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Hemodynamic support in the early phase of septic shock: a review of challenges and unanswered questions

Annals of Intensive Care, 2018
Background Improving sepsis support is one of the three pillars of a 2017 resolution according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Septic shock is indeed a burden issue in the intensive care units.
Olivier Lesur, Eugénie Delile, Pierre Asfar, Peter Radermacher   +3 more
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Language, Culture, and Cancer: Qualitative Insights Into Communication Disparities Among Spanish‐Speaking Caregivers of Children With Cancer

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Latino children are projected to make up nearly one‐third of United States (US) children by 2060, and many of their caregivers speak Spanish. Prior survey research has documented communication difficulties for Spanish‐speaking caregivers of children with cancer, but contemporary qualitative data are limited.
Jenny Ruiz, Alejandra Curbelo‐Paz, Sonia Morales, Elizabeth Contreras, Amy Houtrow, Scott H. Maurer, Judy C. Chang   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

The impact of postoperative fluid balance on early hepatic function and renal replacement therapy requirement after liver transplantation: a single-center retrospective cohort study

European Journal of Medical Research
Objective Liver transplantation (LT) is the definitive treatment for end-stage liver disease, with acute kidney injury (AKI) and renal replacement therapy (RRT) as common severe early complications.
Shenghai Tan, Sinan Liu, Sha Xu, Ying Zhao, Shuhui Wang, Ting Lin   +5 more
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Neonatal gastrointestinal involvement and congenital cytomegalovirus

La Pediatria Medica e Chirurgica, 2016
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is the most common cause of congenital viral infection, affecting 0.2 to 2.3% of all live births in developed countries. Very low birth weight and extremely low birth weight newborns are at higher risk of symptomatic CMV infection ...
Alessandro Porta, Adriana Avanzini, Marta Bellini, Rosa Maria Crossignani, Stefano Fiocchi, Stefano Martinelli, Luciana Parola   +6 more
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Bone Mineral Density After Contemporary Treatment for Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia: A Matched Cross‐Sectional Study

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Reduced bone mineral density (BMD) has been reported in survivors of childhood and young adult acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL); however, data from cohorts treated with contemporary protocols and including matched controls remain limited.
Karen Schow Jensen, Mette Tiedemann Skipper, Niels Holtum Birkebæk, Kjeld Schmiegelow, Thomas Leth Frandsen, Bente Langdahl, Rikke Beck Jensen, Asger Roer Pedersen, Christian Mølgaard, Liv Andrés‐Jensen, Birgitte Klug Albertsen   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Identifying Patterns of Hospitalizations Among Childhood Cancer Survivors: A Population‐Based Study

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Childhood cancer survivors (CCSs) experience more hospitalizations than the general population. We aimed to identify distinct hospitalization patterns among Queensland CCSs and the associated characteristics. Methods Cases (aged ≤14 years) diagnosed between 1995 and 2019 while residents of Queensland were identified through the ...
Hai Pham, Teyl Engstrom, Peter Baade, Natalie Bradford, Sarah Pont, Louise Marquart‐Wilson, Natasha Nassar, Jason D. Pole   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Offline Safe Reinforcement Learning for Sepsis Treatment: Tackling Variable-Length Episodes with Sparse Rewards

Human-Centric Intelligent Systems
In critical medicine, data-driven methods that assist in physician decisions often require accurate responses and controllable safety risks. Most recent reinforcement learning models developed for clinical research typically use fixed-length and very ...
Rui Tu, Zhipeng Luo, Chuanliang Pan, Zhong Wang, Jie Su, Yu Zhang, Yifan Wang   +6 more
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Impact of Initial Treatment Setting on Survival in Relapsed Pediatric and AYA Bone Sarcomas: A Secondary Analysis of a Prospective Clinical Trial

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Outcomes in relapsed or refractory pediatric and AYA bone sarcomas remain poor, and the impact of early referral to specialized sarcoma centers on survival is unclear. Early centralization of care may improve local and systemic treatment quality, but evidence in this population is limited.
Justyna Antoniuk‐Majchrzak, Katarzyna Bilska, Tomasz Koziński, Jadwiga Węcławek‐Tompol, Dorota Sega‐Pondel, Radosław Chaber, Wanda Badowska, Katarzyna Rosłan, Hanna Koseła‐Paterczyk, Anna Raciborska   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Prognosis of Patients Transferred From Intensive Care Units to Departments of Chest Diseases and the Factors Affecting Their Prognosis

, 2011
Aim: One-third of deaths due to a critical disease occur after patients are transferred from intensive care units to hospital departments. Some of the deaths occur in patients who are considered not to need further intensive care treatment or that they ...
Serdar Kalemci, Can Sevinc, Hulya Ellidokuz, ELLİDOKUZ, HÜLYA, Kalemci, Serdar, SEVİNÇ, CAN   +5 more
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Epidemiology of bloodstream infections and antimicrobial susceptibility pattern in ICU and non-ICU wards: A four-year retrospective study in Isfahan, Iran

Advanced Biomedical Research, 2023
Background: Bloodstream infections (BSIs) are one of the causes of morbidity and mortality in hospitalised patients. This study evaluated BSI's incidence, trend, antimicrobial susceptibility patterns and mortality in AL Zahra Hospital in Isfahan, Iran ...
Nazila Kassaian, Shadnosh Nematbakhsh, Mohammadreza Yazdani, Soodabeh Rostami, Zary Nokhodian, Behrooz Ataei   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source