Modulation of brain activity in brain-injured patients with a disorder of consciousness in intensive care with repeated 10-Hz transcranial alternating current stimulation (tACS): a... by David Williamson, Francis Bernard, Stefanie Blain-Moraes, Caroline Arbour, Virginie Williams, Louis de Beaumont, Catherine Duclos, Béatrice P De Koninck, Daphnee Brazeau, Amelie A Deshaies, Marie-Michele Briand, Charlotte Maschke

“…Recruitment will occur at the intensive care unit of a Level 1 Trauma Centre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. …”
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Genetic and audiological determinants of hearing loss in high-risk neonates by Yanan Shi, Naiyao Zhang, Na Du, Tongxi Zheng, Ying Yu, Youjin Li

“…Objective: We aimed to investigate the correlation between prevalent risk factors for high-risk neonates in neonatal intensive care unit and their hearing loss, and to examine the audiological features and genetic profiles associated with different deafness mutations in our tertiary referral center. …”
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Machine learning derivation of two cardiac arrest subphenotypes with distinct responses to treatment by Weidong Zhang, Chenxi Wu, Peifeng Ni, Sheng Zhang, Hongwei Zhang, Ying Zhu, Wei Hu, Mengyuan Diao

“…We excluded patients under 18 years old, those not initially admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU), or treated in the ICU for less than 72 h. …”
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Predictors of developing severe COVID-19 among hospitalized patients: a retrospective study by Hussain Abduljaleel Alkhalifa, Ehab Darwish, Zaenb Alsalman, Aman Alfaraj, Abdullah Alkhars, Fatimah Alkhalifa, Mohammed Algaraash, Ahmed Mohammed Elshebiny, Emad Alkhoufi, Khaled Mohamed Amin Elzorkany

“…Regarding the outcomes, the median hospital stay duration was statistically significantly associated with death, intensive care unit admission (ICU), and mechanical ventilation. …”
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The effects of ultra-selective beta1-antagonism on the metabolic and cytokine profile in septic shock patients receiving noradrenaline: a sub-investigation from the STRESS-L Random... by Jarrod L. Thomas, Kirsty C. McGee, Anower Hossain, Gavin D. Perkins, Anthony C. Gordon, Duncan Young, Danny McAuley, Mervyn Singer, Ranjit Lall, Tina Kramaric, Janet M. Lord, Tony Whitehouse, Luis A. J. Mur, for the STRESS-L. collaborators

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Hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae have better clinical outcomes than classical Klebsiella pneumoniae for lower respiratory tract infection patients by Xianxia Zhuo, Zichen Lei, Danni Pu, Yongli Wu, Jiankang Zhao, Bin Cao

“…The primary clinical outcomes of these patients were evaluated, including intensive care unit (ICU) admission and in-hospital mortality rates. …”
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The First 24 h Hemodynamic Management in NICU after Revascularization Surgery in Moyamoya Disease by Jie Song, Yu Lei, Long Chen, Chao Gao, Wei Ni, Xing Wu, Gang Wu, Ying Mao, Jin Hu, Yuxiang Gu

“…Admission to neurological intensive care unit (NICU) totalled about 347 after revascularization surgery. …”
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A multicenter analysis to identify the risk factors for stroke recurrence and mortality within 1 year by Eman A. Alraddadi, Eman A. Alraddadi, Hashim F. Alotaibi, Hashim F. Alotaibi, Yasser Alatawi, Ahmed Aljabri, Ahmed A. Alghamdi, Ahmed A. Alghamdi, Fahad Alturki, Fahad Alturki, Faisal F. Alamri, Faisal F. Alamri

“…Additional risk factors for the composite outcome included older age of patients (HR = 1.02, 95% CI:1.01–1.03, p = 0.0009), admission to the intensive care unit (ICU) (HR = 3.70, 95% CI:2.63–5.22, p = 0.0105), pneumonia (HR = 1.47, 95% CI:1.05–2.05, p = 0.0249), and brain edema (HR = 2.36, 95% CI:1.58–3.46, p = 0.0001).ConclusionKey findings include a stroke recurrence rate of 9.96% and a combined death/stroke recurrence rate of 21.83% within 365 days. …”
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The state of paediatric deceased-organ donation at a South African tertiary public- sector hospital: A 14-year analysis by T Siyotula, J Barrell, K Manning, D Thomson, M McCulloch, T du Toit

“…During the study period, 156 in-hospital deaths were recorded in the trauma unit and 1 425 in the paediatric intensive care unit. Ninety-three of the 1 581 patients (5.9%) were referred to the on-call transplant co-ordinator as potential organ donors, of whom 69% had been involved in a traumatic accident, including 52% in road traffic collisions. …”
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Clinical manifestations of COVID-19 infection and its impact on the outcome in children and adolescents with benign and malignant hematological disease in Egypt: a single-center ex... by Fatma Soliman Elsayed Ebeid, Aya Mostafa, Sondos M. Magdy, Haidy Moahmed Abd El Kader, Amal Abdel Azim Lotfy, Nihal Hussien Aly

“…Among COVID-19-positive patients, 20 patients (23.3%) required intensive care unit admission compared to 30 (5.6%) COVID-19-negative patients (p-value < 0.000). …”
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A decade of treating traumatic sternal fractures in a single-center experience in Korea: a retrospective cohort study by Na Hyeon Lee, Seon Hee Kim, Jae Hun Kim, Ho Hyun Kim, Sang Bong Lee, Chan Ik Park, Gil Hwan Kim, Dong Yeon Ryu, Sun Hyun Kim

“…The median length of intensive care unit stay was 5.4 days (interquartile range [IQR], 1.5–18.0 days) for the nonsurgery group and 8.6 days (IQR, 3.3–23.6 days) for the surgery group. …”
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Right vertical axillary incision vs. median sternotomy for congenital ventricular septal defect repair in children: a propensity score-matched study by Lijuan Liu, Chenhan Wang, Jie Dong, Jiayi Lin, Mingxiao Liu, Wei Li, Debin Zeng, Xiaohui Yang, Xicheng Deng

“…No significant differences were observed between the groups concerning operation time (p = 0.565), bypass time (p = 0.855), cross-clamp time (p = 0.204), oxygenation index one hour post-surgery (p = 0.651), pleural effusion at 12 h post-surgery (p = 0.470), abnormal postoperative electrocardiogram (p = 0.452), cardiac intensive care unit duration (p = 0.211), or length of hospital stay (p = 0.095). …”
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Wound irrigation and peritoneal lavage with antiseptic/antibiotic solution before wound closure during gastrointestinal surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Motoi Uchino, Koji Tamura, Shinsuke Nomura, Seiichi Shinji, Keita Kouzu, Hiroji Shinkawa, Tomohiro Ishinuki, Toru Mizuguchi, Hiroki Ohge, Seiji Haji, Junzo Shimizu, Yasuhiko Mohri, Chizuru Yamashita, Yuichi Kitagawa, Katsunori Suzuki, Motomu Kobayash, Masahiro Kobayashi, Yuki Hanai, Hiroshi Nobuhara, Hiroki Imaoka, Masahiro Yoshida, Toshihiko Mayumi, Hiroki Ikeuchi, on behalf of SSI Prevention Guideline Committee in Japan Society for Surgical Infection

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Severe soft tissue injuries in multiple trauma patients—a challenge we can meet? A matched-pair analysis from the TraumaRegister DGU® by Nora Kirsten, Georg Maximilian Franke, Rolf Lefering, Tim Klüter, Matthias Weuster, Michael Müller, Sebastian Lippross, Andreas Seekamp, TraumaRegister DGU®, Stefanie Fitschen-Oestern

“…Both groups were equally frequent admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) and length of stay (LOS) at the ICU (median (quartiles) 3 (1–9) versus 3 (1–9)) did not differ significantly. …”
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Cardioprotective effects of the electrolyte solution sterofundin and the possible underlying mechanisms by Min Chen, Min Chen, Yingying Xiao, Jijian Zheng, Peibin Zhao, Lin Cheng, Chuan Jiang, Sixie Zheng, Zheng Wang, Sijuan Sun, Lincai Ye, Lincai Ye, Guozhen Chen, Hao Zhang, Yanhui Huang

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Use High-Flow Nasal Cannula for Acute Respiratory Failure Patients in the Emergency Department: A Meta-Analysis Study by Cheng-Chieh Huang, Hao-Min Lan, Chao-Jui Li, Tsung-Han Lee, Wen-Liang Chen, Wei-Yuan Lei, Pei-You Hsieh, Mei-Chueh Yang, Chu-Chung Chou, Han-Ping Wu, Yuan-Jhen Syue

“…The secondary outcomes were the mortality rate, intensive care unit (ICU) admission rate, ED discharge rate, need for escalation, length of ED stay, length of hospital stay, and patient dyspnea and comfort scores. …”
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Risk factors for delayed gastric emptying after pancreatoduodenectomy: a 10-year retrospective study by Carlos Jiménez-Romero, Agustín de Juan Lerma, Alberto Marcacuzco Quinto, Oscar Caso Maestro, Laura Alonso Murillo, Paula Rioja Conde, Iago Justo Alonso

“…A significantly higher rate of grade III–IV Clavien–Dindo complications (p < .001), longer intensive care unit (p < .001) and longer hospital stays (p < .001) were observed in the DGE grade C group; and 90-day mortality (p < .001) and morbidity (p < .001) were significantly higher in the DGE grade B/C groups. …”
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Inflammatory Markers and Severity in COVID-19 Patients with Clostridioides Difficile Co-Infection: A Retrospective Analysis Including Subgroups with Diabetes, Cancer, and Elderly by Teodor Cerbulescu, Flavia Ignuta, Uma Shailendri Rayudu, Maliha Afra, Ovidiu Rosca, Adrian Vlad, Stana Loredana

“…Patients were stratified by CDI status and analyzed for inflammatory marker distributions, severity scores (APACHE II, CURB-65, NEWS), and outcomes (Intensive Care Unit (ICU) admission, mechanical ventilation, mortality). …”
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Can nebulised heparin reduce acute lung injury in patients with SARS‑CoV‑2 requiring advanced respiratory support in Ireland: the CHARTER‑Ireland phase Ib/IIa, randomised, parallel... by David Cosgrave, Bairbre McNicholas, Ciara Hanley, John Robert Sheehan, Padraig Calpin, Maeve Kernan, Darragh Murphy, Alberto Alvarez‑Iglesias, John Ferguson, Camilla Giacomini, Christine Greene, Catriona Cody, Shane McGeary, Marion Murphy, Marianne Fitzgerald, Gerard Curley, Barry Dixon, Roger J. Smith, Claire Masterson, Daniel O’Toole, Frank van Haren, John G. Laffey

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Prevalence of Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection in Hospitalized COPD Patients in Spain Between 2018–2022 by Rosa María Gómez-García, Javier De-Miguel-Díez, Ana López-de-Andrés, Valentín Hernández-Barrera, Ana Jimenez-Sierra, Natividad Cuadrado-Corrales, José J. Zamorano-León, David Carabantes-Alarcón, Andrés Bodas-Pinedo, Rodrigo Jiménez-García

“…Patients with COPD and RSV infection had, compared with those without RSV infection, a higher use of mechanical ventilation, both invasive (3.44% vs. 1.34%, <i>p</i> < 0.001) and noninvasive (8.09% vs. 4.51%, <i>p</i> < 0.001) and a higher proportion of intensive care unit (ICU) admission (7.21% vs. 3.9%, <i>p</i> < 0.001). …”
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