement, and the methods of MV repair included leaflet resection, chordal shortening, and chordal transfer The methods of MV replacement included a mechanical prosthetic valve and ... = 25), Table Surgical types of RMCT and relationship between surgical methods and location and degree of RMCT operation methods degree of RMCT# location of RMCT* Anterior Posterior both Complete...

Ngày tải lên: 10/08/2014, 09:22

... agents and regimens are being developed for this group of patients [2, 7-10] Aclarubicin is an oligosaccharide anthracycline, and an antineoplastic antibiotic It can intercalate into DNA and interact ... regimen Materials and Methods Data source The databases of PubMed, Wanfang Data, as well as American Society of Hematology (ASH) and American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) annual meeting abstracts ... Cai1, He Huang1, and Delong Liu2 Bone Marrow Transplantation Center, the First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China Division of Hematology and Oncology,...

Ngày tải lên: 10/08/2014, 21:23

... number of epitopes on the cells of the AML clone Blast analysis of the sequence of the two leukemia specific peptides revealed that of amino acids of HP-A2 matched mostly to proteins of lower organisms ... proportion of mature monocytes/macrophages was significantly higher in the presence of peptides than in the presence of GM-CSF Summary of the effects of different peptides on proliferation and differentiation ... results in an uncoupling of the expression of the proliferation and differentiation markers In the absence of growth arrest, it is conceivable that the peptides can also be used concomitantly with...

Ngày tải lên: 10/08/2014, 22:20