Chronic osteomyelitis as evidence of a source of uncontrolled sepsis. A case report by Ariel Efrén Uriarte Méndez, Jorge L. Capote Padrón, José Julio Requeiro Molina, Lioby Kauteks Pardiñas de León

“…The patient was admitted to the pediatric intensive care unit with multi-organ dysfunction. The diagnosis initially focused on acute viral myocarditis, but four weeks later osteomyelitis was diagnosed with chronicity criteria. …”
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Chest-to-Back Skin-to-Skin Contact to Regulate Body Temperature for Low Birth Weight and/or Premature Babies: A Crossover Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial by Sisay Gere, Yemane Berhane, Alemayehu Worku

“…We applied a noninferiority clinical trial among LBW and/or premature infants admitted to a referral hospital neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) in Ethiopia. The study randomized the infants into two crossover arms; arm 1 applied first CB-SSC followed by CC-SSC, and arm 2 applied first CC-SSC followed by CB-SSC. …”
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Predicting appropriateness of antibiotic treatment among ICU patients with hospital-acquired infection by Ella Goldschmidt, Ella Rannon, Daniel Bernstein, Asaf Wasserman, Michael Roimi, Anat Shrot, Dan Coster, Ron Shamir

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First Description of KPC-2-Producing Klebsiella oxytoca Isolated from a Pediatric Patient with Nosocomial Pneumonia in Venezuela by Indira Labrador, María Araque

“…In this report, we describe the first nosocomial KPC-2-producing K. oxytoca isolated from a pediatric patient with pneumonia admitted to the intensive care unit at The Andes University Hospital, Mérida, Venezuela. …”
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A Clinical Retrospective Study of Recurrent Painful Ophthalmoplegic Neuropathy in Adults by Cheng Li, Xinyi Huang, Xiao Tan, Yannan Fang, Jianhua Yan

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Predictive Value of Eosinophilia and Basophilia in the Diagnosis of Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia in Premature Infants by Melek Buyukeren, Hasan Tolga Celik, Sule Yigit, Murat Yurdakok

“…STUDY DESIGN: In this retrospective cohort study, we have evaluated premature babies who were admitted between 2007 and 2017 to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit of Hacettepe Hospital. Hospital records were scanned and 85 preterm infants diagnosed with bronchopulmonary dysplasia formed the study group while 89 babies without bronchopulmonary dysplasia formed the control group. …”
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Fever and Shock in a Child: How 'good' is a Good Blood Test? by Nevin Kollannoor Chinnan, Pragnyadipta Mishra, GD Puri

“…After cardiac arrest, she was intubated and transferred to the intensive care unit. Two hours later, she started bleeding from the nasogastric tube and endotracheal tube. …”
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Severe Maternal Morbidity Associated with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Flare in the Second Trimester of Pregnancy by Matthew J. Blitz, Adiel Fleischer

“…She developed hypoxic respiratory failure and was admitted to the intensive care unit. Bronchoscopy confirmed diffuse alveolar hemorrhage. …”
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Mesenchymal stromal cell exosomes for drug delivery of prostate cancer treatments: a review by Chengran Wang, Yanshuo Feng, Xinao Rong, Jingguo Yan, Baisong Lv, Hongyu Jiang, Lian Duan, Jinlan Jiang

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Need for national guidance regarding proactive care of infants born at 22–23 weeks' gestation by Ga Won Jeon

“…In Korea, where there is an extreme shortage of neonatologists, maternal transfer before delivery at 22–23 weeks' gestation to high-activity regions with appropriate neonatal intensive care unit resources, such as adequate personnel and facilities similar to the centralized care model seen in Sweden, is crucial for improving the survival rates of infants born at 22–23 weeks' gestation. …”
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Clinical Significance of the Prognostic Nutritional Index in Predicting Delirium among Critically Ill Patients: A Retrospective Cohort Study by Feifei Xu, Xi Zhong

“…This retrospective study aimed to explore the association between prognostic nutrition index (PNI) and delirium in critically ill patients in the intensive care unit (ICU). This study was based on the Medical Information Mart Intensive Care IV (MIMIC IV) database. …”
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Extreme and Cyclical Blood Pressure Elevation in a Pheochromocytoma Hypertensive Crisis by V. Larouche, N. Garfield, E. Mitmaker

“…Surgery was cancelled and he was admitted to the intensive care unit, where intravenous phentolamine, nitroprusside, and nicardipine were started. …”
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Tetanus Complicated by Dysautonomia: A Case Report and Review of Management by Nishant Sharma, Si Li, Metlapalli Venkata Sravanthi, Dan Kazmierski, Yichen Wang, Amit Sharma, Pragya Dhaubhadel

“…She was admitted to the intensive care unit for mechanical ventilation and was treated with immunoglobulin, tetanus toxoid, metronidazole, and high doses of sedatives. …”
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Potentially Preventable Deaths by Intensive Care Medicine in Mongolian Hospitals by Naranpurev Mendsaikhan, Tsolmon Begzjav, Ganbold Lundeg, Martin W. Dünser

“…To evaluate the portion of hospitalized patients dying without prior intensive care unit (ICU) admission and assess whether death could have been prevented by intensive care. …”
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Toxic epidermal necrolysis induced by moxifloxacin and exacerbated by clindamycin in an elderly patient: A case report by Yongguang Wang, Yongguang Wang, Qizheng Guo, Qizheng Guo, Zhenyang Li, Zhenyang Li, Guifen Gan, Chun Pan

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Learn from international recommendations and experiences of countries that have successfully implemented monoclonal antibody prophylaxis for prevention of RSV infection by Sara Manti, Eugenio Baraldi

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The Determinants of Survival Time of Premature Neonates at Shambu General Hospital by Olani Debelo

“…Therefore, the aim of this study was to identify determinants of the survival time of premature neonates admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) at Shambu General Hospital. Methods. …”
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The Association of the Pulmonary Artery Pulsatility Index and Right Ventricular Function after Cardiac Surgery by Johnny Wei, Abigail Kee, Rachel Dukes, Jack Franke, Vincent Leonardo, Brigid C. Flynn

“…In our matched cohort (n = 636), PAPi < 2.00 was associated with increased incidence of acute kidney injury (23.0% vs 13.2%, p<0.01) and ventilator time (6.0 hours vs 5.6 hours, p=0.04) but not with 30-day mortality or intensive care unit length of stay. Conclusion. In a general cohort of patients undergoing cardiac surgery, postoperative PAPi was not associated with postcardiopulmonary bypass right ventricular dysfunction. …”
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Gastric Emphysema in a Critically Ill Patient Successfully Treated without Surgery by Hiromi Ihoriya, Tetsuya Yumoto, Masaya Iwamuro, Noritomo Fujisaki, Takaaki Osako, Hiromichi Naito, Atsunori Nakao

“…A 62-year-old Japanese male with a history of heavy alcohol consumption and smoking was admitted to the emergency intensive care unit due to severe hypercapnic respiratory acidosis. …”
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A 16-Year-Old Male with Thoracic Compression following Posterior Spinal Instrumentation and Fusion for Marfan-Associated Syndromic Scoliosis by Mason Uvodich, Ross Barman, Adam Reitz, Matthew Sexton

“…The patient had a complicated perioperative course requiring significant fluid resuscitation and vasoactive medications to support blood pressure. He required intensive care unit level care for continued hemodynamic instability despite resuscitation in the postoperative period. …”
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