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Lung injury prediction score as a predictor of acute respiratory distress syndrome in intensive care unit

Tjokorda Gde Agung Senapathi, Made Wiryana, I Made Gede Widnyana, Christopher Ryalino, Budi Hartono

Abstract Background: Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is a clinical syndrome characterized by acute hypoxemia and bilateral infiltrates in…

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Can emergency medicine residents diagnose neurogenic stunned myocardium in the emergency department by Focused Assessment Diagnostic Echocardiography?

Ehsan Karimialavijeh, Aaliyeh Zarrabi, Hamideh Akbari, Mehrad Aghili, Elnaz Vahidi, Fatemeh Rasooli

Abstract Purpose: To assess the ability of trained emergency medicine (EM) residents to diagnose neurogenic stunned myocardium (NSM) in…

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Vasopressor dependency index: a quick prognostic parameter of septic shock patient in emergency and intensive care unit in remote area

Imamuddin Arif Wicaksono, Arie Utariani, Kuntaman

Abstract Objective: The aim of the this study was to find out the outcome differences in septic shock patients…

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Venous-arterial CO2 difference to arterial-venous O2 content difference ratio as marker of resuscitation in pediatric septic shock

Yos Kowara, Arie Utariani, Bambang Pujo Semedi, Purwo Sri Rejeki

Abstract Objective: Sepsis is still a major cause of mortality in pediatric intensive care units. During initial resuscitation, central…

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Prediction of respiratory complications guided by Clara cell protein CC16 in plasma in polytrauma patients

Kamel Abd El Aziz Mohammed Abd Allah, Moataz Mohamed Ibrahim Aly, Ibrahim Mohamed Atia, Samir El Hadedy Tawfik, Khaled Farid Mohamed Hassan

Abstract Objective: To evaluate the value of serum levels of Clara cell protein (CC16) as a diagnostic and prognostic…

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Early hydrocortisone, ascorbate and thiamine therapy for severe septic shock

Micah T. Long, Mark A. Frommelt, Michael P. Ries, Melissa Murray, Fauzia Osman, Bryan M. Krause, Pierre Kory

Abstract Objective: Septic shock is a devastating physiological state with significant mortality risk. Recently, trials have suggested clinical benefits…

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Correlation between middle cerebral artery pulsatility index and optic nerve sheath diameter with intracranial pressure in traumatic and non-traumatic brain injury patients of Dr. Soetomo General Hospital Surabaya

Hamzah, Arie Utariani, Bambang Pudjo Semedi, Yoppie Prim Avidar, Nanang Nurofik

Abstract Background: Patients with brain injury experience pathology of increased intracranial pressure (ICP), which is the cause of secondary…

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Role of S100B, sTNFR-1, lactate, ScvO2, and SctO2 measured by NIRS as predictor of neurological deficit in pediatric congenital heart surgery

M. Tatang Puspanjono, Sri Rezeki SH Hadinegoro, Bambang Sutrisna, Suhendro, Tjipta Bahtera, Amir S. Madjid, Siti Boedina Kresno, Dwi Putro Widodo, Rubiana Sukardi

Abstract Background: Process related to systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS) in congenital heart disease (CHD) surgery using cardiopulmonary bypass…

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Blood lactate levels during cardiopulmonary bypass as indicator of outcome in pediatric cardiac surgery

M. Tatang Puspanjono, Antonius H. Pudjiadi, Jusuf Rachmat, S. Harry Purwanto

Abstract Objectives: In pediatric cardiac surgery, high blood lactate levels during cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) are associated with tissue hypoperfusion…

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Serum glial fibrillary acidic protein is a more specific biomarker than phosphorylated neurofilament heavy subunit, heart-fatty acidic protein, neuron specific enolase, and S100B protein for CT-positive mild-to-moderate traumatic brain injury

Tadashi Kaneko, Tadashi Era, Kohei Karino, Shu Yamada, Maki Kitada, Toshihiro Sakurai, Masahiro Harada, Fumihiko Kimura, Takeshi Takahashi, Shunji Kasaoka

Abstract Background: Several biomarkers show diagnostic value for traumatic brain injury (TBI), especially in patients with severe TBI. In…