Category: Original

Syahyad Aryamehr

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Comparison of mechanical ventilation procedure based on predicted body weight and driving pressure in critically ill patients without ARDS (study of potential lung injury caused by mechanical ventilation)

Syahyad Aryamehr, Syafri Kamsul Arif, Faisal Muchtar, Syamsul Hilal Salam, Haizah Nurdin

Abstract Objective: This study aimed to assess the effect of mechanical ventilation based on predicted body weight (PBW) and…

Lawrence Lau

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Development of a scoring system as reference tool to support ICU triage

Lawrence Lau, Clement CC Leung, Harriet HY Kong, Emily WS Cheung, Michele MY Tang, Fu-loi Chow

Abstract Background: Triage is pivotal in intensive care for patient safety and resource allocation. The admission algorithm has been…

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A combined parameter of changes in procalcitonin and C-reactive protein (CRP) in predicting the clinical outcome of severe pneumonia

Joshua Christian Suyanto, Prananda Surya Airlangga, Philia Setiawan, Christrijogo Sumartono, Pudji Lestari

Abstract Background: Pneumonia is an infectious disease with high mortality rates despite early diagnosis and adequate treatment. Therefore, the…

Daisuke Hirano

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Differences in mortality when treatment is withheld in older patients experiencing septic shock

Daisuke Hirano, Masahiro Shinozaki, Arito Kaji

Abstract Objective: The incidence of sepsis in older adults has been increasing with the general aging of the Japanese…

Andi Adil

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Mehta tool as favorable scoring to predict the need for renal replacement therapy in post-CABG patients

Syafri Kamsul Arif, Gian Christian Kasim, Andi Adil, Muhammad Rum, Alamsyah Ambo Ala Husain, Andi Alamsyah Irwan

Abstract Objective: The study aimed to determine the comparison of the Cleveland Clinic Score, simplified renal index, and Mehta…

M. Iswan Wahab

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The correlation of lung ultrasound score (LUSS) with P/F ratio value below 300 in patients with mechanical ventilation

Haizah Nurdin, Faisal Muchtar, M. Iswan Wahab, Hisbullah, Ari Santri Palinrungi

Abstract Objective: This study aimed to probe the correlation between lung ultrasound score (LUSS) and the arterial oxygen pressure…

Joel Murillo Llanes

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Causes of obstetric Intensive Care Unit admissions in a tertiary level hospital in Mexico

María Graciela Patricia Torres Castellanos Ley, José Ángel Uriarte Valenzuela, Yara Monserrat Gutiérrez Romero, Eli Terán Cabanillas, AdriánCanizalez-Román, John Michael Heusinkveld, Joseph Varon

Abstract Introduction: For most women, pregnancy is a normoevolutive physiological state; however, this is not true in all cases,…

Andriamuri Primaputra Lubis

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Effect of nystatin prophylaxis on candidemia in patients with mechanical ventilation in the Intensive Care Unit

Felix Chandra, Andriamuri Primaputra Lubis, Yutu Solihat, Juliandi Harahap

Abstract Background: The intensive care unit (ICU) is a treatment room exposed to nosocomial infections. Mechanical ventilation support is…

Rezki Hardiyanti

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The resuscitation effect of Ringer’s lactate compared to a combination of Ringer’s lactate/6% HES (130/0.4) with a ratio 2:1 on plasma syndecan-1 level as a marker of endothelial glycocalyx degradation in patients with hemorrhagic shock

Faisal Muchtar, Syafri Kamsul Arif, Haizah Nurdin, Rezki Hardiyanti, Ari Santri Palinrungi

Abstract Objective: This study aimed to compare the resuscitation effect of Ringer’s lactate (RL) and the combination of Ringer’s…

Joseph Varon

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The prognostic value of PaO2/FiO2 ratio in predicting clinical outcomes in COVID-19 patients

Ana Cecilia Canto-Costal, Paloma Areli Molina, Rosapaulina Huerta, Ana Paula Villalobos-Hernandez, Joseph Varon

Abstract Purpose: The PaO2/FiO2 (P/F) ratio is a parameter used to assess oxygenation in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients….