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Month: February 2005

Review

Continuous renal replacement therapy in intensive care unit

Acute renal failure (ARF) requiring dialysis is a common complication of patients in intensive care unit (ICU). Dialysis can…

Case report

Malignant bronchial tear: Emergency management

Salim Surani, Joseph Varon

A 73-year-old man with history of metastatic esophageal cancer and esophageal stent placement 4 months prior presentation presented after…

Review

“Natural catastrophes: Disaster management and implications for the acute care practitioner”

Ana G. Alzaga, Joseph Varon, Simon Nanlohy

The year 2004 shook the world with earthquakes, hurricanes and Tsunamis in a way we would never imagine. Thousands…

Original

The use of levosimendan in shocked patients with compromised left ventricular function and requiring catecholamine support – A case series

Anthony S. McLean, Marek Nalos, Stephen J. Huang, Iris Ting

Objective: Levosimendan is a calcium sensitizer that improves cardiac contractility without increasing intracellular calcium level, hence energy demand. Theoretically,…