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De-escalation of antimicrobial therapy in critically ill hematology patients: a prospective cohort study
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Performance of Doppler-based resistive index and semi-quantitative renal perfusion in predicting persistent AKI: results of a prospective multicenter study
The Doppler-based resistive index (RI) and semi-quantitative evaluation of renal perfusion using color Doppler (SQP) have shown promising results for predicting persistent acute kidney injury (AKI) in prelimin...
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Palliative cares and the intensivist: not confined to the intensive care unit
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Unsolved questions in solid tumor patients and intensive care
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Acute respiratory distress syndrome in patients with malignancies
Little attention has been given to ARDS in cancer patients, despite their high risk for pulmonary complications. We sought to describe outcomes in cancer patients with ARDS meeting the Berlin definition.
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Pulmonary Toxicity of Imatinib and Other BCR-ABL Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors
Currently, three tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) against the BCR-ABL protein are available for patients with Philadelphia chromosome-positive (Ph+) chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML) or Ph + acute lymphocyti...
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Pulmonary Alveolar Proteinosis
Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis is a rare disease characterized by an accumulation of surfactant-like within the alveoli. Three forms are recognized: (1) primary or idiopathic, which is the most common; (2) sec...
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Leukostasis, Infiltration and Pulmonary Lysis Syndrome Are the Three Patterns of Leukemic Pulmonary Infiltrates
Noninfectious causes of pulmonary involvement in patients with hyperleukocytic leukemia include pulmonary leukostasis, leukemic pulmonary infiltration, and acute lysis pneumopathy. Leukostasis can be proven on...
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Pneumocystis Pneumonia in Non-AIDS Immunocompromised Patients
Pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP) is a life-threatening opportunistic infection that can occur in non-AIDS immunocompromised patients, mainly in solid organ transplant recipients, patients with hematological malign...
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Are daily routine chest radiographs useful in critically ill, mechanically ventilated patients? A randomized study
Whether chest radiographs (CXRs) in mechanically ventilated patients should be routinely obtained or only when an abnormality is anticipated remains debated. We aimed to compare the diagnostic, therapeutic and...
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Thrombotic microangiopathies and intensive care unit: real advances?
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Body mass index
To examine the association between body mass index (BMI) and mortality in adult intensive care unit (ICU) patients.