Original Difference in serum procalcitonin levels between decompensated liver cirrhosis patients with and without bacterial infection Rino Alvani Gani, Oska Mesanti, Marcellus Simadibrata, Suhendro, Irsan Hasan, Andri Sanityoso, C. Rinaldi A. Lesmana Abstract Background: Decompensated liver cirrhosis may increase procalcitonin (PCT) levels in patients without bacterial infection. Previous studies have not…
Review Diagnosis and treatment of infective endocarditis in intensive care Jesús Cobo Molinos Abstract Infective endocarditis (IE) is an infectious microbial disease of the heart valvular endothelium. The characteristic lesion consists of…
Original Comparative analysis of clinical pharmacy interventions in a pediatric intensive care unit Joseph M. LaRochelle, Kayrah Jack, Brent A. Kitto, Aryn Karpinski, Amy M. Creel Abstract Objective: The objectives of this study were 1) to describe and characterize interventions performed by a clinical pharmacist…
Original The effect of mild hypothermia therapy in the level of MMP-9 protein and the Marshall CT score in high risk traumatic brain injury Eko Prasetyo, Andi Asadul Islam, Mochammad Hatta, Djoko Widodo, Ilhamjaya Pattelongi Abstract The effect of mild hypothermia therapy (34°-36°C) and alterations of matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9) were examined in 20 patients…
Case report Use of levocarnitine as an alternative treatment for non-anticoagulant rodenticide poisoning Omar Alberto Venegas Gurrola, Mónica Rodríguez Borroel, Omar Uriel Sánchez Alba, César Fabián Díaz García Abstract The objective of this text is to inform and motivate further investigation about the use of levocarnitine as…
Case report Methaemoglobinaemia-induced oxygen desaturation complicating chest trauma Ravi Mistry, Ross Freebairn Case presentation A 72-year-old man presented to the Emergency Department by ambulance following a rollover motor vehicle crash preceded…
Case report Propofol-induced macroglossia: a case report Abbas Alshami, Johanan Luna, Joseph Varon Abstract A 78-year-old lady, without prior exposure to propofol, was admitted to the hospital due to recurrent seizures, and…