Clinics
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Acute kidney injury usually develops in critically ill patients in the context of multiple organ dysfunctions. ⋯ In addition to baseline values, early changes in SOFA score after the start of renal replacement therapy were associated with hospital mortality. However, no prognostic score should be used as the only parameter to predict individual outcomes.
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Aiming to improve the anatomical resolution of electrical impedance tomography images, we developed a fuzzy model based on electrical impedance tomography's high temporal resolution and on the functional pulmonary signals of perfusion and ventilation. ⋯ These results showed the adequacy of the fuzzy approach in treating the anatomical resolution uncertainties in electrical impedance tomography images.
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To evaluate the effect of different concentrations of estrogen on the ovarian superficial epithelium in senile female rats. ⋯ Our data suggest that CEE at a dose of 2 mg/kg may induce marked proliferation of rat ovarian epithelium.
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To determine the safety of intramyocardial injection of autologous bone marrow cells in patients undergoing surgical myocardial revascularization (CABG) for severe coronary artery disease. ⋯ Intramyocardial injection of bone marrow cells combined with CABG appears to be safe. Theoretical concerns with arrhythmias and/or structural abnormalities after cell therapy were not confirmed in this safety trial.