Intraperitoneal Steroid Therapy for Recurrent Malignant Ascites in Advanced Cancer Patients: A Case Series by Nashid Islam, Jheelam Biswas, Shima Rani Sarker, Salma Ahsan Khanam

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Intraoperative Pontine Infarction: A Hidden Challenge by Nicholas Marcanthony, Ehab Farag

“…A loss of gag reflex and other cranial nerve deficits are also often accompanied with these respiratory changes. In neurological intensive care units (NICUs), these respiratory and airway changes are not uncommon and have been well documented (Lee et al. 1976). …”
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Imaging Techniques for Diagnosis of Thoracic Aortic Atherosclerosis by Wouter W. Jansen Klomp, George J. Brandon Bravo Bruinsma, Arnoud W. van ’t Hof, Jan. G. Grandjean, Arno P. Nierich

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Haemodynamic Monitoring Using Echocardiography in the Critically Ill: A Review by Michelle S. Chew

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Licorice‐Induced Pseudohyperaldosteronism: A Case Report by David D. Je, Yong Mong Tan, Gradon Fuller, Parul Nigam

“…ABSTRACT We present a 71‐year‐old man admitted to the intensive care unit with severe hypokalemia after ingesting licorice‐containing confectionary over 6 weeks. …”
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Right ventricular failure due to subacute massive pulmonary embolism by Claudio Giumelli, Giacomo Bussolati, Patricia Granauro, Paolo Montanari

“… We present a clinical case of right heart failure secondary to subacute pulmonary embolism, which was managed in our semi-intensive care unit. The case is accompanied by interesting iconography, including electrocardiogram, echocardiogram, ventilation-perfusion, pulmonary scintigraphy, and chest angio-computed tomography. …”
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Postanoxic Burst Suppression Electroencephalogram in a Comatose Child Associated with Spontaneous Eyelid Opening by John R. Crawford

“…These electroencephalographic findings are important for intensive care physicians to recognize and may provide further insight into the pathophysiological mechanism of this rare phenomenon.…”
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Clinical Practice Guidelines for postoperative period of thoracic surgery. by Frank Carlos Alvarez Li, Daniel Olivera Fajardo, Félix Molina Díaz

“…It is the period between the suture of the surgical wound and the total rehabilitation of the patient, which usually occurs in the Intensive Care Unit. This document includes a review and update of the main aspects such as classification, postoperative treatment, stressing the actions to face any complication. …”
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Sneezing during Micturition: A Possible Trigger of Acute Bacterial Prostatitis by William Derval Aiken

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Klebsiella pneumoniae induces dose-dependent shock, organ dysfunction, and coagulopathy in a nonhuman primate critical care model by Jeffrey R. Strich, Marcos J. Ramos-Benitez, Seth Warner, Heather Kendall, Sydney Stein, Andrew P. Platt, Sabrina C. Ramelli, Shelly J. Curran, Izabella Lach, Kiana Allen, Ashley Babyak, Luis J. Perez-Valencia, Mahnaz Minai, Junfeng Sun, Kevin M. Vannella, Derron Alves, Richard Herbert, Daniel S. Chertow

“…ABSTRACT Nonhuman primate models that closely emulate the disease course, pathogenesis, and supportive care provided to human patients in the modern intensive care unit with bacterial sepsis are urgently needed to study pathogenesis and assess novel therapies. …”
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The Accuracy of the Passive Leg Raising Test Using the Perfusion Index to Identify Preload Responsiveness—A Single Center Study in a Resource-Limited Setting by Marialessia Casazzo, Luigi Pisani, Rabiul Alam Md Erfan Uddin, Abdus Sattar, Rashed Mirzada, Abu Shahed Mohammad Zahed, Shoman Sarkar, Anupam Barua, Sujat Paul, Mohammad Abul Faiz, Abdullah Abu Sayeed, Stije J. Leopold, Sue J. Lee, Mavuto Mukaka, Mohammed Abul Hassan Chowdhury, Ketsanee Srinamon, Marja Schilstra, Asok Kumar Dutta, Salvatore Grasso, Marcus J. Schultz, Aniruddha Ghose, Arjen Dondorp, Katherine Plewes

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Analysis of clinical characteristics and risk factors for patients with heat stroke in western China in 2022: a multicenter retrospective study by Xin Zheng, Yuchun Gao, Qinli Xie, Qiulan Chen, Chuan Guo, Qionglan Dong, Jin Tang, Jun Luo, Ying Ge, Jian He, Xiaolin Hou, Guanghong Zhou, Yuan Chen, Haiquan Cao, Jiujia Xiao, An Lan, Qiu Chen, Yonghong Zeng, Jing Huang, Huaicong Long

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Outcome from out-of-hospital cardiac arrest managed by the pre-hospital emergency medical system in Martinique, a French Caribbean Overseas Territory by Florian Negrello, Jonathan Florentin, Romain Jouffroy, Vianney Aquilina, Rishika Banydeen, Rémi Neviere, Dabor Resiere, Moustapha Drame, Papa Gueye

“…Median time to first-responders’ and prehospital mobile intensive care unit’s arrivals at scene were 17 [10–30] and 27 [19–41] minutes after call to the EMS dispatching center for OHCA. …”
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The Predictive Role of Lactate in the Emergency Department in Patients with Severe Dyspnea by Maciej Niczewski, Szymon Gawęda, Paulina Kluszczyk, Mikołaj Rycerski, Daria Syguła, Anna Danel, Szymon Szmigiel, Konrad Mendrala, Aleksandra Oraczewska, Czarosław Kijonka, Monika Nowicka, Michał Wita, Tomasz Cyzowski, Grzegorz Brożek, Maciej Dyrbuś, Szymon Skoczyński

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Understanding Code Blue Activations: Insights From Early Warning and Palliative Scores in a Tertiary Hospital by Giwangkancana GW, Setiasih YG, Hasanah A, Persiyawati Y, Wawan

“…Gezy Weita Giwangkancana,1 Yani Gezy Setiasih,2 Anisa Hasanah,2 Yunita Persiyawati,2 Wawan2 1Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Faculty of Medicine Universitas Padjadjaran / Dr. …”
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Hospital-Based Air-Borne and Surface-Borne Bacterial Pathogens and Their Antimicrobial Profiles in Wolaita Sodo, Southern Ethiopia by Chemere Madebo, Admasu Haile, Temesgen Eticha, Fithamlak Solomon

“…The detection rate of bacterial pathogens in the intensive care unit (35.4%) was higher than in operation theater. …”
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Role of the very low frequencies of the renal oxygen saturation signal in acute kidney injury in newborns with perinatal asphyxia by Daniel Botero-Rosas, Sergio Agudelo-Pérez, Sergio Agudelo-Pérez, Gloria Troncoso, Maria C. Gómez, Eduardo Tuta-Quintero

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Use of Resuscitative Endovascular Balloon Occlusion of the Aorta (REBOA) in Trauma Patients in French Level-1 Trauma Centers: A National Survey by Pauline Glasman, Thomas Clavier, Hervé Quintard, Jonathan Charbit

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Untargeted metabolomics analysis of glycerophospholipid metabolism in very low birth weight infants administered multiple oil lipid emulsions by Xiaoyan Zeng, Tao Yu, Luping Xia, Zhiqiang Ruan

“…Methods A comparative study was conducted on 25 VLBW infants hospitalized in neonatal intensive care units (NICU) of Hangzhou Women’s Hospital in 2023. …”
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Protocol on a systematic review of nomenclature and outcomes in children with complex critical illness in Paediatric Critical Care: The basis for consensus definition. by Sofia Cuevas-Asturias, Claire Rafferty, Hannah Mitchell, William Tremlett, Padmanabhan Ramnarayan, Natalie Pattison

“…Using a rigorous and stepwise approach, the whole spectrum of scientific publications on children with complex critical illness in paediatric intensive care will be reviewed, ensuring this study is as comprehensive as possible. …”
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