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Effect of stress doses of hydrocortisone on S-100B vs. interleukin-8 and polymorphonuclear elastase levels in human septic shock [PDF]

, 2005
Stress doses of hydrocortisone a re known to have immunomodulatory effects in patients with hyperdynamic septic shock. The prognosis correlates with the presence and severity of septic encephalopathy. However, neurological evaluation is influenced by the
Anderson, Annane, Astudillo, Barie, Barie, Bastos, Bertsch, Blomquist, Bollaert, Bolton, Bolton, Bone, Briegel, Briegel, Briegel, Briegel, Danielson, Donato, Eidelman, Endo, Haimoto, Herrmann, Hollenberg, Hund, Hund, Jonsson, Keh, Lindner, Marshall, Metinko, Munck, Mussack, Mussack, Pelinka, Pelinka, Rosen, Schwarz, Stanimirovic, Usui, Vincent, Waage, Weiss, Westaby, Wheeler, Wiesmann, Wunderlich, Young   +46 more
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Effectiveness of rehabilitation interventions in adults with multi-organ dysfunction syndrome: A rapid review

Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine, 2021
Background: Multiple organ dysfunction syndrome, defined as altered organ function in critically ill patients, is a possible consequence of COVID-19. Investigating the current evidence is therefore crucial in this pandemic, as early rehabilitation could ...
Chiara Arienti, Stefano Lazzarini, Elisa Pollini, Michele Patrini, Carlotte Kiekens, Stefano Negrini   +5 more
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Refining the Pediatric Multiple Organ Dysfunction Syndrome. [PDF]

Pediatrics, 2022
Since its introduction into the medical literature in the 1970s, the term multiple organ dysfunction syndrome (or some variant) has been applied broadly to any patient with >1 concurrent organ dysfunction. However, the epidemiology, mechanisms, time course, and outcomes among children with multiple organ dysfunction vary substantially.
Weiss SL, Carcillo JA, Leclerc F, Leteurtre S, Schlapbach LJ, Tissieres P, Wynn JL, Lacroix J, Pediatric Organ Dysfunction Information Update Mandate (PODIUM) Collaborative.   +8 more
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Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA reductase inhibition with simvastatin in acute lung injury to reduce pulmonary dysfunction (HARP-2) trial : study protocol for a randomized controlled trial [PDF]

, 2012
Acute lung injury (ALI) is a common devastating clinical syndrome characterized by life-threatening respiratory failure requiring mechanical ventilation and multiple organ failure.
A Mercat, AM Cheung, C Brun-Buisson, C Rossi, Cecilia M O’Kane, Christine McNally, Daniel F McAuley, DJ Kor, Excellence NIfHaC, F Gao Smith, Gavin D Perkins, GD Rubenfeld, GR Bernard, Grainne Crealey, Irish Critical Care Trials Group, John G Laffey, KF Schulz, LA Curtis, Lynn Murphy, M Shyamsundar, MA Matthay, Mark Cross, Michael Stevenson, MS Herridge, RG Brower, S Harvey, SE Erickson, T Craig, The ARDS Network investigators, The EuroQol Group, TR Craig, TW Felton   +31 more
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Multiple Organ Dysfunction Syndrome Secondary to Multiple Wasp Stings: A Case Report

Annals of Internal Medicine: Clinical Cases, 2022
Wasp sting is common in resource-limited countries like Viet Nam. Symptoms can range from mild (itching, urticaria, and angioedema) to severe (multiorgan dysfunction), which increases mortality.
Anh Tuan Mai, Duy Chung, Luan Ngo, Phuc Vu, Kim Huyen Huynh   +4 more
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Role of the microbiome, probiotics, and 'dysbiosis therapy' in critical illness. [PDF]

, 2016
Purpose of reviewLoss of 'health-promoting' microbes and overgrowth of pathogenic bacteria (dysbiosis) in ICU is believed to contribute to nosocomial infections, sepsis, and organ failure (multiple organ dysfunction syndrome).
Knight, Rob, McDonald, Daniel, Wischmeyer, Paul E   +2 more
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Is intra-abdominal hypertension a missing factor that drives multiple organ dysfunction syndrome? [PDF]

, 2014
In a recent issue of Critical Care, Cheng and colleagues conducted a rabbit model study that demonstrated that intra-abdominal hypertension (IAH) may damage both gut anatomy and function. With only 6 hours of IAH at 25 mmHg, these authors observed an 80%
De Waele, Jan, Kirkpatrick, Andrew W, Laupland, Kevin, Roberts, Derek J   +3 more
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Organ Dysfunctions among Deaths in Critically Ill Patients

Journal of Nepal Health Research Council, 2018
Background: Multiple organ failure is recognized as the final pathway preceding majority of deaths in intensive care unit. This study aims to find out the prevalence of organ dysfunctions/ failures in patients at the time of their demise irrespective of
Leison Maharjan, Aarzoo Shah, Udaya Bajracharya, Gambhir Shrestha   +3 more
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Two-hit Hypothesis and Multiple Organ Dysfunction Syndrome

Journal of Nepal Medical Association, 2008
A severe insult in the form of infection or trauma primes the host immune system so that a subsequent, relatively trivial insult produces a markedly exaggerated host immune response, which can lead to multiple organ dysfunction syndrome (MODS) and death.
I Butt, Badri Man Shrestha
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The potential of adipokines in identifying multiple trauma patients at risk of developing multiple organ dysfunction syndrome

European Journal of Medical Research, 2021
Background Multiple organ dysfunction syndrome (MODS) and the consecutive multiple organ failure (MOF) are severe and dreaded complications with a high mortality in multiple trauma patients.
Julian Haupt, Niels Krysiak, Marina Unger, Viktoria Bogner-Flatz, Peter Biberthaler, Marc Hanschen, Martijn van Griensven, Alexander T. Haug   +7 more
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