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Nutrition in the critically ill patient [PDF]

, 2006
Critical illness presents with the classic response to stress, including hypermetabolism and increased catabolism, resulting in a negative energy and nitrogen balance.
Gervasio, Jane M.
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The critically ill older patient with sepsis: a narrative review

Annals of Intensive Care
Sepsis is a significant public health concern, particularly affecting individuals above 70 years in developed countries. This is a crucial fact due to the increasing aging population, their heightened vulnerability to sepsis, and the associated high ...
M. Ibarz, Lenneke E. M. Haas, A. Ceccato, A. Artigas   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Personalized Selumetinib Dosing in Pediatric Neurofibromatosis Type 1: Insights From a Pilot Therapeutic Drug Monitoring Study

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective To evaluate selumetinib exposure using therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM) in pediatric patients with neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) and plexiform neurofibromas (PN), assess interpatient pharmacokinetic variability, and explore the relationship between drug exposure, clinical response, and adverse effects.
Janka Kovács, Zoltán Köllő, Balázs Gellért Karvaly, Mahmoud Obeidat, Rita Nagy, Péter Hegyi, Brigitta Teutsch, Eszter Tuboly, Miklós Garami   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

PROGNOSIS OF INTENSIVE CARE UNIT ACQUIRED HYPERNATREMIA IN DIFFERENT AGE GROUPS AND GENDER

Pakistan Armed Forces Medical Journal, 2020
Objective: To find out the frequency of intensive care unit acquired hypernatremia in critically ill patients and to find out the outcomes in terms of mortality/discharge with respect to age and gender. Study Design: Cross sectional study.
Qasim Zaheer, Tariq Bashir Tareen, Taimoor Ashraf Khan   +2 more
doaj  

Epidemiology of invasive aspergillosis in critically ill patients : clinical presentation, underlying conditions, and outcome [PDF]

, 2015
Introduction: Invasive aspergillosis (IA) is a fungal infection that particularly affects immunocompromised hosts. Recently, several studies have indicated a high incidence of IA in intensive care unit (ICU) patients.
Blasco-Navalpotro, Miguel, Blot, Stijn I, Bulpa, Pierre, Cardoso, Teresa, De Laere, Emmanuel, Dimopoulos, George, Meersseman, Wouter, Misset, Benoit, Paiva, José-Artur, Rello, Jordi, Taccone, Fabio Silvio, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Van den Abeele, Anne-Marie, Vogelaers, Dirk   +13 more
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Preferences of Pediatric Patients and Their Caregivers for Chemotherapy‐Induced Nausea and Vomiting Control Endpoints: A Mixed Methods Study

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Purpose Although not always achieved, complete chemotherapy‐induced nausea and vomiting (CINV) control is the conventional goal of CINV prophylaxis. In this two‐center, mixed‐methods study, we sought to understand the preferences of adolescent patients and family caregivers for CINV control endpoints.
Haley Newman, Tadi Hondonga, Alison Berry, Caitlin Elgarten, Jason Freedman, Katelyn Oranges, Sara McDonough, Caroline Diorio, L. Lee Dupuis   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Prescribed hypocaloric nutrition support for critically-ill adults [PDF]

, 2018
Background There are controversies about the amount of calories and the type of nutritional support that should be given to critically‐ill people. Several authors advocate the potential benefits of hypocaloric nutrition support, but the evidence is ...
Ciapponi, Agustín, Crivelli, Adriana, Franco, Juan V.A., Garrote, Virginia, Loudet, Cecilia, Perman, Gastón, Perman, Mario I   +6 more
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Pulmonary Dysfunction Is Associated With Sleep Study Abnormalities in Children With Sickle Cell Disease: A Multicenter Study

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Pulmonary dysfunction and sleep abnormalities are common in children with sickle cell disease (SCD) and are associated with worse clinical outcomes. Whether spirometry abnormalities are associated with polysomnography (PSG) findings remains unclear.
Ammar Saadoon Alishlash, Anis Rabbani Nourani, A. K. M. Fazlur Rahman, Dima Ezmigna, Tarig Ali‐Dinar   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Prevalence of myocarditis in critically-ill pediatric patients in Qena University Hospital

SVU - International Journal of Medical Sciences
Background: Myocarditis is a potentially life-threatening inflammatory disease affecting the myocardium. There are many different etiologies, most of which are infectious. The spectrum of presentations can range between subclinical disease and congestive
Ahmed El-Abd Ahmed , Abdallah Elaiw Mohamed Ali , Heba Mohamed Qubasy , Mohamed Said Sami Saleh Younes *   +3 more
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Epidemiology and characteristics of nosocomial infections in critically ill patients in a tertiary care intensive care unit of Northern India

Saudi Journal of Anaesthesia, 2017
Background and Aims: The prevalence of nosocomial infection is higher in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) than other areas of the hospital. The present observational study was undertaken to describe the epidemiology and characteristics of nosocomial ...
Anirban Hom Choudhuri, Mitali Chakravarty, Rajeev Uppal   +2 more
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