Wiener klinische Wochenschrift
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Wien. Klin. Wochenschr. · Aug 2021
Coronary angiography in patients after cardiac arrest without ST-elevation myocardial infarction : A retrospective cohort analysis.
Coronary artery disease (CAD) is the most common cause of sudden cardiac arrest (SCA). Although coronary angiography (CAG) should be performed also in the absence of ST-elevation (STE) after sustained return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC), this recommendation is not well implemented in daily routine. ⋯ Although selection bias is unavoidable due to the retrospective design of this study, a high proportion of the examined patients had occlusive CAD. The criteria used for patient selection may be suboptimal.
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Wien. Klin. Wochenschr. · Aug 2021
Acute viral myositis: profound rhabdomyolysis without acute kidney injury.
Acute viral myositis (AVM) may be triggered by influenza A/B, enteroviruses and other viruses. Severe complications including rhabdomyolysis regularly lead to acute kidney injury (AKI). The aim of this short report was to discuss management and differential diagnosis of massive creatine kinase (CK) elevation. ⋯ A full panel of serological and autoimmune blood work-up including testing for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), hepatitis, influenza A/B, Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), antinuclear antibodies (ANA) and autoantibodies against various extractable nuclear antigens (ENA) did not reveal evidence for viral originators or autoimmune diseases. This case indicates that in acute viral myositis associated with extreme CK elevation (>400,000 IU/L) AKI might be completely absent. Potential causes for this clinical phenotype, differential diagnosis and management are discussed.
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Wien. Klin. Wochenschr. · Aug 2021
A clinical retrospective study of percutaneous dilatational tracheostomy without guide wire for critically ill patients.
This study aimed to introduce a novel tracheostomy method, the non-guide-wire percutaneous dilatational tracheostomy (NGPDT) technique, and evaluate its effectiveness for critically ill patients undergoing neurosurgery under special conditions. ⋯ Overall, NGPDT with controlled steps is a fast, safe, and microinvasive procedure. It mildly stimulates the trachea with a low rate of complications.