COVID-19 impact on bladder cancer treatment by Fabrício Kaminagakura, Marcos F. Dall'Oglio, José A. da Silva Jr., Klebson Rodrigues-Barbosa, Jorge Ocké, Luiz J. Budib

“…There was a meaningful and direct correlation between surgical time and length of stay in the Intensive Care Unit. Conclusion: Despite the complexity of the surgery, the execution of radical cystectomies during a pandemic period is feasible, with positive surgical results and complication rates compatible with the current literature. …”
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The Critical Management of Spinal Cord Injury: A Narrative Review by Emilio Moreno-González, Antonio Ibarra

“…Recent evidence suggests that early intensive care unit (ICU) monitoring improves patient prognosis, highlighting the importance of prompt ICU admission and early decompression surgery. …”
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Plasmodium falciparum Malaria Complicated by Symmetrical Peripheral Gangrene, Bowel Ischemia, Repeated Candidemia, and Bacteraemia by Emeline Masse, Philippe Hantson

“…The patient was immediately admitted to the intensive care unit after evidence of multiple organ failure (coma, shock, acute respiratory distress syndrome, acute renal failure, etc.). …”
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Mortality Due to Subarachnoid Hemorrhage from 1999 to 2003. by Javier García Zacarías, Eduardo Hernández Ortiz, José M. Carles Zerquera, Cecilia Zacarías Chialjub, Ángel Luis Zayas Luis

“…The majority of admissions were carried out in the intensive care unit. The most important complications were cerebral edema with endocrania hypertension, and bronchopneumonia. …”
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Cytokine changes in patients with heatstroke during pilgrimage to Makkah by I. A. Hashim, A. Al-Zeer, S. Al-Shohaib, M. Al-Ahwal, A. Shenkin

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Central Venous Catheter-Associated Bloodstream Infections in Hemodialysis Patients: Another Patient Safety Bundle? by B Lynn Johnston, John M Conly

“…This initiative is focused on preventing CVC-associated BSIs in intensive care units. However, other patient groups are also at risk for CVC-related BSIs, suggesting that there are other individuals who would benefit from preventive efforts. …”
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Influence of an Infectious Diseases Specialist on ICU Multidisciplinary Rounds by David N. Gilbert

“…To ascertain the influence of a physician infectious diseases specialist (IDS) on antibiotic use in a medical/surgical intensive care unit. Method. Over a 5-month period, the antibiotic regimens ordered by the ICU multidisciplinary team were studied. …”
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A dog with multiple fracture by Nuriza Zamirbekova, Fatma Çuhadar Erdal, Mustafa Arıcan

“…The dog was initially stabilized in the intensive care unit before surgery. Surgical approaches for corpus ilium fracture was performed laterally. …”
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Prolonged Ileus in an Infant Presenting with Primary Congenital Hypothyroidism by Caroline Chua, Shilpa Gurnurkar, Yahdira Rodriguez-Prado, Victoria Niklas

“…The infant had hypoglycemia secondary to lethargy and poor feeding and required transfer to the neonatal intensive care unit for worsening abdominal distension despite normalization of serum thyroid function tests following hormone replacement. …”
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Pattern and In-Hospital Mortality of Thoracoabdominal Injuries Associated with Motor Vehicle Accident-Related Head Injury: a Single-Center Retrospective Study by Walid M. Abd El Maksoud, Mubarak Ali Algahtany

“…Moreover, there was a significant association between intensive care unit (ICU) admission and poor prognosis. …”
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Diabetic Ketoacidosis Updates: Titratable Insulin Infusions and Long-Acting Insulin Early by Justin Kinney, Oshin Baroi, Mania Gharibian

“…Single health system, retrospective study of adult patients admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) for DKA. The primary outcomes were insulin infusion duration and ICU/hospital length of stays (LoS). …”
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Fat Embolism Syndrome Mimicking a COVID-19 Infection by Alexandru Leonard Alexa, Adela Hilda Onutu

“…Thirty hours postoperatively, he developed respiratory failure with altered mental status and needed admission in the intensive care unit. The chest radiography and later chest tomography raised the suspicion of a COVID-19 disease, even if our first suspicion was FES. …”
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Euglycemic Ketoacidosis in a Patient with Metastatic Non-Small-Cell Lung Adenocarcinoma and Concomitant Pulmonary Embolism by Robert Sean O’Neill, Lauren Tyack, Mary Freeman, Hussein Soudy Hussein

“…The patient required admission to the intensive care unit for fluid resuscitation and regular intravenous insulin to ensure resolution of acidosis and maintenance of normoglycaemia. …”
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COVID-19-Induced Fatal Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura in a Healthy Young Patient by Mariana Codevila Buere Pereira, Bruna Ruschel, Bruna Schneider, Vitor Salomão Gonçalves Melo de Melgar, Tatiana Helena Rech

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Tracheoesophageal Fistula in a COVID-19 Ventilated Patient: A Challenging Therapeutic Decision by Riccardo Rosati, Paola De Nardi, Antonio Dell’Acqua, Maria Rosa Calvi, Ugo Elmore, Elena Scarparo, Luigi Beretta

“…COVID-19 associated severe respiratory failure frequently requires admission to an intensive care unit, tracheal intubation, and mechanical ventilation. …”
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A Strangulated Congenital Diaphragmatic Bochdalek Hernia Diagnosed in an Adult by Warsinggih Warsinggih, Julianus Aboyaman Uwuratuw, Arham Arsyad, Muhammad Faruk

“…., caused by pulmonary lung hypoplasia and persisting pulmonary hypertension of neonates) and require long-lasting neonatal treatment in an intensive care unit. Late-diagnosed CDHs are extremely rare and always show small defects that justify a better prognosis than CDHs with large defects. …”
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Severe Case of Plasmodium falciparum Malaria in a Pregnant Woman from Nigeria by Kruti Yagnik, Bilal Farooqi, Molly W. Mandernach, Anthony P. Cannella, Gautam Kalyatanda

“…The patient was admitted to the intensive care unit, and oral clindamycin/quinine was initiated until intravenous artesunate was obtained. …”
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Electrocautery Versus Scalpel in Women Undergoing Primary Cesarean Section and Neonatal Outcomes by Esra Isci Bostanci, Ismail Guler, Funda Cevher Akdulum, Mehmet Anil Onan

“…The main outcome measures were the operation time, postoperative wound infection rate, scar character, neonatal Apgar scores, and need of neonatal intensive care unit. Results: There were no significant differences between newborn Apgar scores (1st and 5th minutes), wound infections, and operation times (p=0.35, p=0.69, p=0.32, respectively). …”
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Successful Management in an Infant Patient of PHACE Syndrome with a Complicated Aortic Arch Anomaly by Shun Suzuki, Mitsuru Seki, Koichi Kataoka, Reina Koga, Tomoyuki Sato, Masaaki Kawada, Takanori Yamagata

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Paraquat poisoning from accidental ingestion leading to fatal outcome: A case report by Chao Liu, Mengya Yao, Jiangrong Ma, Shinan Nie

“…Interventions: The treatment involved fluid resuscitation and antibiotics, but his decline led to intensive care unit transfer. Subsequent chest computed tomography scans indicated lung changes indicative of paraquat poisoning. …”
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