Critical care medicine
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Critical care medicine · Apr 2021
Use of Biomarkers to Identify Acute Kidney Injury to Help Detect Sepsis in Patients With Infection.
Although early recognition of sepsis is vital to improving outcomes, the diagnosis may be missed or delayed in many patients. Acute kidney injury is one of the most common organ failures in patients with sepsis but may not be apparent on presentation. Novel biomarkers for acute kidney injury might improve organ failure recognition and facilitate earlier sepsis care. ⋯ Use of the urinary (tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinases-2) × (insulin-like growth factor binding protein 7) test could identify acute kidney injury in patients with infection, possibly helping to detect sepsis, nearly a day before acute kidney injury is apparent by clinical criteria.
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Critical care medicine · Apr 2021
Relationship Between Skeletal Muscle Area and Density and Clinical Outcome in Adults Receiving Venovenous Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation.
To investigate the prevalence of low skeletal muscle index (area normalized for height) and density, their trajectory of change, and to determine associations with clinical outcome in adults with severe respiratory failure requiring venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation. ⋯ Low skeletal muscle index at the commencement of venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation was associated with a longer duration of venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, whereas preserved skeletal muscle density was associated with improved survival.
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Critical care medicine · Apr 2021
Improving Outcomes for Children Requiring Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Therapy Following Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation.
The objective of this study was to provide an updated review of survival for pediatric hematopoietic stem cell transplantation patients requiring extracorporeal membrane oxygenation therapy as well as characterize the demographics, clinical variables, and complications associated with mortality. ⋯ Pediatric patients posthematopoietic stem cell transplantation supported with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation have improving survival rates over time. With 26% of patients (16/62) surviving to hospital discharge in the last decade (2010-2019), history of hematopoietic stem cell transplantation may no longer be considered an absolute contraindication to extracorporeal membrane oxygenation. As advancements are made in hematopoietic stem cell transplantation therapies and extracorporeal membrane oxygenation management, the indications for life-saving extracorporeal membrane oxygenation support among patients posthematopoietic stem cell transplantation may expand accordingly.
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Critical care medicine · Apr 2021
Historical ArticleFifty Years of Mechanical Ventilation-1970s to 2020.