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Clinical characteristics and risk factors for septic shock in patients receiving emergency drainage for acute pyelonephritis with upper urinary tract calculi

open access: yesBMC Urology, 2012
Background Acute pyelonephritis (APN) is a common complication of ureteral obstruction caused by urolithiasis, and it can be lethal if it progresses to septic shock.
Yamamoto Yoshiyuki   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Developing a New Definition and Assessing New Clinical Criteria for Septic Shock For the Third International Consensus Definitions for Sepsis and Septic Shock (Sepsis-3) [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
IMPORTANCE: Septic shock currently refers to a state of acute circulatory failure associated with infection. Emerging biological insights and reported variation in epidemiology challenge the validity of this definition.
Angus, DC   +8 more
core  

Ascorbate-dependent vasopressor synthesis: a rationale for vitamin C administration in severe sepsis and septic shock? [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Severe systemic inflammatory response to infection results in severe sepsis and septic shock, which are the leading causes of death in critically ill patients.
Carr, Anitra C.   +3 more
core   +2 more sources

Rational Design of Inner Ear Drug Delivery Systems

open access: yesAdvanced Science, EarlyView.
Hearing loss is a common disease affecting many people, and inner ear lesions are one of the most important causes. This review focuses on the treatment of inner ear hearing loss by drug delivery systems. It includes the current methods and technologies developed, and it predicts possible directions.
Xiayidan Maimaitikelimu   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Does metformin exposure before ICU stay have any impact on patients’ outcome? A retrospective cohort study of diabetic patients

open access: yesAnnals of Intensive Care, 2017
Background Impact of metformin exposure before ICU stay remains controversial. Metformin is thought to induce lactic acidosis and haemodynamic instability but may reduce ICU mortality.
Sebastien Jochmans   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Implantable Self‐Powered Systems for Electrical Stimulation Medical Devices

open access: yesAdvanced Science, EarlyView.
In this paper, the design strategy and clinical application of ISS are discussed in depth from four aspects: the design and optimization of the energy collection module, the selection and preparation of adaptive electrode materials, the innovation of system design strategy, and the biological effect of electrical stimulation of ISS.
Xi Cui, Li Wu, Chao Zhang, Zhou Li
wiley   +1 more source

Cerebral microcirculation is impaired during sepsis: an experimental study [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
INTRODUCTION: Pathophysiology of brain dysfunction due to sepsis remains poorly understood. Cerebral microcirculatory alterations may play a role; however, experimental data are scarce.
Charalampos Pierrakos   +7 more
core   +2 more sources

Soft Bioelectronic Interfaces for Continuous Peripheral Neural Signal Recording and Robust Cross‐Subject Decoding

open access: yesAdvanced Science, EarlyView.
A soft poly (3,4‐ethylenedioxythiophene):poly (styrenesulfonate)‐based electrode enables continuous, high‐quality recording of peripheral nerve activity. A neural network model integrating handcrafted and convolutional neural network‐based features decodes whisker movements with strong generalization, offering insights into peripheral nerve function ...
Liangpeng Chen   +22 more
wiley   +1 more source

Treatment of Gram-Negative Septic Shock with Human IgG Antibody to Escherichia coli J5: A Prospective, Double-Blind, Randomized Trial [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
In a randomized, double-blind, multicenter trial we compared the efficacy of a preparation of human IgG antibody to Escherichia coli 15 (J5-IVIG) with that of a standard IgG preparation (IVIG) for the treatment of gram-negative septic shock.
Calandra, Thierry   +3 more
core  

Circulating adipokine levels and prognostic value in septic patients [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
BACKGROUND: Adipokines have a wide range of effects and are linked to sepsis and septic shock. The aim of the present study was to describe the changes in adipokine levels in septic patients in relation to patients’ preseptic adipokine levels ...
Andreas Hillenbrand   +7 more
core   +1 more source

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