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]
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 +31 more
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Purpose of review: This review discusses the current developments in biomarkers for sepsis. Recent findings: With quantum leaps in technology, an array of biomarkers will become available within the next decade as point-of-care tools that will likely ...
Singer, M
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Postinjury Inflammation and Organ Dysfunction [PDF]
The development of organ dysfunction (OD) is related to the intensity and balance between trauma-induced simultaneous, opposite inflammatory responses. Early proinflammation via innate immune system activation may cause early OD, whereas antiinflammation, via inhibition of the adaptive immune system and apoptosis, may induce immunoparalysis, impaired ...
Angela, Sauaia +2 more
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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]
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 +46 more
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Bench-to-bedside review : targeting antioxidants to mitochondria in sepsis [PDF]
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A Dhanasekaran +67 more
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Background Sepsis, a life-threatening organ dysfunction caused by a dysregulated systemic immune response to infection, associates with reduced responsiveness to subsequent infections. How such tolerance is acquired is not well understood but is known to
Clara Lorente-Sorolla +15 more
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Organ Dysfunctions among Deaths in Critically Ill Patients
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 +3 more
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Multi-Organ Dysfunction in Cerebral Palsy
Cerebral Palsy (CP) describes a heterogenous group of non-progressive disorders of posture or movement, causing activity limitation, due to a lesion in the developing brain.
John Allen +38 more
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Pharmacological activation of endogenous protective pathways against oxidative stress under conditions of sepsis [PDF]
Funding The study was funded entirely by institutional funds.Peer ...
Galley, H. F. +4 more
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Awareness and knowledge of intra-abdominal hypertension and abdominal compartment syndrome: results of an international survey [PDF]
Background: Surveys have demonstrated a lack of physician awareness of intra-abdominal hypertension and abdominal compartment syndrome (IAH/ACS) and wide variations in the management of these conditions, with many intensive care units (ICUs) reporting ...
De Keulenaer, Bart L +8 more
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