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AUTHOR
Corrado Cescon
Association between increased arterial stiffness and clinical outcomes in patients with early sepsis: a prospective observational cohort study.
Background Conduit arteries, especially the aorta, play a major role in ensuring efficient cardiac function and optimal microvascular flow due to their viscoelastic properties. Studies in animals and on isolated arteries show that acute systemic inflammation can cause aortic stiffening which affects hemodynamic efficiency. Carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity, a measure of aortic stiffness, may be useful as a bedside investigational method in patients with early sepsis admitted to intensive care, as circulatory changes can lead to multiple organ failure and increased mortality. This study aims to investigate arterial stiffness in early sepsis and its association with clinical outcomes. Metho…
Can people with chronic neck pain recognize their own digital pain drawing?
Background: Although the reliability of pain drawings (PDs) has been confirmed in people with chronic pain, there is a lack of evidence about the validity of the PD, that is, does the PD accurately represent the pain experience of the patient? Objectives: We investigate whether people with chronic neck pain (CNP) can recognize their own PD to support the validity of the PD in reporting the experience of pain. Moreover, we examined the association between their ability to recognize their own PD with their levels of pain intensity and disability and extent of psychosocial and somatic features. Study Design: Experimental. Setting: University Laboratory. Methods: Individuals with CNP completed …
Additional file 1: of Association between increased arterial stiffness and clinical outcomes in patients with early sepsis: a prospective observational cohort study
Table S1. Results of Cox regression analysis of the association between pulse wave velocity and length of survival. (DOCX 15 kb)
Additional file 1: of Association between increased arterial stiffness and clinical outcomes in patients with early sepsis: a prospective observational cohort study
Table S1. Results of Cox regression analysis of the association between pulse wave velocity and length of survival. (DOCX 15 kb)