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Corticosteroid Therapy in Severe Illness [PDF]
New England Journal of Medicine, 1997 Severe illnesses, trauma, anesthesia, and surgery are accompanied by activation of the hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal axis, as demonstrated by increased serum corticotropin and cortisol concentrations.1–7 This activation is an essential component of the general adaptation to stress and contributes to the maintenance of homeostasis.8 The efficacy of ...
Hajo A. Bruining +2 more
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Development of artificial neural network models for paediatric critical illness in South Africa
Frontiers in Pediatrics, 2022 ObjectivesFailures in identification, resuscitation and appropriate referral have been identified as significant contributors to avoidable severity of illness and mortality in South African children.
Michael A. Pienaar +4 more
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SARS-CoV-2 neutralizing antibodies in patients with varying severity of acute COVID-19 illness
Scientific Reports, 2020 In order to support vaccine development, and to aid convalescent plasma therapy, it would be important to understand the kinetics, timing and persistence of SARS-CoV-2 neutralizing antibodies (NAbs), and their association with clinical disease severity ...
C. Jeewandara +12 more
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Sepsis biomarkers in unselected patients on admission to intensive or high-dependency care [PDF]
, 2013 Although many sepsis biomarkers have shown promise in selected patient groups, only C-reactive protein and procalcitonin (PCT) have entered clinical practice.
Berger, Mario +10 more
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Habits are stronger with longer duration of illness and greater severity in anorexia nervosa.
International Journal of Eating Disorders, 2020 OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between habit strength and clinical features of anorexia nervosa (AN). Habit strength, separate from intention, relates to the persistence of behavior, and is measured by the Self-Report ...
L. Davis +4 more
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Clinical and Experimental Hypertension, 2022 Objectives This study explored the miR-101 clinical significance in hypertensive disorder complicating pregnancy (HDCP). Methods Pregnant women with gestational hypertension (GH)/mild preeclampsia (mPE)/severe preeclampsia (sPE) were included.
Yushan Li, Yuanyuan Wei, Jiong Shao
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Severity of illness and the weekend mortality effect: a retrospective cohort study
BMC Health Services Research, 2020 Background Weekend admission to the hospital has been found to be associated with higher in-hospital mortality rates, but the cause for this phenomenon remains controversial.
Eric Bressman +3 more
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IEEE Access, 2023 Illness severity is a major determinant of neonatal mortality. In neonatal intensive care, severity-of-illness scales, primarily relied on subjective judgment by experienced physicians, are used to assess the mortality risk prediction and therapeutic ...
Hsiu-Lin Chen +3 more
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Lactobacillus fermentum (PCC®) supplementation and gastrointestinal and respiratory-tract illness symptoms: a randomised control trial in athletes [PDF]
, 2016 BACKGROUND Probiotics purportedly reduce symptoms of gastrointestinal and upper respiratory-tract illness by modulating commensal microflora. Preventing and reducing symptoms of respiratory and gastrointestinal illness are the primary reason that dietary
Christophersen, Claus T +8 more
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Worldwide audit of blood transfusion practice in critically ill patients
Critical Care, 2018 Background The aim was to describe transfusion practice in critically ill patients at an international level and evaluate the effects of red blood cell (RBC) transfusion on outcomes in these patients.
Jean-Louis Vincent +10 more
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