Critical Care General
May 17, 2021
Naturally occurring cyclic antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) such as tyrocidine A (Tyrc A) and gramicidin S (GS) are appealing targets for the development of novel antibiotics. However, their therapeutic ...
May 17, 2021
CAP (community acquired pneumonia) is a leading cause of morbidity in children, despite advances in healthcare and anti-pneumococcal vaccine. Complicated pneumonia accounts for a significant burden wi...
May 17, 2021
The aim of this study is to describe rates and characteristics of non-elective 30-day readmission among patients hospitalized for adrenal insufficiency and to assess predictors of readmission.We analy...
May 17, 2021
Assess the pathologic changes in the lungs of COVID-19 decedents and correlate these changes with demographic data, clinical course, therapies, and duration of illness.Lungs of 12 consecutive COVID-19...
May 17, 2021
Based on recent PK/PD evidence, continuous infusion (CI) of β-lactam administration is increasingly recommended for serious infections. Since 2016, the combination of ceftazidime and avibactam (CAZ/A...
May 17, 2021
and purpose. COVID-19 is a novel viral disease causing worldwide pandemia. The aim of this study was to describe the effect of adjunctive individualized homeopathic treatment delivered to hospitalized...
May 17, 2021
To assess the predictive value for infection with multidrug-resistant organisms (MDROs) of reasons for empirical prescription of restricted antibiotics (rABX), in a setting with high resistance rates....
May 17, 2021
Management of concussion remains a serious issue for professional sports, particularly with the growing knowledge on the consequences of repetitive concussion. One primary concern is the subjective as...
May 17, 2021
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a major cause of death and disability worldwide. Various forms of cells death are involved in the pathological process of TBI, without exception to ferroptosis, which i...
May 17, 2021
Fludarabine 30 mg/m/day x 5 and melphalan 140 mg/m x 1 (Flu-Mel140) is a commonly used RIC regimen. We hypothesized that addition of 200cGy total body irradiation (TBI) to Flu-Mel140 may improve antit...
May 17, 2021
Sleep disordered breathing (SDB) is common in adults with chronic heart failure (CHF), but its prevalence in children remains unclear. Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) is the treatment of SD...
May 17, 2021
Mechanical circulatory support systems (MCSSs) are crucial devices for transplants in patients with heart failure. The blood flowing through the MCSS can be recirculated or even stagnated in the event...
May 17, 2021
EEG-based prognostication studies in intensive care units often rely on a standard 21-electrode montage (EEG) requiring substantial human, technical, and financial resources. We here evaluate whether ...
May 13, 2021
Amyloidosis is a heterogeneous group of diseases in which the extracellular deposition of abnormal fibrillar proteins disrupts tissue structure and function. Intestinal involvement is a very rare mani...
May 13, 2021
In recent years, increasing discovery of the extremely important regulatory effects of circular RNAs on biological development, angiogenesis, tumor genesis, and development, as well as stem cell proli...
May 13, 2021
Extreme prematurity is associated with a substantial burden on health care systems worldwide. However, little is known about the prognosis of infants born extremely preterm in developing countries, su...
May 13, 2021
Time to antibiotic administration (TTA) is a commonly used standard of care in pediatric cancer settings in high-income countries. Effective interventions to improve outcomes in cancer patients with f...
May 13, 2021
The effect of early vasopressin initiation on clinical outcomes in patients with septic shock is uncertain. A systematic review and meta-analysis was performed to evaluate the impact of early start of...
May 13, 2021
Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a main cause of ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) with drug-resistant bacteria. Bacteriophage therapy has experienced resurgence to compensate for the limited development...
May 13, 2021
Awareness and interest in calf health and wellbeing is intensifying, prompting change in the management and breeding decisions of producers and associated policy-makers. The objectives of the present ...