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A Neonatal Patient Diagnosed with a COL4A1 Mutation Presenting with Hemorrhagic Infarction and Severe Jaundice

Case Reports in Genetics, 2022
We report a patient diagnosed with a COL4A1 mutation in the early postnatal period. Patients with early postnatal jaundice, intracranial lesions that are negative for TORCH syndrome, and recurrent hemolytic anemia should be suspected of having a COL4A1 ...
Akihiro Kirimura, Hajime Yasuhara, Soshi Hachisuka, Kumiko Takagi, Reiko Ebisu, Ayako Ohgitani, Hideki Minowa   +6 more
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Eye care in the intensive care unit [PDF]

Journal of the Intensive Care Society, 2018
Ocular surface disease is common in the intensive care population with 20–42% of patients developing corneal epithelial defects. The ocular surface is normally protected by the ability to produce tears, to blink and to close the eyes with rest or sleep.
Benjamin J Hearne, Elewys G Hearne, Hugh Montgomery, Susan L Lightman   +3 more
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The role of routine FIBERoptic bronchoscopy monitoring during percutaneous dilatational TRACHeostomy (FIBERTRACH): a study protocol for a randomized, controlled clinical trial

Trials, 2021
Background Tracheostomy is one of the most frequent techniques in intensive care units (ICU). Fiberoptic bronchoscopy (FB) is a safety measure when performing a percutaneous dilatational tracheostomy (PDT), but the controversy surrounding the routine use
José M. Añón, María Soledad Arellano, Manuel Pérez-Márquez, Claudia Díaz-Alvariño, José A. Márquez-Alonso, Jorge Rodríguez-Peláez, Kapil Nanwani-Nanwani, Ana Martín-Pellicer, Belén Civantos, Alba López-Fernández, Irene Seises, Jorge García-Nerín, Juan C. Figueira, Henar Casero, Javier Vejo, Alexander Agrifoglio, Lucía Cachafeiro, Mariana Díaz-Almirón, Jesús Villar   +18 more
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Sepsis in the intensive care unit [PDF]

Surgery (Oxford), 2012
Sepsis remains a major cause of mortality in intensive care. The past 15 years has seen a more uniform, world-wide approach to the management of sepsis, severe sepsis and septic shock with improved survival. Recognizing the early symptoms and signs of sepsis are key: the confused, hypoxic, hypotensive patient with pyrexia, tachycardia, tachypnoea and ...
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Use, timing and factors associated with tracheal intubation in septic shock: a prospective multicentric observational study

Annals of Intensive Care, 2020
Background No recommendation exists about the timing and setting for tracheal intubation and mechanical ventilation in septic shock. Patients and methods This prospective multicenter observational study was conducted in 30 ICUs in France and Spain.
C. Darreau, F. Martino, M. Saint-Martin, S. Jacquier, J. F. Hamel, M. A. Nay, N. Terzi, G. Ledoux, F. Roche-Campo, L. Camous, F. Pene, T. Balzer, F. Bagate, J. Lorber, P. Bouju, C. Marois, R. Robert, S. Gaudry, M. Commereuc, M. Debarre, N. Chudeau, P. Labroca, K. Merouani, P. Y. Egreteau, V. Peigne, C. Bornstain, E. Lebas, F. Benezit, S. Vally, S. Lasocki, A. Robert, A. Delbove, N. Lerolle   +32 more
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The Effectiveness of Bevacizumab in COVID-19 Pneumonia Among Critically Ill Patients

Egyptian Journal of Critical Care Medicine, 2022
Background Bevacizumab, an antiangiogenic drug, is being evaluated for the management of novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pneumonia among critically ill patients.
Karthikkeyan Rajachandran, Giphy Susan Varghese, J. Vinoth Kumar, Santhosh Raja, S. K. Jagadish Chandran, M. Aruloli, A. Murali   +6 more
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Delirium in the intensive care unit

Journal of Emergencies, Trauma, and Shock, 2017
Delirium is characterized by impaired cognition with nonspecific manifestations. In critically ill patients, it may develop secondary to multiple precipitating or predisposing causes. Although it can be a transient and reversible syndrome, its occurrence in Intensive Care Unit (ICU) patients may be associated with long-term cognitive dysfunction.
Mohammad Asim, Suresh Arumugam, Hassan Al-Thani, Insolvisagan Natesa Mudali, Ahammed Mekkodithal, Gustav Strandvik, Ammar Al-Hassani, Ayman El-Menyar   +7 more
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Hemoperfusion in the intensive care unit

Intensive Care Medicine, 2022
Multiple organ failure following a septic event derives from immune dysregulation. Many of the mediators of this process are humoral factors (cytokines), which could theoretically be cleared by direct adsorption through a process called hemoperfusion. Hemoperfusion through devices, which bind specific molecules like endotoxin or theoretically provide ...
ricci Z, Romagnoli S, Reis T, Bellomo R, Ronco C.   +4 more
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Dexmedetomidine Attenuates LPS-Stimulated Alveolar Type II Cells’ Injury through Upregulation of miR-140-3p and Partial Suppression of PD-L1 Involving Inactivating JNK-Bnip3 Pathway

Canadian Respiratory Journal, 2022
Dexmedetomidine (DEX), which is reported to be a newly discovered, novel α-2 adrenoceptor agonist, is known to exhibit anti-inflammatory properties in several diseases.
Xianfeng Chen, Juntao Hu, Jie Lai, Zhiyong Zhang, Zhanhong Tang   +4 more
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Factors Affecting Quality of Sleep in Intensive Care Unit [PDF]

, 2020
Background: The etiology of sleep disruption in intensive care unit is poorly known and often ignored complication. It is caused by the environmental factors especially pain, noise, diagnostic testing and human interventions that cause sleep ...
Arif, M. (Muhammad), Hanif, A. (Asif), Iftikhar, A. (Areeba)   +2 more
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