Medicina
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Medical cure of fungal prosthetic valve endocarditis (PVE) is rarely reported. We describe a patient with C. tropicalis PVE in whom surgery was believed to be contraindicated. ⋯ After a total of 2 g of amphotericin B, she continued with fluconazole daily with a follow-up of fifteen months. Our patient represents the first case of long term survival of C. tropicalis PVE successfully managed without surgery.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study Clinical Trial
[Hydration in diabetic ketoacidosis. What is the effect of the infusion rate?].
Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) involves severe volume depletion; usually a large volume of saline solution is used, but fluid reposition rate remains controversial. With the aim of properly defining fluid administration in DKA without associated illness, we performed a prospective, randomized study in 27 patients under two therapeutic regimes which differed only with regard to the repletion rate. Group 1 (14 patients) received 0.9% saline solution at a rate of 1000 ml/h, and group 2 (13 patients) at 500 ml/h. ⋯ No changes were observed in anion gap, chloride, sodium or potassium among the therapeutic groups. We conclude that, regarding morbidity and mortality, in DKA patients without severe volume depletion it is equally effective to infuse 500 ml/h as 1000 ml/h as fluid repletion rate. Administration of modest amounts of fluids in these cases would result in reducing costs.