Cutaneous Mucormycosis Co-infection in a Patient with COVID-19 by Raham Rahgoshai, Peter Goldberg, Rayhaneh Rahgoshai, Shadi Zain

“…During their course in the intensive care unit (ICU), they developed a right thigh haematoma, thought to be related to the previous insertion of a femoral arterial pressure monitoring catheter. …”
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Exploring Spatial Inequalities in COVID-19 Mortality and Their Association With Multidimensional Poverty in Colombia: A Spatial Analysis Study by Claudia Birchenall-Jiménez, Claudia Birchenall-Jiménez, Wilson Giovanni Jiménez-Barbosa, Javier Riascos-Ochoa, Federico Cosenz

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Cytomegalovirus Infection in Patient with Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma by Ikhwan Rinaldi, Abdul Muthalib, Januar Widodo Sutandar, Hendro Adi Kuncoro, Bambang Irawan Harsono, Nelly Susanto, Tjondro Setiawan, Kevin Winston, Idham Rafly Dewantara, Ihya Fakhrurizal Amin, Yuli Maulidiya Shufiyani

“…The patient was hospitalized for 26 days and admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) due to shortness of breath, decreased oxygen saturation, and irregular breathing. …”
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Lung protective ventilation guided by driving pressure improves pulmonary outcomes in heart transplantation by Mei-fang Chen, Lin-feng Xie, Xin-fan Lin, Ping-ping Wu, Jia-xin Zhang, Yong Lin

“…Patients in group D experienced a shorter duration of postoperative mechanical ventilation and a shorter stay in the intensive care unit. The conventional ventilation strategy, the high driving pressure level and the low PaO2 value at the end of the surgery were the independent risk factors for PPCs in heart transplantation. …”
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Influence of Body Mass Index on Inflammatory Profile at Admission in Critically Ill Septic Patients by Fernando G. Zampieri, Vanessa Jacob, Hermes V. Barbeiro, Fabiano Pinheiro da Silva, Heraldo P. de Souza

“…We sought to evaluate if BMI was associated with serum levels of several cytokines measured at intensive care unit admission due to sepsis. Methods. 33 septic patients were included. …”
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Pregnancy in an Asymptomatic Woman with Porencephalic and Arachnoid Cysts by Franco Pepe, Gianmarco Marchese, Gabriele Giuseppe Pepe, Elisabetta Zambrotta, Giulio Insalaco, Claudia Garraffo, Valeria La Rosa

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The Effect of Phase I Cardiac Rehabilitation on the Rate of Delirium After Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery by Kolsoum Parnan Emamverdi, Zahra Sadat Manzari, Seyed Reza Mazloum

“…Materials and Methods: This clinical trial study was performed on 60 patients in the cardiac intensive care unit of Imam Reza Hospital in Mashhad during 1398. …”
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Amyloid β-Related Angiitis Causing Coma Responsive to Immunosuppression by Shennan A. Weiss, David Pisapia, Stephan A. Mayer, Joshua Z. Willey, Kiwon Lee

“…A 57-year-old man presented to the neurological intensive care unit febrile, obtunded, and with a left hemiparesis. …”
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Candiduria in Pediatric Patients: Two Case Reports and a Review of Management Strategies. by Aferdita Ademi, Ferizat Dika Haxhirexha, Agron Dogjani, Kastriot Haxhirexha

“… Introduction: Urinary infections, while common in intensive care and surgical units, present a unique challenge when fungal pathogens are involved. …”
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A Rare Case of Thyrotoxic Periodic Paralysis in a Patient With Concomitant Methimazole-Induced Agranulocytosis by Kevin S. Wei, MD, Alexandra N. Lim, MD, Sophie M. Cannon, MD

“…She was admitted to the intensive care unit and started on broad-spectrum antibiotics, lithium, and propranolol for treatment of septic shock and hyperthyroidism, respectively. …”
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Association between cardiometabolic index and hypertension among US adults from NHANES 1999–2020 by Tuo Guo, Yang Zhou, Guifang Yang, Lijuan Sheng, Xiangping Chai

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Long-Term Home Noninvasive Mechanical Ventilation Increases Systemic Inflammatory Response in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: A Prospective Observational Study by Gregorino Paone, Vittoria Conti, Giuseppe Biondi-Zoccai, Elena De Falco, Isotta Chimenti, Mariangela Peruzzi, Corrado Mollica, Gianluca Monaco, Gilda Giannunzio, Giuseppe Brunetti, Giovanni Schmid, V. Marco Ranieri, Giacomo Frati

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Evaluation of antibiotic consumption using WHO -antimicrobial consumption tool and AWaRe classification by Julie Birdie Wahlang, Reuben P. Syiem, Chayna Sarkar, Nari M. Lyngdoh, Iadarilang Tiewsoh, Dhriti K. Brahma, Aitilutmon Surong, Arky J Langstieh

“…In-patient records and details on antibiotic prescriptions were collected from the day of admission until they were discharged from the intensive care unit. Data on antibiotic consumption were retrieved from the hospital pharmacy. …”
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Prevalence of acute kidney injury in Mexico; a systematic review and meta-analysis of pre-pandemic reports by Jose J. Zaragoza, Jonathan S. Chavez-Iñiguez, Armando Vazquez-Rangel

“…There is little available information regarding the characteristics and incidence of AKI in Latin America (LA), especially in Mexico.Objectives Systematically search the literature and perform a meta-analysis of the epidemiology of AKI in Mexico, to provide data on AKI and kidney replacement therapy (KRT) that would contribute to general knowledge in this matter.Methods We performed a systematic search for articles in pediatric and adult patients admitted to the general ward, Emergency Room or Intensive Care Unit published between January 1, 2000, and September 30, 2024. …”
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Clinical Benefits of Parasternal Block with Multihole Catheters when Inserted before Sternotomy by Vedat Eljezi, Crispin Jallas, Bruno Pereira, Melanie Chasteloux, Christian Dualé, Lionel Camilleri

“…Local anesthetic administration followed by continued infusion at 3 mL hr–1 of ropivacaine 2 mg mL–1 per catheter for 48 h postoperatively upon patient arrival in the intensive care unit. The efficacy of the parasternal block was assessed according to a composite endpoint including pain score at rest, pain score during movements (dynamic pain), and morphine consumption over 48 hours. …”
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Lactate to albumin ratio has limited prognostic value for complications in children under five with burn injuries by Vania Cadarso-Saez, Camila Ramirez-Zavala, Miguel A. Pérez-Pino, Carlos J. Toro-Huamanchumo

“…Abstract Evaluate the prognostic performance of the lactate-to-albumin ratio (LAR) for complications in children 5 years of age or younger with second and/or third degree burn injuries during hospitalization in the intensive care unit of a hospital in Lima, Peru. In this retrospective cohort study, we conducted prognostic tests by analyzing the medical records of children aged ≤ 5 years who suffered second- and/or third-degree burn injuries and were subsequently admitted to the ICU of a Lima-based hospital between 2017 and 2022. …”
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Contribution of Medical Wards Contamination to Wound Infection among Patients Attending Ruhengeri Referral Hospital by Emmanuel Munyeshyaka, Parfait Cyuzuzo, Callixte Yadufashije, John Karemera

“…This was a cross-sectional study where a total of 61 samples including air sampling to evaluate the contamination by airborne bacteria, working surface, equipment, and patients’ surgical wounds swabs were collected in intensive care unit (ICU), pediatrics, and surgery departments. …”
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Effect of Admission Serum Calcium Levels and Length of Stay in Patients with Acute Pancreatitis: Data from the MIMIC-III Database by Dongyan Wang, Xiaoyan Guo, Wenwen Xia, Zhijuan Ru, Yihai Shi, Zhengyu Hu

“…Clinical data for 3156 patients diagnosed with AP were obtained from the Multiparametric Intelligent Monitoring in Intensive Care III (MIMIC-III) database. Restricted cubic spline curve (RCS) functions of dose-response analysis curves and logistic regression analysis were used to analyze the relationship between admission serum calcium levels and the LOS. …”
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Six weeks that changed the preterm infant brain: lessons learned from the Family Nurture Intervention randomized controlled trials by Robert J. Ludwig, Robert J. Ludwig, Michael M. Myers, Michael M. Myers, Martha G. Welch, Martha G. Welch

“…AimWe review extensive results from two randomized controlled trials conducted over 9 years, comparing standard care (SC) in level-4 neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) with SC plus Family Nurture Intervention (FNI).MethodsFNI included ~six weeks of facilitated mother-infant interactions aimed at achieving mother-infant ‘autonomic emotional connection’, a novel construct that describes the emotional mother-baby relationship at the level of the autonomic nervous system.Results and conclusionThus far, 18 peer-reviewed publications documented significant positive short-and long-term effects of FNI on infant neurobehavioral functioning, developmental trajectories and both mother and child autonomic health through five years. …”
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Types of injuries caused by isolated electric scooter accidents by Kyongwon Yoo, Hyung Il Kim

“…Another 10% were admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) and 18% to the ward, with nine patients receiving at least one operation. …”
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