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COVID-19 is associated with distinct myopathic features in the diaphragm of critically ill patients

BMJ Open Respiratory Research, 2021
Introduction The diaphragm is the main muscle of inspiration, and its dysfunction contributes to adverse clinical outcomes in critically ill patients. We recently reported the infiltration of SARS-CoV-2, and the development of fibrosis, in the diaphragm ...
Zhonghua Shi, Leo Heunks, Marianna Bugiani, Sylvia J P Bogaards, Stefan Conijn, Yeszamin Onderwater, Pedro Espinosa, Diewertje I Bink, Marloes van den Berg, Martijn van de Locht, Hans van der Hoeven, Reinier A Boon, Coen A C Ottenheijm   +12 more
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Pharmacokinetic changes and dosing modification of aminoglycosides in critically ill obese patients: A literature review [PDF]

, 2014
The objective of the paper is to review the literature and provide recommendations for use of aminoglycoside antibiotics in critically ill obese patients.
Karamouzos, Vasilios, Karanikolas, Menelaos, Marangos, Markos, Pierrakos, Charalampos, Velissaris, Dimitrios   +4 more
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Invasive pulmonary aspergillosis complicating COVID-19 in the ICU - A case report. [PDF]

, 2021
It is not yet known, if critically ill COVID-19 patients are prone to fungal infections. We report a 69-year-old patient without typical risk factors for invasive pulmonary aspergillosis (IPA), who developed IPA two weeks after onset of symptoms.
Eller, Philipp, Hoenigl, Martin, Prattes, Juergen, Reisinger, Alexander C, Talakic, Emina, Valentin, Thomas   +5 more
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Chronic Critical Illness [PDF]

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, 2010
Although advances in intensive care have enabled more patients to survive an acute critical illness, they also have created a large and growing population of chronically critically ill patients with prolonged dependence on mechanical ventilation and other intensive care therapies.
Aluko A. Hope, Judith E. Nelson, Christopher E. Cox, Shannon S. Carson   +3 more
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Covering All Bases: A Simulated, Longitudinal Case-Based Approach to Teaching Critical Care Fellows

MedEdPORTAL, 2013
Introduction Any method to enhance patient care and safety is of great significance to those putting their trust in physicians charged with caring for the ill.
Patrick Mailloux
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Fluid overload: clinical outcomes in pediatric intensive care unit

Jornal de Pediatria, 2023
Objective: The aim of this study was to analyze the effects of fluid overload related to mechanical ventilation, renal replacement therapy, and evolution to discharge or death in critically ill children.
Romina Aparecida dos Santos Gomes, Lorena Ferreira Azevedo, Bruna Pessanha Cerqueira Simões, Letícia Silva Detomi, Karla Emília de Sá Rodrigues, Adriana Teixeira Rodrigues, Maria do Carmo Barros de Melo, Jaisson Gustavo da Fonseca   +7 more
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Risk Factors for Perioperative Complications in Endoscopic Surgery with Irrigation

Brazilian Journal of Anesthesiology, 2013
Background and objectives: Currently, endoscopic medicine is being increasingly used, albeit not without risks. Therefore, this study evaluated the factors associated with perioperative complications in endoscopic surgery with intraoperative irrigation ...
João Manoel Silva, Jr., Maria Alice Barros, Milena Aur L. Chahda, Igor Martins Santos, Lauro Yoiti Marubayashi, Luiz Marcelo Sá Malbouisson   +5 more
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To study thyroid hormone levels (FT3, FT4, and TSH levels) in critically ill children and their correlation with disease severity and clinical outcome in Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences, Ranchi, Jharkhand

Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care, 2022
Introduction: There are manifold effects on neuro-endocrine and metabolic systems due to critical illness. Abnormalities in thyroid hormone levels in a critically-ill patient with no pre-existing hypothalamo-pituitary-thyroid dysfunction is seen in ...
Upendra Prasad Sahu, Sunanda Jha, Olie Mitra, Apeksha Pathak, Kamal Narayan Prasad   +4 more
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Interventions for preventing critical illness polyneuropathy and critical illness myopathy [PDF]

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2007
Critical illness polyneuro-and/or myopathy (CIP/CIM) is an important and frequent complication in the intensive care unit (ICU), causing delayed weaning from mechanical ventilation. It may increase ICU stay and mortality.To examine the ability of any intervention to prevent the occurrence of CIP/CIM.We searched the Cochrane Neuromuscular Disease Group ...
Hermans, Greet, De Jonghe, Bernard, Bruyninckx, Frans, Van den Berghe, Greet   +3 more
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Acute kidney injury in critically ill cancer patients : an update [PDF]

, 2016
Patients with cancer represent a growing group among actual ICU admissions (up to 20 %). Due to their increased susceptibility to infectious and noninfectious complications related to the underlying cancer itself or its treatment, these patients ...
Benoit, Dominique, Lameire, Norbert, Van Biesen, Wim, Vanholder, Raymond   +3 more
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