Perioperative Endocarditis Management in a Patient with Homozygous Sickle Cell Disease
Background Homozygous sickle cell disease (SCD) compounded with bacterial endocarditis makes open-heart surgery a multidisciplinary challenge. Case description A 45-year-old African male patient with homozygous SCD presented with right heart
Malgorzata Gozdzik +3 more
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Combination of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation and inline hemofiltration for the acute hyperkalemic cardiac arrest in a patient with Duchenne muscular dystrophy following orthopedic surgery -a case report- [PDF]
Background Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is the most common childhood muscular dystrophy that anesthesiologists can encounter in the operation room, and patients with DMD are susceptible to complications such as rhabdomyolysis, hyperkalemic cardiac ...
Sang Hun Kim, Ji Ho Song, Ki Tae Jung
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Unexplained Severe Lactic Acidosis in Young Patient.
Case report: A 27-year-old previously healthy man was admitted to the ICU complaining nausea, vomiting and disorientation, after he ingested 1500 mg paracetamol, but its relatives explained that they possess in the house only metformin (maybe he ingested
Alfred Ibrahimi +4 more
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Objective: to analyze the efficiency of hemofiltration (HF) in the stage of extracorporeal circulation (EC) during cardiac surgery in order to prevent acute renal function lowering and the development of acute renal failure (ARF).
E. A. Tabakyan +4 more
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Prescribing Continuous Kidney Replacement Therapy in Acute Kidney Injury: A Narrative Review
Severe acute kidney injury is a common complication in critically ill patients, often necessitating support with a modality of kidney replacement therapy.
Siddharth Verma, Paul M. Palevsky
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Association of Weight-indexed Conventional Ultrafiltration Volume with Post-operative Lactate in Patients Undergoing Cardiopulmonary Bypass [PDF]
Background: Conventional ultrafiltration (CUF) during cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) is utilized to minimize hemodilution. However, removing high volumes leads to tissue hypoperfusion by activating the anaerobic glycolysis pathways.
Hamid Gerami +3 more
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Acute Angle Closure Glaucoma with Capilllary Leak Syndrome Following Snake Bite [PDF]
Introduction: Acute angle closure glaucoma is rarely seen as complication of snake bite.We report three cases of bilateral acute angle closure glaucoma with capillary leak syndrome and acute renal failure secondary to hematotoxic snake bites.
CHIDANAND KULKARNI +3 more
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Developing dual hemofiltration plus cardiopulmonary bypass in rodents
Background: Emerging therapies for prolonged cardiac arrest (CA) include advanced circulatory interventions like emergency cardiopulmonary bypass (ECPB) and continuous venovenous hemofiltration (CVVHF). However, preclinical studies are limited because of
Shinozaki, Koichiro;Lampe, Joshua W.;Wang, Chih-Hsien;Yin, Tai;Kim, Junhwan;Oda, Shigeto;Hirasawa, Hiroyuki;Becker, Lance B. +1 more
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MODERN CONCEPTS OF SEPSIS PATHOGENESIS AND PERSPECTIVE APPROACH TO IT''S TREATMENT
Over the past hundred years, understanding of the sepsis pathogenesis as well as approaches to its treatment has dramatically changed. Great importance is attached to circulating inflammatory mediators. The paper presents the modern concept of the sepsis
A. B. Zulkarnaev +3 more
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A Convertible Cardiopulmonary Bypass System for Optimized Hemofiltration
Hemofiltration during or after cardiopulmonary bypass has proved to be an efficient tool for hemoconcentration. Classically, the hemofilters are supplied by the arterial line and the filtration rate is mainly a function of the perfusion pressure. We have
Ludwig von Segesser +3 more
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