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Association Between Administration of Systemic Corticosteroids and Mortality Among Critically Ill Patients With COVID-19: A Meta-analysis.

Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), 2020
Importance Effective therapies for patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) are needed, and clinical trial data have demonstrated that low-dose dexamethasone reduced mortality in hospitalized patients with COVID-19 who required respiratory ...
J. Sterne, S. Murthy, Janet Diaz, Arthur S Slutsky, J. Villar, D. Angus, D. Annane, L. Azevedo, O. Berwanger, A. Cavalcanti, P. Dequin, B. Du, J. Emberson, D. Fisher, B. Giraudeau, A. Gordon, A. Granholm, Cameron Green, R. Haynes, N. Heming, J. Higgins, P. Horby, P. Jüni, M. Landray, A. Le Gouge, M. Leclerc, W. Lim, F. Machado, C. McArthur, F. Meziani, M. Møller, A. Perner, M. W. Petersen, J. Savović, B. Tomazini, V. Veiga, S. Webb, J. Marshall   +37 more
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The Adrenal Cortex, an Underestimated Site of SARS-CoV-2 Infection

Frontiers in Endocrinology, 2021
BackgroundThe majority of the critically ill patients may have critical illness-related corticosteroid insufficiency (CIRCI). The therapeutic effect of dexamethasone may be related to its ability to improve cortical function.
Yanfei Mao, Bo Xu, Wenbin Guan, Dunfeng Xu, Feng Li, Rongrong Ren, Xiaoyan Zhu, Yuan Gao, Lai Jiang   +8 more
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Confirmation of the high cumulative incidence of thrombotic complications in critically ill ICU patients with COVID-19: An updated analysis

Thrombosis Research, 2020
Introduction We recently reported a high cumulative incidence of thrombotic complications in critically ill patients with COVID-19 admitted to the intensive care units (ICUs) of three Dutch hospitals. In answering questions raised regarding our study, we
F. Klok, M. Kruip, N. Meer, M. Arbous, D. Gommers, Krishna Kant, F. Kaptein, J. Paassen, M. Stals, M. Huisman, H. Endeman   +10 more
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Acute kidney injury in the critically ill: an updated review on pathophysiology and management

Intensive Care Medicine, 2021
Acute kidney injury (AKI) is now recognized as a heterogeneous syndrome that not only affects acute morbidity and mortality, but also a patient’s long-term prognosis.
P. Pickkers, M. Darmon, E. Hoste, M. Joannidis, M. Legrand, M. Ostermann, J. Prowle, A. Schneider, M. Schetz   +8 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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Hospital-Acquired Infections in Critically Ill Patients With COVID-19

Chest, 2021
Background Few small studies have described hospital-acquired infections (HAIs) occurring in patients with COVID-19. Research Question What characteristics in critically ill patients with COVID-19 are associated with HAIs and how are HAIs associated with
G. Grasselli, V. Scaravilli, D. Mangioni, L. Scudeller, L. Alagna, M. Bartoletti, G. Bellani, E. Biagioni, P. Bonfanti, N. Bottino, Irene Coloretti, S. Cutuli, G. De Pascale, D. Ferlicca, G. Fior, A. Forastieri, M. Franzetti, M. Greco, A. Guzzardella, Sara Linguadoca, M. Meschiari, A. Messina, G. Monti, P. Morelli, A. Muscatello, S. Redaelli, Flavia Stefanini, T. Tonetti, M. Antonelli, M. Cecconi, G. Foti, R. Fumagalli, M. Girardis, M. Ranieri, P. Viale, M. Raviglione, A. Pesenti, A. Gori, A. Bandera   +38 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.
Judith E, Nelson, Christopher E, Cox, Aluko A, Hope, Shannon S, Carson   +3 more
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Estimated glomerular filtration rate correlates poorly with four-hour creatinine clearance in critically ill patients with acute kidney injury. [PDF]

, 2013
Introduction. RIFLE and AKIN provide a standardised classification of acute kidney injury (AKI), but their categorical rather than continuous nature restricts their use to a research tool. A more accurate real-time description of renal function in AKI is
Kirwan, CJ, Macphee, IA, Philips, BJ
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Safety of Needle Electromyography in Critically Ill Patients [PDF]

, 2020
Introduction: To evaluate the safety of needle electromyography (EMG) in critically ill intensive care unit (ICU) patients who are on anticoagulants and have comorbidities that increase the risk of bleeding and infections.
Bollu, Pradeep, Brannagan, Thomas, Digala, Lakshmi, Govindarajan, Raghav, Nagarajan, Elanagan, Yelam, Anudeep   +5 more
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Critical illness polyneuromyopathy [PDF]

Canadian Medical Association Journal, 2016
Flaccid weakness develops in the limbs or respiratory muscles; the latter may present as difficulty in weaning from ventilation. Sensation may be reduced to pinprick. Reflexes may be present in the acute phase of the illness but are generally reduced or absent.
Cameron, Cunningham, Heather, Finlayson
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