ABSTRACT Objective: Recently, there have been reports of children with severe inflammatory syndrome and multiorgan dysfunction associated with elevated inflammatory markers. These cases are reported as presenting the Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C) associated with COVID-19. In thi...
RESUMO Apresentamos o caso de uma paciente de 71 anos de idade admitida à unidade de terapia intensiva clínica em condição de falência de múltiplos órgãos. Após o quarto dia, com aplicação de todas as modalidades de suporte à vida (estímulo com vasopressores, ventilação mecânica, terapia ...
The aim of this study was to discuss the safety and efficacy of regional citrate anticoagulation (RCA) on continuous blood purification (CBP) during the treatment of multiple organ dysfunction syndrome (MODS). Thirty-five patients with MODS were divided into two groups: the local citrate anticoagulation ...
ABSTRACT Objective: To summarize the effect of mild hypothermia on function of the organs in patients with multiple organ dysfunction syndrome after cardiopulmonary bypass surgery. Methods: The patients were randomly divided into two groups, northermia group (n=71) and hypothermia group (n=89). We imme...
A pesar de los avances en el desarrollo de las terapias de reemplazo renal, la mortalidad de la falla renal aguda permanece elevada, especialmente, cuando se manifiesta simultáneamente con fallas orgánicas distantes, como es en el caso del síndrome de distrés respiratorio agudo. Se revisa la relació...
Se estudiaron 51 pacientes internados en una unidad de terapia intensiva pediátrica. En ellos se hizo una valoración clínica derivada del índice de falla orgánica múltiple, que fue adaptada a las facilidades del hospital; ésta se identificó como índice terapéutico fisiológico (ITF). Se formaro...