Case report Induced hypothermia in cardiogenic shock: a case report Octavio González-Chon, Daniel Aguilar-Zapata, Magali Herrera-Gomar, Daniela Morales-Espinosa, Andrés González Hijar, Sandra García-López Induced hypothermia (IH) has been used for over 60 years (1) as an adjuvant therapy in a group of…
Case report White lung: the effects of trauma Rosángela L. Fernández-Medero, Mariela Rivera, Fernando Joglar, Pablo Rodríguez, Manuel Q. Canario, Jorge Pelet, William Rodríguez Diaphragmatic rupture occurs in 0.8-5% of patients with major blunt thoraco-abdominal trauma and up to 70% of diaphragmatic tears…
Case report The use of dexmedetomidine for refractory agitation in substance abuse patient Raha Abdul Rahman, Muhd Helmi Azmi, Nadia Hanom Ishak, Norsidah Abdul Manap, Jaafar Md Zain In the Intensive Care Unit (ICU), patients are vulnerable to develop psychomotor disturbances with increase in both motor and…
Original Therapeutic hypothermia after cardiac arrest in a Philippine tertiary hospital: a retrospective cohort study Jose Emmanuel M. Palo, Jude Erric L. Cinco, Maria Clarissa M. Buenaseda, Hermogenes Masangkay, Gerard Ryan Mercadal A cardiac arrest is one of the most devastating events that can occur to a patient. Many attempts at…
Editorial Therapeutic hypothermia in the year 2010: it is about time! Joseph Varon, Simon Nanlohy The use of therapeutic hypothermia (TH) in clinical medicine is no longer a rarity. Since the modern inception…
Review Clinical application, the use of dexmedetomidine in intensive care sedation Yahya Shehabi, John A. Botha, David Ernest, Ross C. Freebairn, Michael Reade, Brigit L. Roberts, Ian Seppelt, Leonie Weisbrodt AbstractOptimal sedation strategy in the critically ill shouldachieve effective analgesia, targeted sedation and reducedrisk of delirium and agitation. Whilst…