Mar 20, 2023

Postoperative pulmonary complications increase mortality following cardiac surgery. Conventional ultrafiltration may reduce pulmonary complications by removing mediators of bypass-induced inflammation...

Mar 20, 2023

The pneumococcal conjugate vaccines (PCVs) protect against diseases caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae, such as meningitis, bacteremia, and pneumonia. It is challenging to estimate their population-le...

Mar 20, 2023

A pancreatic pseudocyst is a known complication of acute and chronic pancreatitis. A pseudocyst rupture into the abdomen causes peritonitis, which can be fatal if surgical treatment is delayed. Here i...

Mar 20, 2023

A 2-year-old female American white pekin () was assessed for a 2-month history of chronic lameness and swelling involving the left leg. Radiographic images of the left leg showed soft tissue swelling ...

Mar 20, 2023

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is associated with mortality and morbidity worldwide. Accumulating pre-clinical and clinical data suggests TBI is the leading extrinsic cause of progressive neurodegenerat...

Mar 17, 2023

The following is a summary of "Using Pressure Mapping to Compare Efficacy of Patient Bed Positioning Devices in Participants Who Are Able-Bodied and Those with Tetraplegia," published in the February ...

Mar 17, 2023

The following is the summary of “Score-based prediction model for severe vitamin D deficiency in patients with critical illness: development and validation” published in the December 2022 issue of...

Mar 16, 2023

The following is the summary of “Perspective: the top 11 priorities to improve trauma outcomes, from system to patient level” published in the December 2022 issue of Critical care by Reade, et al....

Mar 15, 2023

The following is the summary of “Mechanical ventilation variables associated with high pulmonary artery pressures in ARDS patients: a post hoc analysis” published in the December 2022 issue of Cri...

Mar 14, 2023

The following is the summary of “Epidemiology of Weaning From Invasive Mechanical Ventilation in Subjects With COVID-19” published in the January 2023 issue of Respiratory Care by Dorado, et al. ...

Mar 14, 2023

The following is the summary of “Non-interventional follow-up versus fluid bolus in RESPONSE to oliguria in hemodynamically stable critically ill patients: a randomized controlled pilot trial” pub...

Mar 13, 2023

The following is the summary of “Effect of high-flow oxygen versus T-piece ventilation strategies during spontaneous breathing trials on weaning failure among patients receiving mechanical ventilati...

Mar 13, 2023

Administration of supplemental oxygen is a life-saving treatment in critically ill patients. Still, optimal dosing remains unclear during sepsis. The aim of this post-hoc analysis was to assess the as...

Mar 13, 2023

The formation of fear memory is crucial in emotional disorders such as PTSD and anxiety. Traumatic brain injury (TBI) can cause emotional disorders with dysregulated fear memory formation; however, th...

Mar 13, 2023

This works comprehensively analyses a modern cohort of patients with ipsilateral hemiparesis (IH) and discusses the pathophysiological theories elaborated to explain this paradoxical neurological sign...

Mar 13, 2023

Epidemiology of wild-type transthyretin cardiac amyloidosis (ATTRwt-CA) remains poorly defined. A better characterization of pathways leading to ATTRwt-CA diagnosis is of key importance, and potential...

Mar 13, 2023

Severe hypothyroidism (SH) is a rare but life-threatening endocrine emergency. Only a few data are available on its management and outcomes of the most severe forms requiring ICU admission. We aimed t...

Mar 10, 2023

The following is the summary of “Breath-by-breath P0.1 measured on quasi-occlusion via Hamilton C6 may result in underestimation of respiratory drive and inspiratory effort” published in the Decem...

Mar 09, 2023

The following is the summary of “Rate and assessment of muscle wasting during critical illness: a systematic review and meta-analysis” published in the January 2023 issue of Critical care by Fazzi...

Mar 07, 2023

The following is the summary of “Valproic acid as adjuvant treatment for convulsive status epilepticus: a randomised clinical trial” published in the January 2023 issue of Critical care by Sharsha...