Advertisement

Critical Care General

Phylogenetic analysis and antimicrobial susceptibility profile of uropathogens.

Jan 31, 2022

The uropathogens is the main cause of urinary tract infection (UTI). The aim of the study was to isolate bacteria from urine samples of UTI patients and find out the susceptibility of isolated bacteri...

Association of Sex With Stroke and Bleeding Risk of Apixaban and Rivaroxaban in Elderly Atrial Fibrillation Patients Using Propensity Score Weights.

Jan 31, 2022

Evidence from clinical trials suggests a differential effect of sex on the effectiveness and safety of direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) for stroke prophylaxis in atrial fibrillation (AF).This popula...

Defining Clinical and Microbiological Nonresponse in Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia.

Jan 31, 2022

Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is a severe complication of mechanical ventilation, with mortality reduced most effectively by adequate early antibiotic treatment. The clinical and microbiologic...

Risk factors and prognosis of non-infectious pulmonary complications after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation.

Jan 31, 2022

Non-infectious pulmonary complications (NIPCs) following allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) are relatively rare, but frequently fatal. This study investigated the pre-transplant...

The Effectiveness of Trigeminal Nerve Stimulation on Traumatic Brain Injury.

Jan 31, 2022

Trigeminal nerve stimulation (TNS) is a promising strategy in treating diseases of the nervous system. In this study, the effects of TNS on traumatic brain injury (TBI) were investigated in a mouse mo...

Phonocardiography-based mitral valve prolapse detection with using fractional fourier transform.

Jan 31, 2022

Mitral Valve Prolapse (MVP) is a common condition among people, which is often benign and does not need any serious treatment. However, this doesn't mean that MVP can't cause any problems. In malignan...

How I Do It: Stroke Volume Determination by Echocardiography.

Jan 31, 2022

A basic critical care echocardiography (CCE) examination places emphasis on 2D findings such as ventricular function, inferior vena cava size, and pericardial assessment, while generally excluding qua...

COVID-19 Surges Linked With Higher Rates of Non-COVID In-Hospital Mortality

Jan 26, 2022

“During the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, hospitals observed precipitous declines in ED visits and inpatient admissions,” says Amber K. Sabbatini, MD, MPH, FACEP. “There were sudden reduc...

Posterior Circulation Alberta Stroke Program Early Computed Tomography Score (pc-ASPECT) for the Evaluation of Cerebellar Infarcts.

Jan 24, 2022

Patients with cerebellar ischemic stroke may be misdiagnosed and may exhibit a delayed time to acute stroke treatment compared with patients with anterior circulation ischemic stroke. The posterior ci...

Major Neurological Deficit Following Neck Hyperextension During Dental Treatment: Report of 2 Cases and Review of the Literature.

Jan 24, 2022

Medical literature has long reported the disastrous effects of neck hyperextension on posterior cerebral circulation. Hairdresser-related ischemic cerebrovascular event, also called beauty parlor synd...

Phase I Trial of Definitive Concurrent Chemoradiotherapy and Trametinib for KRAS-Mutated Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer.

Jan 24, 2022

This phase I trial (NCT01912625) evaluated the safety and pharmacokinetics of definitive concurrent chemoradiotherapy (cCRT) and the radiosensitizer trametinib (MEK1/2 inhibitor) for KRAS-mutated nonm...

The effectiveness of branching simulations in improving nurses' knowledge, attitudes, practice, and decision-making related to sepsis assessment and management.

Jan 24, 2022

Nurses have a key role in the early assessment and management of sepsis, which is crucial for optimal quality of care and better patient outcomes. However, sepsis in critical care patients is underrec...

[Acute cerebral circulation impairment associated with percutaneous coronary intervention].

Jan 24, 2022

The article deals with generalized literature data on the current importance of the problem concerning acute cerebral ischemia occurring during percutaneous coronary interventions. Pathophysiological ...

Risk factors of postoperative complications following total knee arthroplasty in Korea: A nationwide retrospective cohort study.

Jan 24, 2022

The number of patients undergoing total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is gradually increasing and there is also increase in postoperative complications. The patient's demographic, socio-economic factors, ho...

A Scoping Review of Cognitive Assessment in Adults With Acute Traumatic Brain Injury.

Jan 24, 2022

The purpose of this study was to describe and synthesize the current research regarding the prevailing cognitive domains impacted by acute traumatic brain injury (TBI) in adults. Standardized and nons...

Application of Second-Order Growth Mixture Modeling (SO-GMM) to Longitudinal TBI Outcome Research: 15-year Trajectories of Life Satisfaction in Adolescents and Young Adults (AYA) as an Example.

Jan 24, 2022

To demonstrate the application of Second-Order Growth Mixture Modeling using life satisfaction among adolescents and young adults with TBI up to 15 years post-injury.SO-GMM, a data-driven modeling app...

2-Benzyllawsone protects against polymicrobial sepsis and vascular hyporeactivity in swiss albino mice.

Jan 17, 2022

Novel naphthoquinone, 2-benzyllawsone (LT-9) was evaluated against vascular hyporeactivity and sepsis in cecal ligation and puncture (CLP) model in mice in view of its preliminary antibacterial and an...

Preseason Symptom Reporting and Cognition in Middle School Athletes with Past Concussions.

Jan 17, 2022

This study examined the association between past concussions and current preseason symptom reporting and cognitive performance in 9,257 youth ages 11-13. Participants completed neurocognitive testing ...

Total body irradiation plus fludarabine versus thiotepa, busulfan plus fludarabine as a myeloablative conditioning for adults with acute lymphoblastic leukemia treated with haploidentical hematopoietic cell transplantation. A study by the Acute Leukemia Working Party of the EBMT.

Jan 17, 2022

Optimal conditioning for adults with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) treated with haploidentical hematopoietic cell transplantation (haplo-HCT) and post-transplant cyclophosphamide has not been est...

Myofibril orientation as a metric for characterizing heart disease.

Jan 17, 2022

Myocyte disarray is a hallmark of many cardiac disorders. However, the relationship between alterations in the orientation of individual myofibrils and myofilaments to disease progression has been lar...

SUBSPECIALTIES

Advertisement