Critical Care General
Dec 03, 2020
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is distinct from other neurological disorders because it is induced by a discrete event that applies extreme mechanical forces to the brain. This review describes how the ...
Dec 03, 2020
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a leading cause of death and disability with complex pathophysiology including prolonged neuroinflammation, apoptosis, and glial scar formation. The upregulation of Rho...
Dec 03, 2020
To evaluate the effect of Yugengtongyu granules on reducing the incidence of adverse cardiovascular events and improving quality of life (QOL) in patients with stable coronary artery disease (SCAD). ...
Dec 03, 2020
The molecular networks and pathways involved in heart failure (HF) are still largely unknown. The present study aimed to systematically investigate the genes associated with HF, comprehensively explor...
Dec 03, 2020
Severe secondary mitral regurgitation (MR) is associated with poor prognosis in heart failure patients with left ventricular systolic dysfunction. Few observational and randomized controlled studies d...
Dec 03, 2020
Despite the high workload of mechanical ventilation, there has been a lack of studies on the association between nurse workforce and mortality in mechanically ventilated patients. We evaluated the ass...
Dec 03, 2020
Whether glycemic variability prior to stroke increases the risk of stroke outcomes in prediabetic patients presenting with acute ischemic stroke is still unclear. We evaluated whether pre-stroke glyce...
Dec 03, 2020
A diagnosis of transient ischemic attack (TIA) must be followed by prompt investigation and rapid initiation of measures to prevent stroke. Prior studies evaluating the risk of stroke after TIA were c...
Dec 01, 2020
During the current COVID-19 pandemic, there has been a surge in patients requiring intensive care throughout the United States. “Early in the pandemic, US healthcare systems worked to increase the n...
Nov 30, 2020
The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of the causative agents of multi-drug resistant bacteria in pneumonia and also evaluate their mortality rates in the intensive care unit (ICU).Thi...
Nov 30, 2020
Our aim was to evaluate the impact of the 2014 Finnish Current Care Guidelines for paediatric lower respiratory tract infections (LRTIs), particularly on taking of chest radiographs.This study used of...
Nov 30, 2020
Acute lung injury (ALI), a devastating illness induced by systemic inflammation e.g., sepsis or local lung inflammation e.g., COVID-19 mediated severe pneumonia, has an unacceptably high mortality and...
Nov 30, 2020
About 50% of patients diagnosed with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction have multivessel disease on coronary angiography. Recent evidence has shown that a staged percutaneous coronary interven...
Nov 30, 2020
To investigate the predictive value of carotid artery calcifications (CACs) seen on dental imaging for future adverse events related to cerebrovascular and cardiovascular diseases.Electronic databases...
Nov 30, 2020
There is a paucity of published data to evaluate the efficacy and safety of imipenem (IPM) and piperacillin-tazobactam (PT) dosing regimens in the treatment of septic patients acquiring continuous ren...
Nov 30, 2020
Septic arthritis of digits needs urgent treatment. When treatments delayed or insufficient, patients may be referred to the upper-level hospital due to uncontrolled infection. We reviewed the treatmen...
Nov 30, 2020
Multiple organ dysfunction syndrome (MODS) occurs in the setting of a variety of pathologies including infection and trauma. Some patients decompensate and require Veno-Arterial extra corporeal membra...
Nov 30, 2020
Traumatic brain injury (mTBI) is a major public health concern, with mild TBI (mTBI) constituting the vast majority of the injuries. Post-traumatic headache (PTH) is one of the most frequent symptoms ...
Nov 30, 2020
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is associated with increased blood content of fibrinogen (Fg), called hyperfibrinogenemia (HFg), which results in enhanced cerebrovascular permeability and leads to short-...
Nov 30, 2020
Microglial cells interact with all components of the central nervous system (CNS) and are increasingly recognized to play essential roles during brain development, homeostasis and disease pathologies....