Increased cardiac macrophages in Sorbs2-deficient hearts: revealing a potential role for macrophage in responding to embryonic myocardial abnormalities by Beibei Hu, Xiangyang Liu, Xiangyang Liu, Xiangyang Liu, Shanshan Xiong, Qin Gong, Junjie Yang, Hongjun Shi, Hongjun Shi, Hongjun Shi, Min Zhang, Fei Liang, Zhen Zhang, Zhen Zhang

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Perfil clínico-epidemiológico de pacientes oncológicos internados em uma Unidade de Terapia Intensiva Pediátrica by Ana Paula Silva e Silva, Larissa da Silva Baltazar, Antônio Felipe Silva Carvalho, Luna Mayra da Silva e Silva, Danielle França Furtado, Nilviane Pires Silva, Talison Taylon Diniz Ferreira, José Antônio Costa Leite

“…ABSTRACT Objective: To analyze the clinical-epidemiological profile of cancer patients admitted to a Pediatric Intensive Care Unit. Methodology: Quantitative, retrospective and cross-sectional study, carried out by collecting data provided by the clinical pharmacy of the Hospital Universitário Materno Infantil, of the Universidade Federal do Maranhão located in São Luís - MA. …”
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Ultrasound-based radiomics and clinical factors-based nomogram for early intracranial hypertension detection in patients with decompressive craniotomy by Zunfeng Fu, Lin Peng, Laicai Guo, Chao Qin, Yanhong Yu, Jiajun Zhang, Yan Liu

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Sepsis in Internal Medicine: blood culture-based subtypes, hospital outcomes, and predictive biomarkers by Gaetano Zizzo, Gabriele Guazzardi, Daniela Bompane, Francesco Di Terlizzi, Giorgio Rotola, Ilario Stefani, Michela Medugno, Mario Bucalo, Antonino Mazzone

“…Median length of stay (LOS) was 14 days, and mean ward-to-intensive care unit (ICU) transfer and in-hospital mortality rates were 11 and 26%, respectively; significant differences were observed over the years, with LOS peaks preceding mortality peaks by 1 year. …”
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CMV Pancreatitis in an Immunocompromised Patient by Jaffer Ahmad, Najia Sayedy, Raghavendra Sanivarapu, Jagadish Akella, Javed Iqbal

“…The patient was moved to the Medical Intensive Care Unit (MICU) after acute respiratory failure secondary to ARDS requiring mechanical ventilation with initiation of ARDS protocol. …”
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Author Correction: Epidemiological drivers of transmissibility and severity of SARS-CoV-2 in England by Pablo N. Perez-Guzman, Edward Knock, Natsuko Imai, Thomas Rawson, Cosmo Nazzareno Santoni, Joana Alcada, Lilith K. Whittles, Divya Thekke Kanapram, Raphael Sonabend, Katy A. M. Gaythorpe, Wes Hinsley, Richard G. FitzJohn, Erik Volz, Robert Verity, Neil M. Ferguson, Anne Cori, Marc Baguelin

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Prognostic Prediction Value of qSOFA, SOFA, and Admission Lactate in Septic Patients with Community-Acquired Pneumonia in Emergency Department by Haijiang Zhou, Tianfei Lan, Shubin Guo

“…The secondary outcome included intensive care unit (ICU) admission, mechanical ventilation, and vasopressor use. …”
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The effect of GM-CSF and predictors of treatment outcome in pediatric septic shock patients by Zhen-Hao Yu, Gui-Xiang Tian, Yao-Dong Wang, Ting-Yan Liu, Peng Shi, Jia-Yun Ying, Wei-Ming Chen, Yu-Feng Zhou, Guo-Ping Lu, Cai-Yan Zhang

“…Methods We conducted a retrospective cohort study at the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) of Children’s Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai, from January 1, 2019, to December 31, 2023. …”
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Five-year Survey of Bacterial Culture Isolates and Their Antibiogram in Pediatric Patients of Rural Tertiary Care Hospital of Central Gujarat by Krutika R Tandon, Prachi Vani, Rahul Tandon, Nirav Thakar, Swati Kamani, Amit Kumar

“…Aims and background: Most studies related to bacterial infections and their profiles in pediatric patients focus only on the pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) setup. Therefore, we undertook this study to review data on positive culture isolates in patients from all pediatric areas of our center, excluding the neonatal unit, for their profiles and antibiotic sensitivity patterns. …”
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The Effect of Colloids versus Crystalloids for Goal-Directed Fluid Therapy on Prognosis in Patients Undergoing Noncardiac Surgery: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials by Wang Niu, Junyi Li, Shouping Wang

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Prevalence and influencing factors of the dyadic psychological stress among patients with lung cancer and their family caregivers: a cross-sectional study by Juan Li, Chan Li, Jie Zou, Fang-Qun Cheng, Li Peng, Li-Hong Deng, Pei-Pei Wu, Sai-Yu Gao, Zhi-Yao Xiong, Ying Zuo, Yan Luo, Xiao-Hua Rao, Bo Yuan, Ou-Ying Chen, Jing-Ping Zhang

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Safety, feasibility and initial efficacy of an app-facilitated telerehabilitation (AFTER) programme for COVID-19 survivors: a pilot randomised study by Kristine M Erlandson, Jacob John Capin, Amy Nordon-Craft, Sarah E Jolley, Jennifer E Stevens-Lapsley, Mary Morrow, Meghan Connors, Kristine Hare, Samantha MaWhinney, Michelle Rauzi, Sheryl Flynn

“…Objectives Determine the safety, feasibility and initial efficacy of a multicomponent telerehabilitation programme for COVID-19 survivors.Design Pilot randomised feasibility study.Setting In-home telerehabilitation.Participants 44 participants (21 female, mean age 52 years) discharged home following hospitalisation with COVID-19 (with and without intensive care unit (ICU) stay).Interventions Participants were block randomised 2:1 to receive 12 individual biobehaviourally informed, app-facilitated, multicomponent telerehabilitation sessions with a licenced physical therapist (n=29) or to a control group (n=15) consisting of education on exercise and COVID-19 recovery trajectory, physical activity and vitals monitoring, and weekly check-ins with study staff. …”
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Effect of meticulous nursing on incidence of positional plagiocephaly in extremely low birth weight infants (精细化护理对极低出生体质量儿斜头畸形发生率的影响)... by ZHANG Ling (张玲), ZONG Jingting (踪静婷), ZHOU Wei (周伟)

“…Objective To investigate the effect of meticulous nursing on incidence of positional plagiocephaly among extremely low birth weight infants in the neonate intensive care unit (NICU). Methods Sixteen extremely low birth weight infants who were admitted to the NICU between January and June 2019 were included as the control group, another 17 extremely low birth weight infants who were admitted to the NICU between July and December 2019 were recruited in the observation group. …”
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Mediolateral episiotomy and obstetric anal sphincter injuries in nullipara: a propensity score matching study by Or Bercovich, Daniela Chen, Bar Narkis, Anat Pardo, Eran Hadar, Asnat Walfisch, Ohad Houri

“…Primary outcome was obstetric anal sphincter injury rate, and the secondary outcome was a composite neonatal outcome (umbilical artery pH < 7.1, neonatal intensive care unit admission, and 5-min Apgar score < 7). …”
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Acinetobacter baumannii infection in critically ill patients with COVID-19 from Tehran, Iran: the prevalence, antimicrobial resistance patterns and molecular characteristics of iso... by Mahsa Ghamari, Fereshteh Jabalameli, Shirin Afhami, Shahnaz Halimi, Mohammad Emaneini, Reza Beigverdi

“…Infections caused by Acinetobacter baumannii have increased significantly both regionally and globally during the COVID-19 pandemic, posing dramatic challenges for intensive care unit (ICU) patients. This study aimed to determine the prevalence, antimicrobial resistance patterns, presence of selected antimicrobial resistance genes, and genetic diversity of A. baumannii isolates obtained from COVID-19 cases admitted to the ICU at the University Hospital in Iran.Materials and methodsThis was a cross-sectional and single-center study comprising patients with A. baumannii infections admitted to the ICU with COVID-19 between April and November 2021. …”
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Brain development using a multicomponent intravenous lipid emulsion in preterm infants by Katherine M. Ottolini, Julius Ngwa, Sudeepta K. Basu, Kushal Kapse, Melissa Liggett, Jonathan Murnick, Catherine Limperopoulos, Nickie Andescavage

“…Many neonatal intensive care units have transitioned from traditional soybean oil-only to fish oil-containing multicomponent lipid emulsions, but the neurodevelopmental implications have not been well-explored. …”
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Technical Report on the New Ultrasound Lateral Mid-Shaft Approach to the Sciatic Nerve: A Never-Ending Story by Giuseppe Sepolvere, Mario Tedesco, Mario Cibelli, Dario Cirillo, Angelo Sparaco, Giuseppe Gagliardi, Giuseppina Costagliola, Loredana Cristiano, Valeria Rita Scialdone, Maria Rosaria Pasquariello, Fabrizio Di Zazzo, Luigi Merola, Mirco Della Valle, Daniela Arminio, Leonardo Maria Bottazzo, Marco Folliero, Giorgio Ranieri, Domenico Pietro Santonastaso, Antonio Coviello

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Suhexiang pill for acute ischemic stroke in real-world practice setting (SUNRISE): protocol of a multicenter registry by Xinxing Lai, Xuejiao Xiong, Qi Jia, Tingting Liu, Zhaowen Yang, Chi Zhang, Lingbo Kong, Kegang Cao, Ting Dong, Caixia Fang, Jianwen Ge, Li Dong, Zhitao Zong, Sisi Chen, Yuhong Ma, Xue Bai, Dahua Wu, Yao Xie, Mingyan Zhang, Yilong Wang, Guohui Jiang, Daqiao Song, Yanping Wang, Chunyan Gui, Qingwen Geng, Ying Gao, for the SUNRISE study investigators

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Effectiveness after Designation of a Trauma Center: Experience with Operating a Trauma Team at a Private Hospital by Kyoung Hwan Kim, Sung Ho Han, Soon-Ho Chon, Joongsuck Kim, Oh Sang Kwon, Min Koo Lee, Hohyoung Lee

“…Results No significant differences were found in the annual patients’ average age (54.1±20.0 vs. 52.8±18.2, p=0.201), transportation pathways (p=0.462), injury mechanism (p=0.486), injury severity score (22.93 vs. 23.96, p=0.877), emergency room (ER) stay in minutes (199.17 vs. 194.29, p=0.935), time to operation or procedure in minutes (154.07 vs. 142.1, p=0.767), time interval to intensive care unit (ICU) in minutes (219.54 vs. 237.13, p=0.662). …”
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Utility of Pulse Oximetry Oxygen Saturation (SpO2) with Incorporation of Positive End-Expiratory Pressure (SpO2∗10/FiO2∗PEEP) for Classification and Prognostication of Patients wit... by Pratibha Todur, Anitha Nileshwar, Souvik Chaudhuri, Nitin Gupta, Srikant Natarajan, Shwethapriya Rao

“…The primary outcome was survival at the end of intensive care unit (ICU) stay. Results. A total of 85 patients with ARDS on invasive MV were included. …”
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