Corrigendum to “Pregabalin Effect on Acute and Chronic Pain after Cardiac Surgery” by Aik Bouzia, Vassilios Tassoudis, Menelaos Karanikolas, George Vretzakis, Argyro Petsiti, Nikolaos Tsilimingas, Elena Arnaoutoglou

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Recurrent Urinary Tract Infections (UTIs): A Review and Proposal for Clinicians by Dino Sgarabotto, Elena Andretta, Camilla Sgarabotto

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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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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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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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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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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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Down syndrome and outcomes in critically ill pediatric patients by José Tantaleán Da Fieno, Rosa León Paredes, Patricia Palomo Luck, Carlos Del Águila Villar, Emiliana Rizo Patrón

“…IntroductionInformation regarding children with Down syndrome (DS) in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) is limited and conflicting. We aimed to investigate the association between DS and clinical outcomes in pediatric patients admitted to the PICU at the Instituto Nacional de Salud del Niño (National Institute for Child Health, INSN for the acronym in Spanish) and to assess nutritional status within the study cohort.MethodsThis study involved the secondary analysis of a database. …”
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Evaluation of the Relationship between Nutritional Status of COVID-19 Patients Admitted to the ICU and Patients’ Prognosis: A Cohort Study by Parsa Mohammadi, Hesam Aldin Varpaei, Alireza Khafaee pour khamseh, Mostafa Mohammadi, Mojgan Rahimi, Amirhossein Orandi

“…In this single-center prospective cohort study, 110 patients admitted to the Intensive Care Unit of Imam Khomeini Hospital Complex (Tehran, Iran) between April and September 2021 were enrolled. …”
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Second Trimester Umbilical Cord Coiling Index and Perinatal Outcomes by Yusuf Aytaç Tohma, Mehmet Metin Altay, Derya Turgut, Selcan Coşkun, Eylem Ünlübilgin, Sertaç Esin, Orhan Gelişen, Okyar Erol

“…Newborns with hypercoiling or hypocoiling were needed more neonatal intensive care unit. CONCLUSIONS: There was measured correlation between umbilical cord diameter and aUCI between 18-24 weeks and perinatal outcome but new prospective studies about umbilical artery morphology and perinatal outcomes are also needed. …”
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Immunoreactivity of the SARS-CoV-2 entry proteins ACE-2 and TMPRSS-2 in murine models of hormonal manipulation, ageing, and cardiac injury by Susan Bengs, Alexia Rossi, Martina Haberecker, Nidaa Mikail, Alexander Meisel, Achi Haider, Muriel Grämer, Angela Portmann, Atanas Todorov, Christof Schönenberger, Caroline E. Gebhard, Gabriela M. Kuster, Vera Regitz-Zagrosek, Catherine Gebhard

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RECK as a Potential Crucial Molecule for the Targeted Treatment of Sepsis by Qin Y, Liao S, Sun J, Ye H, Li J, Pan J, He J, Xia Z, Shao Y

“…Yuting Qin,1,* Shuanglin Liao,1,* Jianbo Sun,2 Huiyun Ye,1 Jiafu Li,1 Jiahui Pan,1 Junbing He,3 Zhengyuan Xia,4,5 Yiming Shao1,6 1Dongguan Key Laboratory of Sepsis Translational Medicine, The Intensive Care Unit, The First Dongguan Affiliated Hospital, Guangdong Medical University, Dongguan, Guangdong, People’s Republic of China; 2Dongguan Key Laboratory of Chronic Inflammatory Diseases, The First Dongguan Affiliated Hospital, Guangdong Medical University, Dongguan, Guangdong, People’s Republic of China; 3The Key Laboratory of Organ Dysfunction and Protection Translational Medicine, Jieyang Medical Research Center, Jieyang People’s Hospital, Jieyang, Guangdong, People’s Republic of China; 4Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Zhengzhou Central Hospital Affiliated to Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, People’s Republic of China; 5State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Department of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong, People’s Republic of China; 6The Key Laboratory of Sepsis Translational Medicine, Guangdong Medical University, Zhanjiang, Guangdong, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Yiming Shao, Dongguan Key Laboratory of Sepsis Translational Medicine, the Intensive Care Unit,The First Dongguan Affiliated Hospital, Guangdong Medical University, Jiaoping Road 42, Tangxia Town, Dongguan, Guangdong Province, 523710, People’s Republic of China, Tel +86 18826690188, Email sym@gdmu.edu.cn Zhengyuan Xia, Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Zhengzhou Central Hospital Affiliated to Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, People’s Republic of China, Tel +852-68798794, Email zyxia@hku.hkAbstract: Reversion inducing cysteine rich protein with kazal motifs (RECK), a Kazal motif-containing protein, regulates pro-inflammatory cytokines production, migration of inflammatory cells, vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and Wnt pathways and plays critical roles in septic inflammatory storms and vascular endothelial dysfunction. …”
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Efficacy of Diltiazem for the Control of Blood Pressure in Puerperal Patients with Severe Preeclampsia: A Randomized, Single-Blind, Controlled Trial by Gilberto Arias-Hernández, Cruz Vargas-De-León, Claudia C Calzada-Mendoza, María Esther Ocharan-Hernández

“…Significantly, patients who received diltiazem had fewer hypertension and hypotension episodes and stayed fewer days in the intensive care unit than those treated with nifedipine. …”
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Effect of SIS3 on Extracellular Matrix Remodeling and Repair in a Lipopolysaccharide-Induced ARDS Rat Model by Qiong Liang, Qiqing Lin, Yueyong Li, Weigui Luo, Xia Huang, Yujie Jiang, Chunyan Qin, Jin Nong, Xiang Chen, Suren Rao Sooranna, Liao Pinhu

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Anti-Inflammatory Effect of Columbianetin on Lipopolysaccharide-Stimulated Human Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells by Junying Lu, Keyong Fang, Shiji Wang, Lingxin Xiong, Chao Zhang, Zhongmin Liu, Xuewa Guan, Ruipeng Zheng, Guoqiang Wang, Jingtong Zheng, Fang Wang

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Diagnosis and Management of Bacterial Meningitis in the Paediatric Population: A Review by Catherine L. Tacon, Oliver Flower

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Polytrauma and continue epidural anesthesia. A case presentation. by Roberto Travieso Peña, José Julio Ojeda González, Aleida Hernández Lara

“…This is a 62 year-old hypertensive patient who was admitted at the Intensive Care Unit of the ¨Dr. Gustavo Aldereguí­a Lima¨ hospital with multiple trauma in the skull, thorax abdomen and extremities. …”
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Endoscopic ultrasonic puncture combined with fenestration and drainage for gastric heterotopic pancreatic cyst by Ying Fu Zhang, Chengguang Zhao, Chunying Zhu, Lu Liu, Ying Xiong

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