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Optimal doses of caspofungin during continuous venovenous hemodiafiltration in critically ill patients

2017

0301 basic medicineContinuous renal replacement therapymedicine.medical_specialtyLetterCritical Illness030106 microbiologyHemodiafiltrationCritical Care and Intensive Care MedicineEchinocandinsLipopeptides03 medical and health scienceschemistry.chemical_compound0302 clinical medicineCaspofunginHumansMedicineIntensive care medicinebusiness.industryCritically illlcsh:Medical emergencies. Critical care. Intensive care. First aid030208 emergency & critical care medicinelcsh:RC86-88.9Invasive candidiasisContinuous venovenous hemodiafiltrationAcute Kidney Injurymedicine.diseaseInvasive candidiasisRenal Replacement TherapychemistryAdsorptionCaspofunginbusinessCritical Care
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Epidemiology, clinical characteristics, resistance, and treatment of infections by Candida auris

2018

Abstract Candida spp. infections are a major cause of morbidity and mortality in critically ill patients. Candida auris is an emerging multi-drug-resistant fungus that is rapidly spreading worldwide. Since the first reports in 2009, many isolates across five continents have been identified as agents of hospital-associated infections. Independent and simultaneous outbreaks of C. auris are becoming a major concern for healthcare and scientific community. Moreover, laboratory misidentification and multi-drug-resistant profiles, rarely observed for other non-albicans Candida species, result in difficult eradication and frequent therapeutic failures of C. auris infections. The aim of this review…

0301 basic medicineSettore MED/07 - Microbiologia E Microbiologia Clinicamedicine.medical_specialty030106 microbiologySettore MED/41 - AnestesiologiaVirulenceAntimicrobial resistanceCritical Care and Intensive Care MedicineMicrobiology03 medical and health sciencesInvasive fungal infectionAntibiotic resistanceEpidemiologymedicineCandidaResistance (ecology)business.industryCritically illlcsh:Medical emergencies. Critical care. Intensive care. First aidCandidemiaOutbreakAntifungal resistancelcsh:RC86-88.9Candida aurisCandida sppC. aurisC. auris Candida Candidemia Invasive fungal infection Antimicrobial resistance Antifungal resistancebusinessJournal of Intensive Care
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The Management of Staphylococcal Toxic Shock Syndrome. A Case Report

2016

Abstract Staphylococcal toxic shock syndrome (TSS) is most frequently produced by TSS toxin-1 (TSST-1) and Staphylococcal enterotoxin B (SEB), and only rarely by enterotoxins A, C, D, E, and H. Various clinical pictures can occur depending on severity, patient age and immune status of the host. Severe forms, complicated by sepsis, are associated with a death rate of 50-60%. The case of a Caucasian female infant, aged seven weeks, hospitalized with a diffuse skin rash, characterized as allergodermia, who initially developed TSS with axillary intertrigo, is reported. TSS was confirmed according to 2011 CDC criteria, and blood cultures positive for Methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus (…

0301 basic medicinemedicine.medical_specialtyIntertrigogenetic structuresmedicine.drug_classAntibioticsCase Reportmedicine.disease_causetssSepsis03 medical and health sciences0302 clinical medicine030225 pediatricsInternal medicinemedicineAcidosisRC86-88.9business.industryMortality rateMedical emergencies. Critical care. Intensive care. First aidstaphylococcal toxic shock syndromebacterial infections and mycosesmedicine.diseaseRash030104 developmental biologyStaphylococcus aureusSuperinfectionmedicine.symptombusinessmanagementThe Journal of Critical Care Medicine
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Mechanical ventilation parameters in critically ill COVID-19 patients: a scoping review

2021

Abstract Background The mortality of critically ill patients with COVID-19 is high, particularly among those receiving mechanical ventilation (MV). Despite the high number of patients treated worldwide, data on respiratory mechanics are currently scarce and the optimal setting of MV remains to be defined. This scoping review aims to provide an overview of available data about respiratory mechanics, gas exchange and MV settings in patients admitted to intensive care units (ICUs) for COVID-19-associated acute respiratory failure, and to identify knowledge gaps. Main text PubMed, EMBASE, and MEDLINE databases were searched from inception to October 30, 2020 for studies providing at least one v…

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Hyperoxemia and excess oxygen use in early acute respiratory distress syndrome: Insights from the LUNG SAFE study

2020

Abstract Background Concerns exist regarding the prevalence and impact of unnecessary oxygen use in patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). We examined this issue in patients with ARDS enrolled in the Large observational study to UNderstand the Global impact of Severe Acute respiratory FailurE (LUNG SAFE) study. Methods In this secondary analysis of the LUNG SAFE study, we wished to determine the prevalence and the outcomes associated with hyperoxemia on day 1, sustained hyperoxemia, and excessive oxygen use in patients with early ARDS. Patients who fulfilled criteria of ARDS on day 1 and day 2 of acute hypoxemic respiratory failure were categorized based on the presence o…

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Acute cholecystitis during COVID-19 pandemic: a multisocietary position statement

2020

AbstractFollowing the spread of the infection from the new SARS-CoV2 coronavirus in March 2020, several surgical societies have released their recommendations to manage the implications of the COVID-19 pandemic for the daily clinical practice. The recommendations on emergency surgery have fueled a debate among surgeons on an international level.We maintain that laparoscopic cholecystectomy remains the treatment of choice for acute cholecystitis, even in the COVID-19 era. Moreover, since laparoscopic cholecystectomy is not more likely to spread the COVID-19 infection than open cholecystectomy, it must be organized in such a way as to be carried out safely even in the present situation, to gu…

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Procalcitonin levels in candidemia versus bacteremia: a systematic review

2019

Background Procalcitonin (PCT) is a biomarker used to assess systemic inflammation, infection, and sepsis and to optimize antimicrobial therapies. Its role in the in the differential diagnosis between candidemia and bacteremia is unclear. The aim of this systematic review was to summarize the current evidence about PCT values for differentiating candidemia from bacteremia. Methods PubMed and EMBASE were searched for studies reporting data on the diagnostic performance of serum PCT levels in intensive care unit (ICU) or non-ICU adult patients with candidemia, in comparison to patients with bacteremia. Results We included 16 studies for a total of 45.079 patients and 785 cases of candidemia. …

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Identifying associations between diabetes and acute respiratory distress syndrome in patients with acute hypoxemic respiratory failure: an analysis o…

2018

Background: Diabetes mellitus is a common co-existing disease in the critically ill. Diabetes mellitus may reduce the risk of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), but data from previous studies are conflicting. The objective of this study was to evaluate associations between pre-existing diabetes mellitus and ARDS in critically ill patients with acute hypoxemic respiratory failure (AHRF). Methods: An ancillary analysis of a global, multi-centre prospective observational study (LUNG SAFE) was undertaken. LUNG SAFE evaluated all patients admitted to an intensive care unit (ICU) over a 4-week period, that required mechanical ventilation and met AHRF criteria. Patients who had their AHRF…

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Bystander trauma care—effect of the level of training

2003

Background: The bystander is often the first person present at the scene of an accident. Our aim was to determine how often and how well bystanders perform trauma care and whether trauma care is affected by the bystander’s level of training, relationship to the patient and numbers of bystanders present. Patients and methods:In a prospective 1-year study, the emergency medical service in two European cities collected data on trauma calls. Questionnaires were used to document the bystanders’ level of training (none, basic, advanced, professional), the bystander’s relationship to the patient, and the number of bystanders present, and to assess whether five separate measures of trauma care (ens…

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Comparison of bystander trauma care for moderate versus severe injury.

2003

At the scene of an accident, the most severely injured patients need trauma care urgently. Bystanders are often present before the emergency medical service arrives and may be able to limit trauma-related damage by providing trauma care at the scene. The aim of this prospective study conducted in Mainz, Germany, and Vienna, Austria, was to compare the frequency and quality of bystander trauma care in moderately versus severely injured patients. Five specific measures (making the scene readily visible for oncoming traffic, extrication and positioning of the trauma patient, control of haemorrhage, and hypothermia protection) were assessed in a questionnaire and evaluated statistically. Bystan…

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