Critical Care General
Nov 16, 2020
Trauma induces neutrophil migration toward injury sites, both initiating wound healing and protecting against local bacterial infection. We have previously shown that mitochondrial formyl peptides (mt...
Nov 16, 2020
This study evaluated the differences in long-term cardiovascular events between obese patients who received bariatric surgery (BS), those who did not, and the general population (GP).Between 2003 and ...
Nov 16, 2020
Near occlusion of internal carotid artery (ICA) is a rare and easily misdiagnosed condition and the decision for revascularisation still remains controversial. We conducted an updated meta-analysis in...
Nov 16, 2020
Clostridioides difficile is an obligate anaerobe ubiquitous in the environment and is of particular interest in the healthcare setting as a cause of healthcare associated infection usually presenting ...
Nov 16, 2020
Streptococcus suis (S. suis) is an emerging zoonotic pathogen that can cause meningitis, arthritis, pneumonia, and sepsis. It poses a serious threat to the swine industry and public health worldwide. ...
Nov 16, 2020
Adequate dosage recommendations are imperative for successful treatment of invasive infections. We evaluated the occurrence of sub- and supratherapeutic serum and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) concentrati...
Nov 16, 2020
We explored the dynamic expression of platelet-derived growth factor-D (PDGF-D) and phosphorylated platelet-derived growth factor receptor-β (p-PDGFR-β) after traumatic brain injury in rats to provi...
Nov 16, 2020
Social cognitive deficits are prevalent after traumatic brain injury (TBI). Despite this, few remediation studies exist. This study aimed to demonstrate 'proof of concept' for a novel group treatment ...
Nov 16, 2020
Cerebrocardiac syndrome (CCS) is a common complication after severe traumatic brain injury (sTBI) and its occurrence obviously increases the risk of a poor outcome. Macrophage migration inhibitory fac...
Nov 16, 2020
Few studies are looking at the usefulness of lung ultrasound combined with inferior vena cava (ultrasound strategy) in the particularly challenging diagnosis of acute heart failure (AHF) in elderly dy...
Nov 16, 2020
Dyads receiving palliative care for advanced heart failure are at risk for the loss of feeling safe, experienced as a fractured sense of coherence, discontinuity in sense of self and relationships, an...
Nov 16, 2020
Nearly half of the heart failure (HF) patients have been classified as HF with preserved left ventricular ejection fraction (HFpEF) and the prevalence has been increasing over time. The subject of thi...
Nov 16, 2020
We aim to report 3 cases of central nervous system (CNS) vasculitides, in which high-resolution magnetic resonance vessel wall imaging (HR-VWI) findings were instrumental in the diagnosis and manageme...
Nov 16, 2020
Prediction of aspiration pneumonia development in at-risk patients is vital for implementation of appropriate interventions to reduce morbidity and mortality. Unfortunately, studies utilizing a compre...
Nov 12, 2020
In acute ischemic stroke, patient outcomes can be improved by first-pass successful recanalization of the occluded vessel. This study investigated whether microcatheter position could influence the su...
Nov 12, 2020
Despite failure of "The EC/IC Bypass Study Group" to demonstrate effectiveness in minimizing future stroke events, STA-MCA bypass remains an essential treatment for complex giant intracranial aneurysm...
Nov 12, 2020
There is a known association between need for transfusion and short-term outcomes in patients undergoing cardiac surgery. However, long-term data are lacking in the contemporary literature.All patient...
Nov 12, 2020
We have previously reported an association between high red blood cell distribution width (RDW) and mortality in septic and brain infarction patients. However, no association between RDW and mortality...
Nov 12, 2020
Resolution failure of exacerbated inflammation triggered by Influenza A virus (IAV) prevents return of pulmonary homeostasis and survival, especially when associated with secondary pneumococcal infect...
Nov 12, 2020
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) emerged in 2019 and disseminated around the world rapidly. Computed tomography (CT) imaging has been proven to be an important tool for screening, disease quantific...