Abstract: Objective: To evaluate the prognosis factors of children with sepsis and acute kidney injury. Methods: This was a retrospective study of children with sepsis and acute kidney injury that were admitted to the pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) of a tertiary hospital. A multivariate analysis ...
Abstract Inotropic drugs are part of the treatment of heart failure; however, inotropic treatment has been largely debated due to the increased incidence of adverse effects and increased mortality. Recently levosimendan, an inotropic positive agent, has been proved to be effective in acute heart failure,...
Abstract Objective: Acute kidney injury after cardiac surgery is associated with mortality and morbidity. Therefore, strategies to prevent acute kidney injury are very important. The aim of this placebo-controlled randomized double-blind study was to compare the prophylactic efficacy of N-Acetylcysteine...
Abstract: Epidermolysis bullosa acquisita is a severe autoimmune subepidermal bullous disease. In this report, we described for the first time a patient with epidermolysis bullosa acquisita who developed acute renal failure. There is a possibility that epidermolysis bullosa acquisita and acute renal fail...
Resumen: Objetivo: Caracterizar las manifestaciones clínicas y predictores de mortalidad en niños hospitalizados por fiebre maculosa de las Montañas Rocosas (FMMR). Material y métodos: Estudio transversal en 210 sujetos hospitalizados por FMMR en un hospital pediátrico de Sonora, entre el 1 de ene...
Introducción: El daño hepático por fármacos es una lesión secundaria al uso de medicamentos. Posee una baja incidencia, representando la causa más común de muerte por falla hepática aguda. Es importante el diagnóstico y tratamiento precoz para evitar resultados desfavor...
OBJETIVOS: O objetivo deste estudo foi analisar as causas e o prognóstico de pacientes idosos (>70 anos de idade) com IRA tratados em nosso Serviço. CASUISTICA E MÉTODOS: Dos 361 pacientes adultos e portadores de IRA, atendidos em nosso serviço no período de janeiro/95 a dezembro/96, acompanhamos 13...