Tag: prognosis
Mitral Valve Transcatheter Edge-to-Edge Repair (MV-TEER) in Patients with Secondary Mitral Regurgitation Improves Hemodynamics, Enhances Renal Function, and Optimizes Quality of Life in Patients with Advanced Renal Insufficiency
Secondary mitral regurgitation (MR) is a common valvular heart disease burdening the prognosis of patients with co-existing chronic heart failure. Transcatheter edge-to-edge mitral valve repair (MV-TEER) is a minimally... read more
Predictive Value of Combined Detection of Serum LGALS3BP and GDF-15 for the Prognosis of ICU Sepsis Patients
Serum LGALS3BP and GDF-15 levels are abnormally elevated in the death group of ICU sepsis patients, suggesting potential application value as prognostic markers for sepsis. The combined use of LGALS3BP and GDF-15 can... read more
Association Between Comorbid COPD and Prognosis of Patients Admitted to ICU for Non-COPD Reasons
Comorbid COPD increased the risk of 28-day mortality among patients admitted to the ICU for non-COPD reasons, especially for those admitted to the cardiac surgery recovery unit. A retrospective cohort study was performed... read more
BPRI and Clinical Outcomes in Patients with Septic Shock
Use of the novel dose-effect index, Blood Pressure Response Index (BPRI) was proposed to allow rapid bedside assessment of the reactivity of septic shock patients to vasoactive drugs, as isolated MAP or VIS cannot reflect... read more
EEG Patterns for Predicting Poor Outcome After Cardiac Arrest
The specificity of the ERC-ESICM-recommended EEG patterns for predicting poor outcome after cardiac arrest exceeds 90% but is lower than in previous studies, suggesting that large-scale implementation may reduce their accuracy.... read more
Using Deep Neural Networks for Survival Prediction in VA-ECMO
Venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VA-ECMO) is a complex and high-risk life support modality used in severe cardiorespiratory failure. ECMO survival scores are used clinically for patient prognostication... read more
The Contribution of Procalcitonin, C-Reactive Protein and Interleukin-6 in the Diagnosis and Prognosis of Surgical Sepsis
The mortality rate was quite high in our study, consistent with the elevated serum biomarker concentrations, which were higher in non-survivors compared with survivors. C-reactive protein (CRP) and IL-6 were the most effective... read more
Positive or Negative Prognostic Factor for Epidural Hematoma?
To our best knowledge, a typical epidural hematoma (EDP) prognosis is good if it is discovered quickly and managed. Therefore the presence of EDH is considered a positive prognostic sign in the Rotterdam, Stockholm, and the... read more
Information Transfer as a Strategy to Improve Safety in ICU
In an Intensive Care Unit (ICU), we attend people with a wide range of pathologies. All the information obtained from monitoring our critical patients, diagnostic and therapeutic techniques, responses to treatments, action... read more
HSV-1 Reactivation Associated with Increased Mortality Risk and Pneumonia in COVID-19 Patients
Critically ill COVID-19 patients frequently reactivate HSV-1 but not HSV-2. HSV-1 reactivation in critically ill COVID-19 patients was associated with an increased risk of day-60 mortality and hospital-acquired pneumonia... read more
Metabolomic Diferences: COVID-19 vs. H1N1 Influenza in ARDS
This study aimed to compare the specificity of the metabolic alterations induced by COVID-19 or Influenza A pneumonia (IAP) in acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). Our findings support the concept that ARDS is associated... read more
Preoperative vena cava filter placement in recurrent cerebral fat embolism following traumatic multiple fractures
Despite scarce evidence, we reckon that Inferior Vena Cava Filter (IVCF) could improve prognosis in selected patients with fat embolism syndrome (FES), especially those presenting high risk factors, after accurately weighing... read more
Relationship between admission coagulopathy and prognosis in children with TBI
We concluded that admission APTT > 39.2 s and fibrinogen ≤ 120 mg/dL were independently associated with mortality in children with moderate to severe TBI. Early identification and intervention of abnormal APTT and... read more
Outcome Related to Level of Targeted Temperature Management in Postcardiac Arrest Syndrome of Low, Moderate, and High Severities
Targeted temperature management at 33–34°C was associated with a significantly higher rate of a good neurologic outcome in the moderate-severity postcardiac arrest syndrome group, but not in the low- or high-severity group. A... read more
Prehospital Management of Trauma Patients with Rib Fractures
Rib fractures are associated with a direct, blunt force trauma to the thorax. It is estimated that 10% of all patients who were admitted to the hospital after blunt chest trauma have at least one rib fracture. In the prehospital... read more
Increase in PI during PLR detects a positive response of the PLR test
An increase in perfusion index (PI) during passive leg raising (PLR) by 9% accurately detects a positive response of the PLR test. Three patients were excluded because the plethysmography signal was absent and 3 other... read more
Endemic COVID-19 Needs Novel, Prognostic Tests to Predict Severity and Progression
COVID-19 has evolved into a long-term population health problem that requires new types of diagnostics. Diagnostic developers, therefore, are called on to expand their developmental focus to include novel tests to predict... read more