Effects of Fish Oil (SMOFlipid^®) and Olive Oil Lipid (ClinOleic^®) on Neonatal Morbidities in Preterm Infants by Fatih KILICBAY, Aslı KESKIN, Ayla GUNLEMEZ

“…Methods: Premature newborns hospitalized in the neonatal intensive care unit and receiving TPN for at least 14 days were included in the study. …”
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Case report: Suspected propofol associated Heinz body anemia in five mechanically ventilated dogs: a historical case series by Emily M. Ireland, Claire R. Sharp, Ellie M. Leister, Susan Boyd

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Antisecretory factor in severe traumatic brain injury (AFISTBI): protocol for an exploratory randomized placebo-controlled trial by Linus Réen, David Cederberg, Niklas Marklund, Edward Visse, Peter Siesjö

“…Methods/design This is a single-center, randomized, placebo-controlled clinical phase 2 trial, investigating the clinical superiority of Salovum® given as a food supplement during 5 days to adults with severe TBI (Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) < 9), admitted to the neurocritical intensive care unit (NICU) at Skane university hospital, Lund, Sweden. …”
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A novel biomarker of COVID-19: MMP8 emerged by integrated bulk RNAseq and single-cell sequencing by Zhenguo Liu, Shunda Wang

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A Case of Waterhouse-Friderichsen Syndrome Resulting from an Invasive Pneumococcal Infection in a Patient with a Hypoplastic Spleen by Kazumasa Emori, Nobuhiro Takeuchi, Junichi Soneda

“…After admission to the intensive care unit, extensive treatment, including polymyxin-B direct hemoperfusion and administration of methylprednisolone and broad spectrum antibiotics was immediately initiated. …”
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The Validity of Quantifying Pulmonary Contusion Extent by Lung Ultrasound Score for Predicting ARDS in Blunt Thoracic Trauma by Mohamed Soliman Sayed, Kareem Abdelhamid Elmeslmany, Ahmed Samir Elsawy, Nashwa Abed Mohamed

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Outcomes of Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients by Risk Factors: Results from a United States Hospital Claims Database by Peter J. Mallow, Kathy W. Belk, Michael Topmiller, Edmond A. Hooker

“…The secondary objective was to assess the associated hospital length of stay (LOS), intensive care unit (ICU) bed utilization, and ICU LOS with the number of CDC risk factors. …”
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Care intertwined with anxiety and helplessness: the experiences of ICU nurses from COVID-19 disease’s end of life—a qualitative study by Neda Asadi, Zahra Royani, Sirous Pourkhajoei

“…This study aims to explain the experiences of intensive care unit (ICU) nurses in providing end-of-life care to patients with COVID-19.Design Qualitative content analysis.Setting The study population consisted of ICU nurses working in hospitals affiliated with the Kerman University of Medical Sciences in southeastern Iran.Participants 14 ICU nurses, including 9 women and 5 men, participated in this study. …”
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Expectant Management of a Critically Ill Pregnant Patient with COVID-19 with Good Maternal and Neonatal Outcomes by Farah Alsayyed, Victoria Hastings, Sanford Lederman

“…A 30-year-old female who presented at 26 weeks gestation with acute severe respiratory distress that required intubation and intensive care unit (ICU) admission. We had a high suspicion of COVID-19 disease despite repeated negative SARS-CoV-2 PCR testing, with eventual positive COVID IgG antibody testing. …”
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Immunocompromised Children with Severe Adenoviral Respiratory Infection by Joanna C. Tylka, Michael C. McCrory, Shira J. Gertz, Jason W. Custer, Michael C. Spaeder

“…Combined retrospective-prospective cohort study of patients admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) in four children’s hospitals with severe adenoviral respiratory infection and an immunocompromised state between August 2009 and October 2013. …”
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Neonatal Outcomes of Late-Preterm Birth Associated or Not with Intrauterine Growth Restriction by Cristiane Ortigosa Rocha, Roberto Eduardo Bittar, Marcelo Zugaib

“…The length of stay of newborns in the nursery, as well as the need for and duration of hospitalization in the neonatal intensive care unit, was longer in the group with IUGR. …”
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Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli Associated with Diarrhea in Children in Cairo, Egypt by Iman K. Behiry, Emad A. Abada, Entsar A. Ahmed, Rania S. Labeeb

“…Children younger than five years with diarrhea, attending the Pediatric Gastroenterology Intensive Care Unit of the Cairo University Pediatric Hospital in one year period were our group of study. …”
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Carotid endarterectomy outcomes according to anesthesia method: General anesthesia or regional anesthesia? by Fehim Can Sevil, Serkan Gume, Mehmet Tort, Necip Becit

“…The duration of intensive care unit (ICU) stay was shorter and statistically significant in Group 1. …”
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Active Cycle Of Breathing Technique Terhadap Fungsi Paru pada Pasien Paska Operasi Bedah Jantung by Fakrul Ardiansyah, Elly Nurachmah, Muhamad Adam

“…This study used pra experiment method involving 30 respondents with purposive sampling technique in adult surgery intensive care unit and Surgical ward. This group applies ACBT for 4 days: 2x/day, duration 15 minutes/session on 1st and 2nd day after surgery; 1x/day, duration 15 minutes/session on 3rd and 4th day after surgery. …”
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Fatal Multiorgan Failure Associated with Disseminated Herpes Simplex Virus-1 Infection: A Case Report by Michael Glas, Sigrun Smola, Thorsten Pfuhl, Juliane Pokorny, Rainer M. Bohle, Arno Bücker, Jörn Kamradt, Thomas Volk

“…Here we describe the case of a 70-year-old male admitted with macrohematuria and signs of acute infection and finally deceasing in a septic shock with multi organ failure 17 days after admission to intensive care unit. No bacterial or fungal infection could be detected during his stay, but only two days before death the patient showed signs of rectal, orolabial and genital herpes infection. …”
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Retropharyngeal Abscess in Adults: Five Case Reports and Review of the Literature by A. Harkani, R. Hassani, T. Ziad, L. Aderdour, H. Nouri, Y. Rochdi, A. Raji

“…Endobuccal abscess puncture was practiced in 4 cases; only one organism was identified by culture: Staphylococcus aureus treatment was based on triple intravenous antibiotics and anti-Koch's therapy (in one case), and the surgical drainage under general anesthesia was also performed in the case of the diabetes patient which required also the correction of hyperglycemia in intensive care unit. The outcome was good in all our patients. …”
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Label-Free Detection of Human Serum Using Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy Based on Highly Branched Gold Nanoparticle Substrates for Discrimination of Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer by Xiaowei Cao, Zhenyu Wang, Liyan Bi, Jie Zheng

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Lemierre Syndrome with Extensive Thrombosis: A Unique Case Report and Literature Review by Stergos Koukias, Asimenia Athousaki, Dionisios Klonaris, Melina Kavousanaki, Georgios Papazoglou, Nikolaos Papanikolaou

“…The patient was intubated and transferred to the intensive care unit (ICU). Treatment included intravenous broad-spectrum antibiotics and anticoagulation therapy. …”
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Development and internal validation of a metabolism-related model for predicting 30-day mortality in neonatal sepsis by Xiangwen Tu, Junkun Chen, Wen Liu

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Unveiling the enigma of spontaneous cervical swelling syndrome: A case report by Yazan Dumaidi, Ahmad Rjoub, Ahmad Meri, Ahmed Helou, Mohammed Barakat, Lotof Hamdan, Mahmoud Alawneh, Motaz Daraghma

“…The patient was admitted to the surgical Intensive care unit (SICU) for further monitoring and observation, at which she received intravenous fluids, hydrocortisone, pantoprazol, and paracetamol, accompanied by serial monitoring and physical examinations. …”
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