Predicting Sudden Decrease in Oxygenation in Mechanically Ventilated ICU Patients as a Surrogate Marker for ARDS

Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) is a life-threatening form of respiratory failure characterized by widespread lung inflammation that severely impairs oxygenation. Affecting millions of patients worldwide, ARDS... read more

Unlocking the Predictive Power of Nutritional Scores in Septic Patients

The study highlights the mNUTRIC score's practicality and reliability in assessing nutritional and inflammatory risks in septic patients, particularly in non-ICU settings. These findings suggest its potential utility... read more

VEGFR1 Genetic Regulation During Sepsis and Association with ARDS Susceptibility

We identified biologically relevant protein quantitative trait loci (pQTLs) of vascular endothelial growth factor receptor 1 (VEGFR1) levels during sepsis in TCF20 and identified CYP2D6 as the gene more biologically implicated.... read more

Cytokeratin-18 Levels in COVID-19 Patients

This study analyzed 176 samples, including 63 ICU-admitted patients and 88 non-ICU-admitted patients. A substantial difference was found between the AST and CK-18 levels of the patients receiving ICU care and those who did... read more

Prognostic Value of Composite Inflammatory Markers in COPD Patients

Elevated systemic immune inflammation index (SII), systemic inflammatory response index (SIRI), pan-immune inflammation value (PIV), neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR), and platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio (PLR) are associated... read more

Using Critical Ultrasound To Predict Early Diagnosis of ICU-acquired Weakness in Septic Patients

This study uncovered pivotal indicators for predicting the occurrence of ICUAW in septic patients. Despite no significant difference in age, gender, BMI, BSA, or SOFA scores between the two groups, the significant differences... read more

Inflammatory Markers and Severity in COVID-19 Patients with Clostridioides Difficile Co-Infection

The interplay of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection and Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) poses a critical clinical challenge. The resultant inflammatory milieu and its impact... read more

Fluid Bolus Therapy with 20% Albumin vs. Crystalloid-based Regimen

In this trial involving adult patients undergoing cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass, 20% albumin fluid bolus therapy (FBT) compared to crystalloid FBT did not decrease the occurrence of acute kidney injury (AKI).... read more

Sepsis Patients with Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation

Sepsis is a life-threatening organ dysfunction caused by dysregulation of the body's response to infection, and is one of the leading causes of death in intensive care units. In sepsis, the systemic inflammatory reaction... read more

Evaluation Effects of Nebulized Hypertonic Saline and Nebulized Corticosteroids in Patients with ARDS

Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is a common clinical syndrome of acute respiratory failure as a result of diffuse lung inflammation and oedema manifested by hypoxemia and stiffness in the lungs. This study... read more

Personalized Therapies in ARDS

Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) can result from a variety of clinical conditions, causing lung injury either directly through local inflammation or indirectly because of systemic inflammatory mediators ARDS is... read more

Relationship between Concentrations of Oxygen and Levels of Oxidative Stress in Patients Receiving Oxygen Therapy for Severe COVID-19 Pneumonia

We evaluated the potential of high-flow oxygen therapy to increase oxidative stress and inflammation in COVID-19 patients. Our observation of decreased MDA levels when transitioning hypertensive patients from high-flow to... read more

Outcomes and inflammation changes in different types of immunocompromised patients with critically ill COVID-19 admitted to ICU

Critically ill COVID-19 patients admitted to the ICU exhibit distinct clinical outcomes based on their immunosuppression status, with cancer patients facing the highest mortality rate due to variations in inflammatory responses... read more

Management of Dysregulated Immune Response in the Critically Ill

This book, part of the European Society of Intensive Care Medicine (ESICM) textbook series, deals with dysregulated host response a relatively new term introduced by the Sepsis-3 definitions in 2016. In contrast to systemic... read more

Management of Dysregulated Immune Response in the Critically Ill

Distinct Immune Profiles and Clinical Outcomes in Sepsis Subphenotypes Based on Temperature Trajectories

Sepsis subphenotypes identified using the universally available measurement of body temperature had distinct immune profiles. Hypothermic patients, who had the highest mortality rate, also had the lowest levels of most pro-... read more

COVID-19 Pneumonia: Different Respiratory Treatments for Different Phenotypes?

Type L and Type H patients are best identified by CT scan and are affected by different pathophysiological mechanisms. If not available, signs which are implicit in Type L and Type H definition could be used as surrogates:... read more

Disease Progression Associated Cytokines in COVID-19 Patients with Deteriorating and Recovering Health Conditions

Understanding the immune response to COVID-19 is challenging due to its high variability among individuals. To identify differentially expressed cytokines between the deteriorating and recovering phases, we analyzed the Electronic... read more

Severe Trauma and Sepsis: Organ Damage and Tissue Repair

This book discusses recent progress in organ damage and tissue repair following severe trauma and sepsis. In part 1, it introduces the theory and clinical practice in organ damage. In part 2, it covers all the subjects... read more

Severe Trauma and Sepsis: Organ Damage and Tissue Repair

Army Scientists’ Technique for Early Sepsis Detection in Burn Patients Submitted to FDA

A new invention developed at the U.S. Army Medical Research and Development Command uses an artificial intelligence machine learning algorithm to identify whether burn patients are at risk of experiencing life-threatening... read more

Corticosteroid Treatment and Survival in Critically Ill COVID-19 Patients

Our multinational study identified three distinct clinical COVID-19 phenotypes, each exhibiting marked differences in demographic, clinical, and immunological features, and in the response to late and short-term corticosteroid... read more

Systemic Corticosteroids for Inflammatory Disorders in Pediatrics

This comprehensive volume provides current state of the art of the use of corticosteroids in the pediatric patient. It consists of 14 chapters written by leading authors from different countries. The first chapters cover... read more

Systemic Corticosteroids for Inflammatory Disorders in Pediatrics