Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand = Chotmaihet thangphaet
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To assess the validity and test-retest reliability of a Thai translation of the Migraine Disability Assessment (MIDAS) Questionnaire in Thai patients with migraine. ⋯ The present study reveals that the Thai-MIDAS has satisfactory validity and reliability in comparison with the original English MIDAS version.
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Cardiac arrhythmia is an important complication of critically ill patients, especially in perioperative period and early after myocardial infarction. However, the information regarding this condition in medical critically ill without active coronary artery disease patients is limited. ⋯ Arrhythmia is a serious complication of medical critically ill patients and associated with high mortality rate. Appropriate shock management together with proper metabolic support may prevent this condition.
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To study the recent trend of health-care associated infections (HAIs) across Thailand. ⋯ Recently, no significant change on nationwide prevalence and trend of HAIs in Thailand were demonstrated. Notably, Acinetobacter spp. emerged as the most common etiologic agents of HAIs.
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The Acute Dialysis Quality Initiative (ADQI) group developed RIFLE criteria and the Acute Kidney Injury Network published AKIN classification that modified form RIFLE criteria. ⋯ AKIN criteria improved sensitivity for detection of AKI and its discrimination for prediction of in-hospital mortality was better than that of RIFLE criteria. However, APACHE II had the best discriminative value for prediction of mortality in the critically ill patients.
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Comparative Study
Use of different approaches of acid-base derangement to predict mortality in critically ill patients.
There have been controversial data regarding the application of acid-base analysis based on Stewart methodology to predict clinical outcome in different populations. ⋯ Compared to the traditional approach, an alternative Stewart approach does not provide any greater advantage to predict mortality in the studied population. Because of complex calculation, the usefulness of such approach on the routine clinical practice may be limited.