Availability in ECMO Reduces the Failure to Rescue in Patients With Pulmonary Embolism After Major Surgery: A Nationwide Analysis of 2.4 Million Cases by Johannes Diers, MD, Nikolas Baumann, MD, Philip Baum, MD, Konstantin L. Uttinger, MD, Johanna C. Wagner, MD, Peter Kranke, MD, Patrick Meybohm, MD, Christoph-Thomas Germer, MD, Armin Wiegering, MD

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Changes in incidence and severity of commercial motorcycle accidents due to the use of delivery service platforms in Korea: a retrospective cohort study by Dam Moon, Jae Ho Jang, Jin Seong Cho, Jae Yeon Choi, Jae-hyug Woo, Woo Sung Choi, Sung Yeol Hyun, Seung Hwan Lee

“…There were statistical differences in severity based on EMR-ISS and the hospitalization in intensive care unit and death.…”
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Development and validation of a novel risk-predicted model for early sepsis-associated acute kidney injury in critically ill patients: a retrospective cohort study by Bo Li, Kun Zhang, Cong-Cong Zhao, Zi-Han Nan, Yan-Ling Yin, Li-Xia Liu, Zhen-Jie Hu

“…Data for patients with sepsis included in the development cohort were extracted from the Medical Information Mart for Intensive Care IV (MIMIC-IV) database. The least absolute shrinkage and selection operator regression method was used to screen the risk factors, and the final screened risk factors were constructed into four machine learning models to determine an optimal model. …”
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Examining the association between child development and parental mental health after preterm birth-related stress: a systematic review of the literature and meta-analysis protocol by Lotte Haverman, Cornelieke S H Aarnoudse-Moens, Joost G Daams, Gerbrich E van den Bosch, Kirsten S Muller, Celina E Henke

“…Introduction Preterm infants born before 32 weeks of gestation are generally admitted to a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) to receive life-saving treatment, resulting in early exposure to stressful events. …”
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Global and regional burden of bloodstream infections caused by carbapenem-resistant Gram-negative bacteria in 2019: A systematic analysis from the MICROBE database by Lei Zha, Shirong Li, Jun Guo, Yixin Hu, Lingling Pan, Hanli Wang, Yun Zhou, Qiancheng Xu, Zhiwei Lu, Xiang Kong, Xinzhao Tong, Yusheng Cheng

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Evaluation of a PCR-based lateral flow device for detecting Aspergillus and Candida species from clinical specimens by Ariff Khalid, Jacinta Santhanam, Mohd Nizam Tzar, Ang-Lim Chua, Sharifah Fadilah Abdul Wahid, Wan Rahiza Wan Mat, Raha Abd Rahman, Petrick Periyasamy

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Development and Evaluation of an ICU Nurse Training Program on Oral Mucosal Pressure Injury Prevention and Management Using the ADDIE Model by Jia T, Lan Y, Pang J, Ma M, Ding Z, Wang Y, Jiang E

“…Tiantian Jia,1 Yunxia Lan,2 Jing Pang,2 Mengdan Ma,1 Zhe Ding,3 Yongting Wang,1 Enshe Jiang4 1Cardiac Surgery Intensive Care Unit, The Affiliated Chest Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450008, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Nursing, The Affiliated Chest Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450008, People’s Republic of China; 3Department of Rehabilitation, The Affiliated Chest Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450008, People’s Republic of China; 4Institute of Nursing and Health, Henan University, Kaifeng, 475004, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence: Enshe Jiang, Institute of Nursing and Health, Henan University, No. 1 Jinming Road, Kaifeng, Henan, 475004, People’s Republic of China, Email esjiang@gmail.com Yongting Wang, Cardiac Surgery Intensive Care Unit, the Affiliated Chest Hospital of Zhengzhou University, No. 1 Weiwu Road, Zhengzhou, Henan, 450008, People’s Republic of China, Email 2313992171@qq.comPurpose: To construct a training course program for ICU nurses to care for oral mucosal membrane pressure injury (MMPI) and evaluate its implementation effects based on the ADDIE model.Patients and Methods: A research team was established to construct the training course program in January 2024. …”
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Myelitis associated with glial fibrillary acidic protein IgG: characterization and comparison with aquaporin-4 IgG and myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein IgG myelitis by Yinyin Xie, Wanwan Zhang, Aoya Han, Wenlin Sun, Xinru Zhou, Yi Xie, Yunqing Ma, Yajun Lian, Cui Wang, Nanchang Xie

“…Over half experienced prodromal symptoms and required intensive care support. The median Expanded Disability Status Scale (EDSS) score was 4 at admission and 0 at final follow-up (median, 20 months). …”
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Non-Operative Management of Traumatic Gallbladder Bleeding with Cystic Artery Injury: A Case Report by Tae Hoon Kim

“…Traumatic gallbladder injuries generally require surgery, but in this case, non-operative management was possible with cautious follow-up consisting of abdominal CT and angiography with repeated physical examinations and hemodynamic monitoring in the intensive care unit.…”
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Manipulation of the Complement System for Benefit in Sepsis by Peter A. Ward, Ren-Feng Guo, Niels C. Riedemann

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Appreciating the Strengths and Weaknesses of Transthoracic Echocardiography in Hemodynamic Assessments by Stephen J. Huang, Anthony S. McLean

“…Transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) is becoming the choice of hemodynamic assessment tool in many intensive care units. With an ever increasing number of training programs available worldwide, learning the skills to perform TTE is no longer a limiting factor. …”
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Pouvoir se reposer au cours du poste de nuit : un atout pour le travail ? by Ghislaine Tirilly, Béatrice Barthe, Catherine Gentil

“…The study was carried out in a hospital cardiology intensive care unit in which two permanent alternating night work teams were followed. …”
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Septo-Optic Dysplasia Diagnosed in a Newborn Infant with Normoglycemia: The Importance of Thorough Physical Examination by Aishwarya Palorath, Ishita Kharode

“…A newborn male infant was admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit due to suspected sepsis. He was clinically stable with normal electrolyte levels on admission. …”
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A Pediatric Case of Diffuse Alveolar Hemorrhage Secondary to Poststreptococcal Glomerulonephritis by Alison Markland, Gregory Hansen, Anke Banks, Rajni Chibbar, Darryl Adamko

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Recurrence of Minimal Change Disease Following a Motor Vehicle Trauma: An Atypical Cause and Review of Literature by Jayaramakrishna Depa, George Coritsidis

“…In the first case of its kind, we report a 21-year-old female with a history of MCD at the age of 6, who had late relapse subsequent to a motorcycle accident resulting in a de-gloving skin injury and intensive care unit admission. MCD was confirmed by normal light microscopy, podocyte effacement on electron microscopy and absence of any deposits on immunofluorescence 3 weeks after the incident due to critical illness. …”
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Successful Treatment of Streptococcal Toxic Shock Syndrome with Both Diffuse Peritonitis and Necrotizing Fasciitis by Shuichi Sato, Masahiro Ito, Tsuyoshi Sakai, Anri Kaneta, Fumie Sato

“…The general condition had rapidly deteriorated with multiple organ dysfunction. Immediate intensive care, including mechanical ventilation, hemodiafiltration, and repeated debridement, is indispensable for a favorable outcome.…”
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Spectroscopic Approach to Capillary-Alveolar Membrane Damage Induced Acute Lung Injury by Jing Wang, Luis Oppenheimer, Paola Fata, Julio Pintin, Ross Stimpson, Henry H Mantsch

“…The pathophysiological characterization of ALI/ARDS – an increased pulmonary capillary-alveolar membrane barrier permeability – is generally not included in current intensive care unit diagnosis criteria.…”
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A Case of Childhood Severe Paroxysmal Cold Hemoglobinuria with Acute Renal Failure Successfully Treated with Plasma Exchange and Eculizumab by Jessica Pelletier, Chad Ward, Matthew Borloz, Anne Ickes, Susan Guelich, Erwood Edwards

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Conservative Medical Management of a Tracheal Perforation after Blunt Trauma in a Patient with SARS-CoV-2 by Mateo Zuluaga-Gómez, Daniel González-Arroyave, Carlos M. Ardila

“…The medical procedure consisted of orotracheal intubation to guarantee the safety of the airway, in addition to close surveillance in the intensive care unit and constant monitoring of vital signs. …”
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A discussion of anesthesiologically relevant aspects of Klinefelter syndrome -a case report- by Christine Gaik, Katharina Politt

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