The predictive value of the serum creatinine-to-albumin ratio (sCAR) and lactate dehydrogenase-to-albumin ratio (LAR) in sepsis-related persistent severe acute kidney injury by Xiaoxiao Luo, Dongyang Liu, Cuicui Li, Jia Liao, Wuyang Lv, Yuchen Wang, Ruxue Diao, Yingyu Jin

“…Conclusions The Log(sCAR)_Log(LAR) score effectively predicted persistent severe SA-AKI, potentially aiding intensive care physicians in risk assessment.…”
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The Utility of Neutrophil CD64 and Presepsin as Diagnostic, Prognostic, and Monitoring Biomarkers in Neonatal Sepsis by Heba E. Hashem, Rania M. Abdel Halim, Sherin A. El Masry, Amira M. Mokhtar, Noureldin M. Abdelaal

“…To evaluate the diagnostic, prognostic, and monitoring performance of both neutrophil CD64 (nCD64) and presepsin as sepsis biomarkers compared to each other and to the conventional laboratory sepsis parameters aiming to decide which is the best fitting for routine daily use in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs). Methods. 235 neonates were enrolled from three Egyptian neonatal ICUs, during the period from November 2015 till March 2018; they were classified into two main groups: the control group (n = 102) and the sepsis group (n = 133). …”
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Comparisons of open surgical repair, thoracic endovascular aortic repair, and optimal medical therapy for acute and subacute type B aortic dissection: a systematic review and meta-... by Jianping Liu, Xiaohong Chen, Juan Xia, Long Tang, Yongheng Zhang, Lin Cao, Yong Zheng

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Роль искусственного интеллекта в прогнозировании трудных дыхательных путей у взрослых: обзор литературы... by Андрей Юрьевич Зайцев, А. Б. Сорокин, Ю. А. Зайцев, К. В. Дубровин, Э. Г. Усикян

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Immune Dysfunction in Rett Syndrome Patients Revealed by High Levels of Serum Anti-N(Glc) IgM Antibody Fraction by Anna Maria Papini, Francesca Nuti, Feliciana Real-Fernandez, Giada Rossi, Caterina Tiberi, Giuseppina Sabatino, Shashank Pandey, Silvia Leoncini, Cinzia Signorini, Alessandra Pecorelli, Roberto Guerranti, Solange Lavielle, Lucia Ciccoli, Paolo Rovero, Claudio De Felice, Joussef Hayek

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Clinical Features of COVID‐19 Associated Pulmonary Aspergillosis: A Multicenter, Retrospective Study by Yasheng Zhan, Guojun He, Cheng Zhong, Yake Yao, Jiangying Zhou, Tong Li, Hua Zhou

“…Results In the total of 197 patients, 36 were admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU), 13 received mechanical ventilation; among them, nine received extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO). …”
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Influenza A H1N1 Community-Acquired Pneumonia: Characteristics and Risk Factors—A Case-Control Study by Romina Abelleira, Alberto Ruano-Ravina, Adriana Lama, Gema Barbeito, María E. Toubes, Cristina Domínguez-Antelo, Francisco J. González-Barcala, Nuria Rodríguez-Núñez, Pedro J. Marcos, María L. Pérez del Molino, Luis Valdés

“…Mortality was much higher for H1N1 patients (13% vs 0.3%), and admission to intensive care unit was more frequent for H1N1 cases. …”
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Diagnosis and Treatment of Postoperative Myocardial Infarction: A Retrospective Cohort Study on 600 Cardiac Surgery Patients by Saimir Kuci, Marsela Goga, Alfred Ibrahimi, Ervin Bejko, Stavri Llazo, Jonela Burimi, Esmerilda Bulku, Andi Kacani, Ermal Likaj, Ali Refatllari, Selman Dumani, Klodian Krakulli, Arber Aliu, Fjorba Mana, Devis Pellumbi, Aferdita Veseli, Edlira Rruci, Laureta Dibra, Arben Baboci, Edvin Prifti, Altin Veshti

“…Anesthesiologists and intensive care teams are key in optimizing outcomes through advanced support measures like intra-aortic balloon pumps. …”
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Mid-term outcome and quality of life after Bentall procedure: single-center experience by I. O. Stetsyuk, L. R. Stetsiuk, B. M. Todurov, I. Yu. Mokryk, V. I. Zaviiskyi, I. P. Nechai, V. B. Demyanchuk, O. V. Zelenchuk

“…The mean duration of hospital staying was 16.98 ± 0.91 days, intensive care unit – 4.84 ± 0.33 days. The number of patients extubated up to 8 hours after surgery was 41 (74.55 %) patients. …”
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What have we learnt from histology about the efficacy of coronary imaging modalities in assessing plaque composition? by Nathan Angelo Lecaros Yap, Zahid Khan, Zahid Khan, Xingwei He, Jae-Geun Lee, Soe Maung, Kimberley R. Morgan, Tingquan Zhou, Helle Precht, Patrick W. Serruys, Patrick W. Serruys, Hector M. Garcia-Garcia, Yoshinobu Onuma, Sean Hynes, Sebastian Kelle, Anthony Mathur, Anthony Mathur, Andreas Baumbach, Andreas Baumbach, Christos V. Bourantas, Christos V. Bourantas

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Association of epidural labor analgesia with maternal and neonatal outcomes in women with preeclampsia: a propensity score-matched single-center retrospective cohort study by Xi-Zhu Wu, Tuan-Fang Fang, Yi-Han Zheng, Su-Jing Zhang, Yi Xie, Xiang Gao, Guo-Lin Lu

“…Secondary endpoints included hypotension, operative vaginal delivery, fetal distress, neonatal intensive care unit admission, and complications. Using multivariate logistic regression analysis and propensity score matching (PSM), the association between ELA and maternal and neonatal outcomes was examined. …”
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Инфузия субанестетических доз кетамина в послеоперационном периоде как средство церебропротекции у детей при хирургической коррекции врожденных пороков сердца: проспективное рандом... by Артём Александрович Ивкин, Е. В. Григорьев, Д. Г. Балахнин, А. В. Синицкая

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Prediction of major adverse cardiovascular events following ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction using cardiac obesity marker—epicardial adipose tissue mass index: a prospect... by Zeyan Liu, Jinbo Wang, Yanfang Yang, Jinglin Cheng, Min Yang, Ye Zhang

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Association between renal mean perfusion pressure and prognosis in patients with sepsis-associated acute kidney injury: insights from the MIMIC IV database by Yipeng Fang, Aizhen Dou, Hui Xie, Yunfei Zhang, Weiwei Zhu, Yingjin Zhang, Caifeng Li, Yanchao Su, Ying Gao, Keliang Xie

“…Objective To investigate the association between renal mean perfusion pressure (MPP) and prognosis in sepsis-associated acute kidney injury (SA-AKI).Methods Data were extracted from the Medical Information Mart for Intensive Care IV (MIMIC-IV) database. Group-based trajectory modeling (GBTM) was applied to identify dynamic MPP patterns, while restricted cubic spline (RCS) curves were utilized to confirm the non-linear relationship between MPP and mortality. …”
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Association between serum albumin and severe impairment of activities of daily living in patients with stroke: a cross-sectional study by Ranran Bi, Yupeng Shi, Manrong Li, Xiaochen Liu, Zhenchao Ma, Yiqing Huang, Bingyin Liang, Fang Cui

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Epidemiology of notifiable outbreaks in different hospital units in Saudi Arabia: A national descriptive study by Nawal M. Alanazi, Nasser H. Alshanbari, Hala M. Roushdy, Yahya I. Alnshbah, Eman Ali Barnawi, Nawaf M. Almatrafi, Rula Felemban, Zainah M. Al Shahrani, Nadeen Burhan, Aiman El-Saed, Khalid H. Alanazi

“…More than 70 % of the outbreaks occurred in intensive care units and two-thirds were manifested as infection. …”
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Correlation between the white blood cell/platelet ratio and 28-day all-cause mortality in cardiac arrest patients: a retrospective cohort study based on machine learning by Huai Huang, Guangqin Ren, Shanghui Sun, Zhi Li, Yongtian Zheng, Lijuan Dong, Shaoliang Zhu, Xiaosheng Zhu, Wenyu Jiang

“…ObjectiveThis study aims to evaluate the association between the white blood cell-to-platelet ratio (WPR) and 28-day all-cause mortality among patients experiencing cardiac arrest.MethodsUtilizing data from 748 cardiac arrest patients in the Medical Information Mart for Intensive Care-IV (MIMIC-IV) 2.2 database, machine learning algorithms, including the Boruta feature selection method, random forest modeling, and SHAP value analysis, were applied to identify significant prognostic biomarkers. …”
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Clinical Findings in Diabetes Mellitus Patients with COVID-19 by Ting Guo, Qinxue Shen, Xiaoli Ouyang, Wei Guo, Jinhua Li, Wenlong He, Bo Yu, Chenfang Wu, Zhiguo Zhou, Hong Luo, Hong Peng

“…Epidemiological information, clinical features, and outcomes were compared between DM patients admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) or not. Results. A total of 241 patients confirmed with COVID-19 were enrolled, including 19 DM patients. …”
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Risk factors for thromboembolic and bleeding events in anticoagulated patients with atrial fibrillation: the prospective, multicentre observational PREvention oF thromboembolic eve... by Raffaele De Caterina, Kurt Huber, Richard Schilling, Miklos Rohla, Thomas W Weiss, Ladislav Pecen, Giuseppe Patti, Jolanta M Siller-Matula, Renate B Schnabel, Dipak Kotecha, Markus Lucerna, Paulus Kirchhof

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A national population-based study of mortality and risk factors in COVID-19-hospitalized patients in Spain (2020–2021) by José-Manuel Ramos-Rincón, José-Manuel Ramos-Rincón, José Sánchez-Paya, Pilar González-De-La-Aleja, Juan-Carlos Rodríguez-Díaz, Juan-Carlos Rodríguez-Díaz, Esperanza Merino, Esperanza Merino

“…., hypertension, diabetes, chronic kidney failure, obesity, neurodegenerative disorders, and others), and admission to the intensive care unit.ResultsA total of 524,314 COVID-19 hospitalizations were recorded in Spain, with 329,690 during the prevaccination period and 194,624 during the vaccination period. …”
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