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Postoperative Delirium in the Intensive Care Unit Predicts Worse Outcomes in Liver Transplant Recipients

Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Volume 27, Issue 4, Page 207-212, 2013., 2013
BACKGROUND: Delirium is common in intensive care unit patients and is associated with worse outcome. OBJECTIVE: To identify early risk factors for delirium in patients admitted to the intensive care unit following orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT). METHODS: An observational study of patients admitted to the intensive care unit from January 2000 to
Thomas Lescot, Constantine J Karvellas, Prosanto Chaudhury, Jean Tchervenkov, Steven Paraskevas, Jeffrey Barkun, Peter Metrakos, Peter Goldberg, Sheldon Magder   +8 more
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Particularité de la cystinose infantile chez l'enfant tunisien

The Pan African Medical Journal, 2015
La cystinose est une maladie rare qui résulte d'un défaut d'expression de la cystinosine transporteur de la cystine du lysosome. La forme infantile est la plus fréquente et la plus sévère.
Manel Jellouli, Hadhami Ben Turkia, Kamel Abidi, Yosra Hammi, Tahar Gargah   +4 more
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Evaluation of Tumour Necrosis Factor‐Alpha and Interleukin‐1beta in an Experimental Pyelonephritis Model Induced with Planktonic and Biofilms Cells of Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology, Volume 20, Issue 3, Page e35-e42, 2009., 2009
Urinary tract infections may induce severe inflammation, transient impairment in renal function and scar formation, ranging in severity from acute symptomatic pyelonephritis to chronic pyelonephritis, and have the potential to lead to renal failure and death. In the present study, the relationship between production of tumour necrosis factor‐alpha (TNF‐
Rahul Mittal, Saroj Sharma, Sanjay Chhibber, Kusum Harjai   +3 more
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Une étude rétrospective sur l'incidence de l'insuffisance rénale chronique dans le service de Médecine Interne et Néphrologie du Centre Hospitalier Universitaire d'Antananarivo

The Pan African Medical Journal, 2016
L'insuffisance rénale chronique est un problème de santé publique au niveau mondial. Dans les pays développés, cette affection survient essentiellement chez les sujets âgés, mais en Afrique, elle s'installe plutôt chez les sujets jeunes actifs. C'est une
Benja Ramilitiana, Eliane Mikkelsen Ranivoharisoa, Mihary Dodo, Evanirina Razafimandimby, Willy Franck Randriamarotia   +4 more
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Elevated Cardiac Troponin Levels in Geriatric Patients Without ACS: Role of Comorbidities

CJC Open, 2021
Background: Elevated levels of cardiac troponin T as measured by a high-sensitivity test (hscTnT) are common in geriatric patients with a large spectrum of comorbidities but without acute coronary syndrome (ACS).
Seyed Mahdi Sedighi, MD, MA, Tamas Fulop, MD, PhD, Adel Mohammadpour, PhD, Michel Nguyen, MD, Patrick Prud’Homme, MD, Abdelouahed Khalil, PhD   +5 more
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Vibrio vulnificus Septicemia after Handling Tilapia Species Fish: A Canadian Case Report and Review

Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology, Volume 17, Issue 2, Page 129-132, 2006., 2006
BACKGROUND: Vibrio vulnificus can cause a necrotizing soft tissue infection or primary septicemia; these infections are collectively known as vibriosis. This bacterium is commonly found within molluscan shellfish. Primary septicemia is often fatal, principally affecting persons with chronic liver disease. CASE PRESENTATION: A fatal case of V vulnificus
Donald C Vinh, Samira Mubareka, Bunmi Fatoye, Pierre Plourde, Pamela Orr   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Profil épidémiologique de l'insuffisance rénale chronique terminale dans la région de Sfax

The Pan African Medical Journal, 2018
INTRODUCTION: l'insuffisance rénale chronique terminaleest un véritable problème mondial de Santé publique. En Tunisie, le coût de la prise en charge des patients dialysés pour l'année 2011 a dépassé les 90 millions de dinars (37000 Euro), soit près de 5%
Yosr Chaabouni, Sourour Yaich, Azza Khedhiri, Mohamed Ali Zayen, Mahmoud Kharrat, Khawla Kammoun, Faical Jarraya, Mohamed Ben Hmida, Jamal Damak, Jamil Hachicha   +9 more
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Probable Linezolid‐Induced Pancytopenia

Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology, Volume 16, Issue 5, Page 286-288, 2005., 2005
A 75‐year‐old male outpatient with cardiac disease, diabetes, chronic renal insufficiency and iron deficiency anemia was prescribed linezolid 600 mg twice daily for a methicillin‐resistant Staphylococcus aureus diabetic foot osteomyelitis. After one week, his blood counts were consistent with baseline values. The patient failed to return for subsequent
Nita Lakhani, William Thompson, Anne Marie Bombassaro   +2 more
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Primary Amyloidosis Presenting as Small Bowel Encapsulation

Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Volume 18, Issue 3, Page 169-172, 2004., 2004
Amyloidosis is a pathological process which encompasses a spectrum of diseases that result from extracellular deposition of pathological fibrillar proteins. Clinical presentations vary depending on the organs involved. There is no documented case of amyloidosis presenting as small bowel encapsulation.
Jennifer Jones, Guido Van Rosendaal, Cynthia Cleary, Stefan Urbanski, Richard C Woodman   +4 more
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Patient Outcomes and Characteristics in a Contemporary Quaternary Canadian Cardiac Intensive Care Unit

CJC Open, 2022
Background: The modern-day cardiac intensive care unit (CICU) has evolved to care for patients with acute critical cardiac illness. We describe the current population of cardiac patients in a quaternary CICU.
Adriana C. Luk, MD, MSc, Eduard Rodenas-Alesina, MD, Fernando L. Scolari, MD, PhD, Vicki N. Wang, MD, FRCPC, Darshan H. Brahmbhatt, MB, BChir, MA, Alexandra G. Hillyer, BScHr, Nikki Huebener, Nicole Fung, Madison Otsuki, Christopher B. Overgaard, MD   +9 more
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