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Antimicrobial susceptibility at intensive care units in Sudan, antibiogram development [PDF]

open access: yesBMC Microbiology
Antibiograms are statistics on bacterial spectrum and resistance rates. It is of importance to regularly monitor the trends in antimicrobial resistance within the institution through the periodic cumulative resistance to provide the effective empiric ...
Ghada Omer Hamad Abd El-Raheem   +8 more
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Surviving Capnocytophaga Canimorsus Septic Shock: Intertwining a Challenging Diagnosis with Prompt Treatment

open access: yesDiagnostics, 2022
Capnocytophaga canimorsus is zoonotic agent isolated from humans bitten by dogs or cats. Although rare, severe infection usually affects male patients over the age of 50, asplenic or immunocompromised.
Fulvio Nisi   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Lung response to prone positioning in mechanically-ventilated patients with COVID-19

open access: yesCritical Care, 2022
Background Prone positioning improves survival in moderate-to-severe acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) unrelated to the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19). This benefit is probably mediated by a decrease in alveolar collapse and hyperinflation
Alessandro Protti   +11 more
doaj   +1 more source

Trans-Esophageal Echocardiography of the Descending Aorta and Celiac Trunk as an Intraoperative Monitoring for Median Arcuate Ligament Syndrome (MALS) Treatment: Technique Proposal and Two Case Reports

open access: yesSurgeries, 2023
Dunbar syndrome is caused by the compression of the celiac artery by the median arcuate ligament (MAL) and the diaphragmatic crura, presenting with abdominal pain.
Marta Lubian   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Care and compassion at time of pandemic: an ICU field experience in Italy

open access: yesJournal of Anesthesia, Analgesia and Critical Care, 2022
After the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak in March 2020, the majority of hospital policies have followed guidelines aimed to prevent the virus transmission and the families’ entry was denied in all hospital wards and intensive care units (ICU).
Annalaura Ferrari   +11 more
doaj   +1 more source

Risk Factors Associated With Mortality Among Patients With COVID-19 in Intensive Care Units in Lombardy, Italy.

open access: yesJAMA Internal Medicine, 2020
Importance Many patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) are critically ill and require care in the intensive care unit (ICU). Objective To evaluate the independent risk factors associated with mortality of patients with COVID-19 requiring ...
G. Grasselli   +147 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Characteristics and Outcomes of Children With Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Infection Admitted to US and Canadian Pediatric Intensive Care Units.

open access: yesJAMA pediatrics, 2020
Importance The recent and ongoing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has taken an unprecedented toll on adults critically ill with COVID-19 infection.
L. Shekerdemian   +14 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Non-catecholamine vasopressors in the treatment of adult patients with septic shock—evidence from meta-analysis and trial sequential analysis of randomized clinical trials

open access: yesJournal of Intensive Care, 2020
Background Norepinephrine (NE) has currently been the first-choice vasopressor in treating septic shock despite generally insufficient for patients with refractory septic shock.
Lei Zhong   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Prescription practice and clinical utility of chest radiographs in a pediatric intensive care unit: a prospective observational study

open access: yesBMC Medical Imaging, 2021
Background Chest radiograph (CXR) prescribing pattern and practice vary widely among pediatric intensive care units (PICU). ‘On demand’ approach is increasingly recommended as against daily ‘routine’ CXRs; however, the real-world practice is largely ...
Rajeev Gupta   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Acute Hemorrhagic Leukoencephalitis: A Case and Systematic Review of the Literature

open access: yesFrontiers in Neurology, 2020
Objectives: To present a patient with acute hemorrhagic leukoencephalitis (AHLE) and a systematic review of the literature analyzing diagnostic procedures, treatment, and outcomes of AHLE.Methods: PubMed and Cochrane databases were screened.
Pascale Grzonka   +12 more
doaj   +1 more source

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