June 2023 - Critical Care and Shock

Correlation between internal jugular vein collapsibility index and mean arterial pressure in assessing the response of fluid resuscitation in critically ill patients

Bambang Pujo Semedi 01/06/2023

Abstract Background: Response to resuscitative fluid administration is often difficult to assess clinically, especially in critically ill patients, and therefore it is necessary to use

Posterior cerebral artery embolism following Naja sputatrix snakebite: Unusual case of snakebite envenomation

Ilsa Hunaifi 01/06/2023

Abstract Background: Snakebite envenoming can potentially cause a life-threatening condition, including embolic stroke, because of the hemotoxic effect. Hemotoxicity of snakebite venom can affect blood

Impact of shock multi-focused ultrasound diagnostic protocol as routine screening at early intensive care stay on morbidity and mortality rates in shocked critically ill patients: A randomized controlled trial

Mena Gerges Abdoh Gerges 01/06/2023

Abstract Objective: This study aimed to determine whether a shock multi-focused ultrasound protocol would improve mortality and morbidity rates, moreover, to evaluate the effect of

Clinical factors associated with successful venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation weaning: A single-center retrospective cohort study

Masahiro Watanabe 01/06/2023

Abstract Objective: To investigate and identify factors associated with successful venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VA-ECMO) while initiating, during, and before VA-ECMO weaning. Design: A single-center

Transthoracic echocardiography outcomes in critical COVID-19 and association with symptom burden – a longitudinal cohort study

Benjamin C. Gerhardy 01/06/2023

Abstract Objective: To look for any relationship between severe/critical coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) illness and post-discharge cardiac function, and also assess any correlation between this

Prevalence and clinical features of maternal sepsis in the Intensive Care Unit of a tertiary care center

Ania Cecilia Osuna Sanchez 01/06/2023

Abstract Introduction: According to the World Health Organization (WHO), sepsis is currently the leading cause of mortality and critical illness worldwide, with a reported mortality

Transthoracic echocardiography findings in critically ill COVID-19 patients

Mohamed Ziad-M. Said 01/06/2023

In this issue of Critical Care and Shock, Gerhardy and colleagues present a study that utilized trans-thoracic echocardiography (TTE) and the Yorkshire rehabilitation scale (C19-YRS)