... (g) Apgar Score < (5 min) Asphyxia RDS IUGR Mean of variables Mean PR (/min) Mean RR (/min) Mean SpO2 (%) Treatment of data sampling Oxygenation Intubation Aminophylline Phenobarbital Midazolam ... http://www.jcircadianrhythms.com/content/4/1/11 Table 4: Univariate analysis for association ofclinical parameters with existence of circadian rhythmicities in PR in Period Clinical variables Gestational age ... Rhythmicity analysis Results ofthe analyses of rhythmicity are summarized in Table To ensure the accuracy of rhythmicity analysis, parameters missing more than 7% of total data were excluded from the analysis...
... an arterial catheter was in place, an arterial blood sample was taken at the same time for the same analysis Sampling from both sites was repeated six hours later Persons involved inthe treatment ... as a parameter for increasing systemic oxygen supply [3] In our study, ScvO2 was not included as a target parameter for hemodynamic management The rationale for evaluating ScvO2 as a goal inthe ... especially brain injury, usually have a rather high ScvO2, partly due to the disease but certainly also as a result of deep sedation and hypothermia Despite the fact that in this group of patients...
... ICUs of 21 university, teaching, and non-teaching hospitals inthe Netherlands The data were obtained from the database ofthe Dutch National IntensiveCare Evaluation (NICE) [8] For the data analysis ... was involved inthe acquisition ofthe data, and helped draft the manuscript AA-H was involved inthe acquisition ofthe data and was responsible for the statistical analysis ML helped draft the ... mortalityb Cardiopulmonary resuscitation before admission Length of stay at intensivecareunitin daysc Length of stay at hospital in daysc ap value less than 0.05 is significant; bmean ± standard...
... another patient with initial urinary tract infection exhibited mixed bacteremia (B cepacia and P aeruginosa) inthe final stage oftheclinical course Surveillance samples drawn from adjacent patients ... cepacia was associated with bacteraemia in three patients, lower respiratory tract infection in one and urinary tract infection in one The cause of bacteraemia was attributed to a respiratory ... programme of surveillance and control of multiresistant pathogens inthe hospital AV was involved inthecareofthe patients and made contributions to the initial drafts All authors read and approved...
... administration Azathioprine in oral form was causing abdominal pain This adverse reaction was not recognized ina timely manner After switching to intravenous form the abdominal pain disappeared ... drug therapy costs ina surgical intensive- careunit Am J Hosp Pharm 1986, 43:3008-3013 14 Montazeri M, Cook DJ: Impact ofaclinical pharmacist ina multidisciplinary intensivecareunit Crit Care ... hospital pharmacists completed a training period of weeks inthe ICU During this training, they familiarized themselves withthe daily practices and routines inthe ICU ward and the prevailing...
... temperature are also being cited in literature [12,13] Remaining thresholds are based on clinical practice inthe Netherlands Page of Table Baseline characteristics of patients Variables (Percentage) ... five patients The main indication for transfer was the need for higher intensity ofcare or advanced therapy; for example, renal replacement therapy The main diagnosis at transfer was respiratory ... not associated with major deterioration in patient status and that the implementation ofa transport protocol witha mobile IntensiveCareUnit has led to an improvement in quality ofcare on the...
... the city of Calgary and surrounding areas (population 1.2 million) inthe province of Alberta, Canada [14] All critically ill adult patients inthe CHR are managed in ICUs under thecareofthe ... Hyperkalaemia was associated with ICU-acquired hyponatraemia, while hypokalaemia was associated with ICU-acquired hypernatraemia Age, neurological/trauma or surgical admitting diagnosis, level of ... hypernatraemia Outcomes ofcare Length of stay and mortality inthe ICU and hospital were increased for patients with ICU-acquired hyponatraemia and hypernatraemia compared with patients with normal...
... awareness King Fahad National Guard Hospital is an 800-bed tertiary care hospital located inthe central region ofthe Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), provides multilevel health care for National Guard ... inthe ICU at the time of admission Symptoms are summarized in Table Treatment was initiated on the basis oftheclinical diagnosis made during admission to the ICU in 18 (54%) patients The initial ... Variations within categories are shown as means with ranges where appropriate Comparative data between characteristics are displayed, and data are summarized as tables as well as in text Results Patient...
... eight years of age In another Australian study the Royal Alexandra Hospital for Children (RAHC) Measure of Function -Clinical Rating Scale was used to evaluate QoL: 60% of survivors had normal QoL, ... the analysis and interpretation of data and wrote the manuscript, MAG designed the study, contributed to the interpretation ofthe data and critical revision ofthe manuscript All authors read ... Hospital/Academic Medical Center Amsterdam is a tertiary PICU with 14 beds admitting patients from the greater Amsterdam area Medical, surgical and trauma patients and patients from all pediatric...
... entering the PICU area and admitted to the other ward The study ward consists of an ordinary closed acute ward area (310 m2) and a PICU area (190 m2) The main entrance leads to the ordinary area of ... ofthe ward Inthe end ofthe corridor a locked door separates the PICU area from the ordinary area The PICU area consists of two wings with two single patient rooms in each The patients stay ... two personally had examined the patient Statistical Analyses All data were analysed using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (version 11.0) Demographic and clinical variables were...
... criteria Information about delays in initiating AT would also have been of value in explaining our observations Many reports have shown that the use of antimicrobial guidelines was associated with ... analysis, and drafting ofthe manuscript All authors had full control of primary data and agreed to allow the journal to review the data if requested All authors read and approved the final manuscript ... their antimicrobial therapy status During their intensivecareunit stay: (I) Patients never receiving any antimicrobial agents; (II) patients suspected of having bacterial infection and already...
... chemotherapy and seven patients were managed with conservative care only A univariate analysis was carried out on clinical factors including patients’ age, Duke stage, initial CEA level, lateral ... colorectal liver metastases Lancet 1994, 343:1405-1410 17 Thomas PR, Lindblad AS: Adjuvant postoperative radiotherapy and chemotherapy in rectal carcinoma: a review ofthe Gastrointestinal Tumor ... relapse within the pelvic cavity The PFFS rate and overall actuarial survival rate were calculated Actuarial curves were plotted using the Kaplan-Meier method; tests of significance among actuarial...
... play an important roleinthe regulation of adiposity [7] TNF alpha represents a potential link between adiposity and insulin resistance, since circulating levels are associated with adipose mass ... treatment among healthy individuals would cause insulin resistance, with coordinated increases in TNF alpha, leptin and ghrelin, and decreases in adiponectin For this study, we used a synthetic ... < 0.001 (as reported with HOMA-S [12]) Using partial correlation analysis (adjusting for treatment arm), associations between the change in each measured variable with changes in insulin sensitivity...
... daily careofthe patients, and ICU physicians were not aware of this part ofthe observation As a consequence, theclinical relevance ofthe predefined abnormalities could not be evaluated in ... study and manuscript revision JK was involved inthe design and statistical analysis ofthe study MS conceived and coordinated the study and was involved inthe interpretation ofthe data and manuscript ... were involved in drafting the manuscript MG participated in analysis and interpretation ofthe data and in drafting the manuscript PS, JS and MV contributed to the conception and design of the...
... fits into the big picture, the remainder of this page discusses the JAXP APIs The main JAXP APIs are defined inthe javax.xml.parsers package That package contains two vendor-neutral factory classes: ... API for XML (SAX) APIs The basic outline ofthe SAX parsing APIs are shown at right To start the process, an instance ofthe SAXParserFactory classed is used to generate an instance ofthe parser ... Here are the jar files that make up the JAXP bundles, along withthe interfaces and classes they contain JAR file Packages jaxp.jar q q crimson.jar q q xalan.jar javax.xml.parsers javax.xml.transform...
... mutant protein is not due to a lack of adduct formation, but rather indicates that the binding process is not associated witha measurable net heat change The finding that binding of UDPNAG to the ... findings: the side chain amino group of K22 engages ina salt-bridge interaction withthe phosphonate group of fosfomycin (Fig 5) Clearly, the guanidinium group of arginine can, at least in part, ... positively charged amino acid side chains, R397 and R120, are also involved in fosfomycin binding, and in view ofthe multitude of interactions, it was assumed that deletion ofa single interaction...
... [68], the enzyme variant still mediated N-oxygenation ofthe tertiary arylamine at a rate less than half that ofthe wild-type-catalyzed reaction [142], so that reasonable interpretation ofthe data ... [106,107] A step forward inthe analysis of Fe(III)-OO(H) as a potential catalyst was thought to be offered by the use of mutated P450s, bearing alanine or some other amino acid in place ofthe highly ... at higher rates than usual radical rearrangements [98,312] On the other hand, the timing of radical rearrangement (radical clocks) may depend critically on the tightness ofthe radical cage and...
... development Applying knowledge and forming intellectual capital Nearly two-thirds of National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges (NASULGC) have research parks or business incubators ... those with post-secondary degrees are twice as likely to have a job and, on average, command a significantly higher salary ($42,000 annually vs $28,000 in average annual salary) Preserving Value ... provide a major stimulus to their state and regional economies, including generating an average return of up to $5 for every $1 of state tax dollar invested (Source: National Association of State...