Original Ventilator Associated Pneumonia in Intensive Care Unit: Incidence, patient characteristics, outcome and validation of VAP-PIRO score in a local Chinese cohort Arthur Ming-Chit Kwan, King-Chug Chan, Arthur Chun-Wing Lau, Wing-Wa Yan Abstract Objective: Despite a systematic scoring system has been developed to assess the severity and to stratify the mortality…
Original The effect of malnutrition on T3 levels in pediatric patients undergoing congenital heart surgery Eva M. Marwali, Aria Kekalih, Nikolaus A. Haas Abstract Objective: To define the effect of malnutrition and other factors such as age, the type of congenital heart…
Original Blood pressure is related to hemorrhagic stroke in patients with syncope episodes Tadashi Kaneko, Kazumi Kumagai, Chiyomi Oshima, Takeshi Inoue Abstract Study objective: The indications for head computed tomography (CT) in the management of patients with syncope are unclear….
Original Saudi medical relief mission to earthquake in Bam, Iran: medical perspectives, experience and lessons learnt Abdullah Al Shimemeri Abstract Objective: To discuss the experiences of a medical team to an earthquake hit area and provides suggestions for…
Original Outcome and factors associated with mortality in patients admitted to ICU following cardiac arrest Diane Chan, HY Yap, KM Ho, A Lee, GM Joynt Abstract Aims: Review the short and medium term outcome of all cardiac arrest patients admitted to the ICU, determine…
Original Nucleoside analog reverse transcriptase inhibitor induced lactic acidosis treated with continuous renal replacement in the medical intensive care unit Abiodun Ayo Orija, Christopher Loren Jenks Abstract Lactic acidosis due to nucleoside analog reverse transcriptase inhibitors is a known complication of highly active antiretroviral therapy….
Original Bleeding complications of percutaneous dilatation tracheostomy (PDT) in a group of ICU patients with dual antiplatelet therapy I Voigt, C Naber Abstract Objective: Percutaneous dilatational tracheostomy (PDT) is one of the most commonly performed intervention in patients requiring long-term mechanical…
Original A survey of neuromuscular blocking agents prescribing by medical professionals in New Zealand intensive care practice Mahmoud el Bably, Ross C. Freebairn Abstract Introduction: The optimal role of neuromuscular blocking agents (NMBA) in the management of ventilated ICU patients remains controversial….
Original The value of bowel sound assessment in predicting feeding intolerance in critically ill patients Abdullah AlShimemeri, Maram Sakkijha, Samir Haddad, Yaseen Arabi Abstract Background: Early nutritional support in critical illness is important. There exists a debate about whether and when to…
Original Pulmonary septic shock with or without concomitant acute kidney injury. Does activated protein C make a difference? Herbert Spapen, Karin Janssen van Doorn Abstract Objective: Treatment with recombinant human activated protein C (APC) decreases mortality in patients with severe sepsis, mainly by…