Articles related to CRITICAL CARE

This case highlights how important it is to consider neurological variables when shortness of breath cannot be explained by cardiac or respiratory problems in acute situations.

“Mean LOS post-transplant was significantly shorter in the post-APP cohort (P = .005). The mean LOS for the pre- and post-APP cohorts were 22.4 and 16.5 days, respectively.”

The procedure addresses limitations of current intestinal reconstruction methods, potentially eliminating associated bleeding risks, infections, and digestive complications while providing more physiologically normal urinary function.

Methylene blue’s ability to penetrate the blood-brain barrier while reducing oxidative stress and promoting Nrf2 expression presents a novel therapeutic pathway for neurodegenerative disorders that warrants further investigation despite limited clinical evidence.

Community-based centers with limited resources should identify an on-site clinician to serve as their ‘shock champion’ as well as a center providing advanced heart failure therapies to partner with on complex CS cases.

Preemptive TIPS has been shown to improve overall mortality in patients with variceal hemorrhage… the 1-year probability of remaining free of failure to control bleeding was 97% in the preemptive TIPS group vs 50% in standard-of-care group.