Images in clinical medicine Young Man with a Right ‘White-out’ Lung Yeow Kwan Teo A 19-year-old man presented with chronic cough for 3 months and shortness of breath for 2 weeks. His vital…
Original Comparison of Apache II, SOFA, and Modified SOFA Scores in Predicting Mortality of Surgical Patients in Intensive Care Unit at Dr. Hasan Sadikin General Hospital Dino Adrian Halim, Tri Wahyu Murni, Ike Sri Redjeki Abstract Introduction: Scoring systems were developed to assess the severity of organ failures and to predict mortality. The sequential…
Review The Use of APRV and Open Lung Management for Improving the Outcome of Lung Procurement for Transplantation Rudolph L. Koch, Peter J. Papadakos, Burkhart Lachmann One of the most difficult organs to procure for donation is the lung. A detailed understanding of the physiology…
Review Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome: A Review Rodrigo Pedraza, Paul E. Marik, Joseph Varon Abstract Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES) is a clinical-neuroradiological entity characterized by headache, vomiting, altered mental status, blurred vision…
Original Haemodynamic Stability and Vasopressor Use During Low-dose Spinal Anaesthesia in the High Risk Elderly Sheila E. Malcolmson, Ross Freebairn Surgical repair of traumatic fractured neck of femur (DHS or hemiarthroplasty) in elderly patients is a frequent procedure performed…
Case report Gastric Emptying of Oral Nutritional Supplements Assessed by Ultrasound Luciana B Sutanto, Salim Surani, Jacub Pandelaki Fasting has been the standard of many medical procedures such as upper endoscopic procedure, surgery, bronchoscopy and abdominal ultrasound…
Review Critical Care Economics Alma Rivera, Joseph F. Dasta, Joseph Varon Health care costs represent a large percentage of the gross domestic product all over the world. According to the…