Successful management of uncommon complication after brachiocephalic vein catheterization: A case report by Namita Mishra, Danish Qutub, Umesh Bhadani

“…Central venous catheterization is an inextricable requirement in intensive care units, long surgeries, postoperative care, and as a part of malignancy treatment that delivers intravenous fluids, drugs, inotropic agents, and intravenous feeding. …”
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Use of Continuous Negative Pressure Around the Chest Increases Exercise Performance in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Patients: A Pilot Study by Rakesh K Chaturvedi, Arnold Zidulka

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Middle hepatic vein incorporation in live donor liver graft transplantation; implication and safety by Mahmoud Ali Abdi, Tayeb Sabir Kareem, Assad Abidon Hassoun

“…The recipient age (48.5 ± 11.3), male/female 27/13, intensive care unit stay (4.75 ± 3.9), floor stay (7.7 ± 3.7) days, portal vein velocity (63.96 ± 24.65 ml/sec), hepatic artery peak systolic velocity (74.76 ± 32.85) hepatic artery resistive index (0.7 ± 0.15), and triphasic/continuous venous outflow 27/13.   …”
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The mystery of methylene blue and its role in managing post-cardiac surgery vasoplegic shock by Mohamed Elbayomi, Oliver Dewald, Presheet Pathare, Markus Kondruweit, Rene Tandler, Michael Weyand, Christian Heim

“…Secondary outcomes were postoperative hemodialysis, serum lactate levels at 24 h postoperatively, and intensive care unit stay length in days.Results MB patients have a shorter ICU stay as compared to the control group (9 ± 8 days vs. 16 ± 6.9; p-value <.001). …”
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Assessing the Clinical and Functional Status of COPD Patients Using Speech Analysis During and After Exacerbation by Mayr W, Triantafyllopoulos A, Batliner A, Schuller BW, Berghaus TM

“…Wolfgang Mayr,1,&ast; Andreas Triantafyllopoulos,2,3,&ast; Anton Batliner,2,3 Björn W Schuller,2– 5 Thomas M Berghaus1,6 1Department of Cardiology, Respiratory Medicine and Intensive Care, University Hospital Augsburg, Augsburg, Germany; 2Chair of Health Informatics (CHI), Department of Clinical Medicine, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany; 3Munich Center for Machine Learning (MCML), Munich, Germany; 4Group on Language Audio, & Music (GLAM), Imperial College, London, UK; 5Munich Data Science Institute (MDSI), Munich, Germany; 6Medical Faculty, Ludwig Maximilians University of Munich, Munich, Germany&ast;These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Wolfgang Mayr, Department of Cardiology, Respiratory Medicine and Intensive Care, University Hospital Augsburg, Stenglinstrasse 2, Augsburg, D-86156, Germany, Email wolfgang.mayr@uk-augsburg.de Andreas Triantafyllopoulos, Chair of Health Informatics, Department of Clinical Medicine, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technical University of Munich, Ismaninger Straße 22, Munich, 81675, Germany, Email andreas.triantafyllopoulos@tum.deBackground: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) affects breathing, speech production, and coughing. …”
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Impact of sleep chronotype on blood pressure and metabolic markers by Weiwei Huang, Qinglu Wang, Yuan Gao, Jiefeng Wang, Feihao Wang, Jiyou Tang

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Acute kidney injury, the present on admission (POA) indicator and sex disparities: observational study of inpatient real-world data in a Swiss tertiary healthcare system. Explorati... by Michael Simon, Sarah N Musy, Karen Triep, Olga Endrich

“…Routinely collected health data, 2019 and 2020 (121 757 cases) on the patient history and intensive care treatment duration, comorbidity levels, coded diagnoses, age and sex.Software and statistic: program R, V.4.1.1, SD; median, IQR; prop.test; standardised mean difference.Results The reporting of postadmission diagnoses showed more interhospital transfers, more intensive care stays, higher scores of severity and treatment intensity, more often mechanical ventilation, a higher age, a higher number of diagnoses, a higher complexity level of the related cases and mortality. …”
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Impact of early initiation of renal replacement therapy in patients on venoarterial ECMO using target trial emulation with Japanese nationwide data by Toshihiro Kubo, Tomonori Takeuchi, Norihiko Inoue, Augusto Cama-Olivares, Deepak Chandramohan, Ashita J. Tolwani, Keith M. Wille, Kiyohide Fushimi, Javier A. Neyra, Kenji Wakabayashi

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The Resuscitation, Equilibrium and De-escalation (RED) strategy: a phased, personalized hemodynamic support in children with sepsis by Jaime Fernández-Sarmiento, Sushitra Ranjit, L. Nelson Sanchez-Pinto, Vinay M. Nadkarni, Roberto Jabornisky, Niranjan Kissoon

“…Hemodynamic support in critically ill children with septic shock is a pervasive challenge in the intensive care settings. Cardiovascular involvement in sepsis entails both macro- and microcirculation abnormalities, with the main treatment objectives seeking to increase cardiac output and improve tissue perfusion, respectively. …”
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Protocol for a meta-review of interventions to prevent and manage ICU delirium by Andrew Booth, Maria Pufulete, Ben Gibbison, Burak Kundakci, Katherine Louise Jones

“…Introduction Intensive care unit (ICU) delirium is an acute brain dysfunction that affects up to 7 out of 10 patients admitted to ICUs. …”
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Comparison of Pregnancy Outcomes of Women with and Without Hypertension at the Latent Phase of Labor Who Were Under Medical Care for Preeclampsia by Resul Karakus, Cetin Kilicci, Enis Ozkaya, Ezgi Darici, Onder Tosun, Sultan Seren Karakus, Ali Aras

“…CONCLUSION: Resistant hypertension is associated with a higher rate of preeclamptic symptoms during labor and newborn intensive care unit admission. …”
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Incidence, Outcomes, and Factors Associated with Intra-Abdominal Hypertension and Primary Abdominal Compartment Syndrome in Abdominopelvic Injury Patients by Amonpon Kanlerd, Krissada Nakornchai, Karikarn Auksornchart, Warapan Watkwaw

“…The retrospective cohort of 38 abdominopelvic injury cases was admitted to the intensive care unit at Thammasat University Hospital, from January 1st to December 31st, 2018. …”
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Neonatal Bacterial Meningitis: Single Reference Center Experience and Review of Current Literature: A Retrospective Cohort Study by Alper Aykanat, Hasan Tolga Celik, Gulsen Hazirolan, Sule Yigit, Murat Yurdakok

“…STUDY DESIGN: In this retrospective cohort study newborns admitted to Hacettepe University Ihsan Dogramaci Children’s Hospital Neonatal Intensive Care Unit during a 5-year-period between April 2014-May 2019 and who underwent atraumatic lumbar puncture were included. …”
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Reusable Tourniquets as Potential Transmitters of Infection: A Microbiological Analysis by Julia Szymczyk, Monika Kurpas, Bartosz Krasiński, Katarzyna Zorena, Wioletta Mędrzycka-Dąbrowska

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The Effect of an Educational Application on The Quality of Life and Treatment Adherence in Mothers of Children with Congenital Heart Disease Undergoing Cardiac Surgery: A Randomize... by Mohammad Rajabi, Jamalodin Begjani, Reza Negarandeh

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The leading “blended” civil medical evacuation operation (MEDEVAC) in unforeseen health emergency. From military use to civil development by Nazzareno Fagoni, Giuseppe Stirparo, Giuseppe Maria Sechi, Andrea Comelli, Gabriele Perotti, Guido Francesco Villa, Alberto Zoli, Marco Botteri

“…Results: From March to April 2020, 121 intensive care patients were transferred via MEDEVAC, primarily by air. 65 % of patients were moved to other Italian regions. …”
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Enteral Nutrition Practices and Complications in ICU Settings: A Cross-Sectional Study of Healthcare Professionals&rsquo; Perspectives in Saudi Arabia by Zaher S, Alhindi R, Alturki L, Alsobhi E, Alahmadi L, Aldhowayan HA

“…The survey collected information about the demographic data of the participants, some of the EN related practice in intensive care settings as well as the frequency of the reported EN complications.Results: A total of 173 respondents were included in the study. …”
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Comparison of Resting Energy Expenditure Using Indirect Calorimetry and Predictive Equations in Trauma Patients: A Pilot Study by Dae Sung Ma, Gil Jae Lee

“…Purpose Nutritional therapy in the intensive care unit is an essential factor for patient progress. …”
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Comparison of mortality between open and closed pelvic bone fractures in Korea using 1:2 propensity score matching: a single-center retrospective study by Jaeri Yoo, Donghwan Choi, Byung Hee Kang

“…The open fracture group had more infections (37.5% vs. 5.7%, P<0.001) and longer stays in the intensive care unit (median 11 days, interquartile range [IQR] 6–30 days vs. median 5 days, IQR 2–13 days; P=0.005), but mortality did not show a statistically significant difference (20.8% vs. 15.5%, P=0.559) before matching. …”
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Geriatric nutritional risk index is associated with the occurrence of acute kidney injury in critically ill patients with acute heart failure by Sen Zhang, Nan Chen, Zhuo Huang, Ningyuan Yan, Liansheng Ma, Xiaoqin Gao

“…The current research on the relationship between nutritional risk and the occurrence of acute kidney injury in patients with acute heart failure is very limited.Methods This retrospective cohort study utilized data from the Medical Information Mart for Intensive Care IV (MIMIC-IV, version 2.1) database. We included adult patients with AHF who were admitted to the intensive care unit in the study. …”
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