Einstein (São Paulo, Brazil)
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Einstein (Sao Paulo) · Dec 2013
Adequacy of oxygenation parameters in elderly patients undergoing mechanical ventilation.
To compare ideal PaO2 with PaO2 found, ideal PaO2/FiO2 of room air with the one found, and ideal FiO2 with FiO2 found in mechanically ventilated elderly patients. ⋯ A significant increase was seen in PaO2 and FiO2 and in alterations of gas exchange by PaO2/FiO2 index than those found in normal parameters.
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Einstein (Sao Paulo) · Dec 2013
Serum soluble-Fas is a predictor of red blood cell transfusion in critically ill patients.
To investigate the relation between the need for red blood cell transfusion and serum levels of soluble-Fas, erythropoietin and inflammatory cytokines in critically ill patients with and without acute kidney injury. ⋯ Serum soluble-Fas level is an independent predictor of the need for red blood cell transfusion in critically ill patients with or without acute kidney injury. Further studies are warranted to reconfirm this finding.