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Adrenal function evaluation in critically ill dogs with low doses of synthetic ACTH

The hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal axis function may be impaired in patients with critical illnesses, especially cases of sepsis, named critical illness-related corticosteroid insufficiency (CIRCI). This study examined the function of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis in normal d...

Factores pronósticos de mortalidad en pacientes ancianos con sepsis en cuidados intensivos
Prognostic factors for mortality in elderly patients admitted to intensive care units with sepsis

Introducción: La sepsis fue definida como una disfunción orgánica potencialmente mortal causada por una respuesta desregulada del huésped a la infección. Objetivo: Identificar factores pronósticos de mortalidad en pacientes con 65 años o más ingresados con sepsis en la Unidad de Cuidados Intens...

Trombo Atrial Gigante em Paciente com Estenose Mitral. Relato de Caso

ABC., imagem cardiovasc; 33 (3), 2020

The role of the nurse in caring for the critical patient with sepsis

Rev. bras. enferm; 73 (4), 2020
ABSTRACT Objectives: to know the nursing interventions in the identification, prevention and control of sepsis in critical patients. Methods: integrative review of the literature, with two parallel researches using different MesH terms, using the EBSCO database and Google Scholar. Nine studies were inc...

Risk factors and mortality in patients with sepsis, septic and non septic acute kidney injury in ICU

J. bras. nefrol; 41 (4), 2019
Abstract Acute kidney injury (AKI) has an incidence rate of 5-6% among intensive care unit (ICU) patients and sepsis is the most frequent etiology. Aims: To assess patients in the ICU that developed AKI, AKI on chronic kidney disease (CKD), and/or sepsis, and identify the risk factors and outcomes of th...

Papel dos peptídeos natriuréticos no controle, nos desfechos e no prognóstico em sepse e choque séptico

RESUMO A sepse persiste como importante sobrecarga à saúde pública nos Estados Unidos e em todo o mundo. Com o crescente uso de tecnologias laboratoriais, tem se renovado o interesse na utilização de biomarcadores na sepse, para auxiliar em um processo mais preciso e direcionado para tomadas de deci...

Mean platelet volume as a prognostic factor for venous thromboembolic disease

Rev. méd. Chile; 147 (2), 2019
ABSTRACT Background: Mean platelet volume (MPV) is a risk factor for cardiovascular and inflammatory diseases. Aim: To evaluate the association between high MPV and 90-day mortality after an episode of venous thromboembolism (VTE). Material and Methods: Retrospective cohort of 594 patients with a medi...

Milk fat globule-epidermal growth factor 8 (MFG-E8) attenuates sepsis-induced acute kidney injury by inhibiting NF-κB signaling pathway1

Acta cir. bras; 34 (2), 2019
Abstract Purpose: To explore the effect of milk fat globule-epidermal growth factor 8 (MFG-E8) on sepsis-induced acute kidney injury (SAKI). Methods: Male C57BL/6 mice were randomized to control, sham, CLP, CLP+PBS, and CLP+rmMFG-E8 groups. SAKI was induced by cecal ligation and puncture (CLP). Recomb...

CXCL8(3-72) K11R/G31P protects against sepsis-induced acute kidney injury via NF-κB and JAK2/STAT3 pathway

Biol. Res; 52 (), 2019
BACKGROUND: Acute kidney injury (AKI), which is mainly caused by sepsis, has high morbidity and mortality rates. CXCL8(3-72) K11R/G31P (G31P) can exert therapeutic effect on inflammatory diseases and malignancies. We aimed to investigate the effect and mechanism of G31P on septic AKI. METHODS: An AKI mou...

Calcificación heterotópica miocárdica y pericarditis constrictiva en contexto de sepsis por a propósito de un caso

Rev. chil. anest; 48 (3), 2019
We report the case of a 21 years old woman without history of cardiovascular disease, who after her first euthocic delivery, did complain of genital infection of white parts complicated by pneumonia and pyothorax, isolating Streptococcus pyogenes, requiring intensive care, inotropic and vasoactive medica...