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Critical Care General

Prescription Trends for Heliox in Children with Critical Asthma

Apr 28, 2022

Children with severe asthma exacerbations necessitating admission to a pediatric intensive care unit (PICU), also known as acute asthma (CA), are given several treatments, including heliox. For a stud...

Early MRI diagnosis of Sturge Weber Syndrome type 1 in infants.

Apr 25, 2022

Patients with Sturge-Weber syndrome type 1 (SWS1) have a port-wine birthmark (PWB) as cutaneous hallmark. Up to 35% of neonates with a high risk PWB develop SWS1. Clinical manifestations are severe an...

Colocolic intussusception secondary to colonic adenocarcinoma with impending caecal perforation in an elderly patient: A rare case report.

Apr 25, 2022

Intussusception is a surgical emergency in which a part of the intestine slides into the distal adjacent part. Adult colocolic intussusception secondary to a tumoral process is a rare but serious clin...

Cardiovascular Risks in Korean Patients with Gout: Analysis Using a National Health Insurance Service Database.

Apr 25, 2022

Although several epidemiologic studies have shown the association between gout and cardiovascular outcomes, specific risk factors for developing cardiovascular diseases in Asian patients with gout are...

Methylsulfonylmethane protects against lethal dose MRSA-induced sepsis through promoting M2 macrophage polarization.

Apr 25, 2022

Multi-drug-resistant bacterial infections, which have become a global threat, lack effective treatments. The discoveries of non-antibiotics with different modes of antibacterial action, such as methyl...

Sports- and physical activity-related concussion and mental health among adolescents: Findings from the 2017 and 2019 Youth Risk Behavior Survey.

Apr 25, 2022

This study examined the association between self-reported sports- or physical activity-related concussion and symptoms of depression and suicidal behaviors (suicidal ideation, having a suicide plan, a...

Multiple cArdiac seNsors for mAnaGEment of Heart Failure (MANAGE-HF) - Phase I Evaluation of the Integration and Safety of the HeartLogic Multisensor Algorithm in Patients With Heart Failure.

Apr 25, 2022

Patients with heart failure and reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) suffer from a relapsing and remitting disease, where early treatment changes may improve outcomes. We assessed the clinical integratio...

Assayed Blood Gas Quality Control Ranges Verification

Apr 19, 2022

Quality control (QC) of blood gases is an essential and obligatory aspect of a laboratory's quality plan. The Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendment (CLIA) requires verified assayed QC ranges. For ...

Efficacy of Various Mitigation Devices in Reducing Nebulizer Fugitive Emissions

Apr 19, 2022

The concentrations of fugitive aerosols produced in vivo by various nebulizers and interfaces, as well as the mitigation of aerosol dispersion into the environment using multiple commercially availabl...

Pediatric Titration Sleep Studies and the Effect on Adherence to Therapy

Apr 18, 2022

For a study, the researchers sought to see how often Polysomnography (PSG) titration leads to changes in empirically prescribed positive airway pressure (PAP) and how medication adherence was affected...

Noninvasive Respiratory Treatment Failure in Infants With Severe Bronchiolitis

Apr 18, 2022

For a study, researchers sought to conduct a prospective observational pilot study in newborns admitted to a paediatric intensive care unit. At admission, 24 hours, and 48 hours, diaphragmatic excursi...

Peripapillary Microvascular and Structural Parameters in Atrophic Nonarteritic Anterior Ischemic Optic Neuropathy and Their Unaffected Fellow Eyes.

Apr 18, 2022

This cross-sectional study aimed to evaluate the peripapillary vessel density (VD), peripapillary retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) thickness values of eyes with atrophic nonarteritic anterior ischemic...

MicroRNA-449c-5p alleviates lipopolysaccharide-induced HUVECs injury via inhibiting the activation NF-κb signaling pathway by TAK1.

Apr 18, 2022

Acute kidney injury caused by sepsis has become a hotspot of scientific research in recent years. Since the kidney is the most abundant of all organs with vascular endothelium, activation and injury o...

For Patients With Acute PJI Treated With Debridement, Antibiotics, and Implant Retention, What Factors Are Associated With Systemic Sepsis and Recurrent or Persistent Infection in Septic Patients?

Apr 18, 2022

Periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) can lead to a severe systemic inflammatory response and may result in systemic sepsis. However, little is known about how often systemic sepsis may occur in patien...

Temporal characteristics of aspiration pneumonia in elderly inpatients: From resumption of oral intake to onset.

Apr 18, 2022

Elderly inpatients who develop fevers after resumption of oral intake are often considered to have aspiration pneumonia (AP) and be tentatively fasted. Fasting has been associated with prolonged hospi...

An elevated FIB-4 score is not associated with cardiovascular events: a longitudinal analysis from 137 842 patients with and without chronic liver disease.

Apr 18, 2022

Liver diseases and cardiovascular diseases are closely associated. Noninvasive tests (NITs), such as the FIB-4 score, have been recommended by different guidelines to rule out advanced fibrosis and es...

A Yersiniabactin-Producing Klebsiella aerogenes Strain Causing an Outbreak in an Austrian Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.

Apr 18, 2022

Yersiniabactin, a siderophore with a high affinity to iron, has been described as a potential virulence factor in Enterobacteriaceae. Klebsiella aerogenes is a gram-negative rod known to cause invasiv...

Feasibility and preliminary efficacy for morning bright light therapy to improve sleep and plasma biomarkers in US Veterans with TBI. A prospective, open-label, single-arm trial.

Apr 18, 2022

Mild traumatic brain injury (TBI) is associated with persistent sleep-wake dysfunction, including insomnia and circadian rhythm disruption, which can exacerbate functional outcomes including mood, pai...

The effects of early exercise on cardiac rehabilitation-related outcome in acute heart failure patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Apr 18, 2022

Heart failure can be classified into chronic heart failure and acute heart failure. Rapid onsets or worsening symptoms characterize acute heart failure, while progressive symptoms characterize chronic...

MS or not MS: T2-weighted imaging (T2WI)-based radiomic findings distinguish MS from its mimics.

Apr 11, 2022

Ischemic vasculopathy, particularly small-vessel disease, may mimic multiple sclerosis (MS) located in the periventricular or subcortical region on magnetic resonance (MR) examinations and should be i...

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