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Clinical use of Anti-Müllerian Hormone to monitor resumption of ovarian activity following removal of a 4.7 mg deslorelin implant in queens
The use of deslorelin implants to control reproduction in cats is increasing but because of its prolonged duration, cat breeders often request implant removal before the end of the treatment. Assaying Anti Mul...
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Open AccessSystematic review of clinical evidence on postoperative delirium: literature search of original studies based on validated diagnostic scales
Postoperative delirium is a serious complication that can occur within the 5th postoperative day. In 2017, the European Society of Anesthesiologists delivered dedicated guidelines that reported the need for ro...
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Controversies on Non-renal Extracorporeal Therapies in Critically Ill COVID-19 Patients
Careful management of fluid balance and electrolyte disorders using renal replacement therapy (RRT) has been found to be beneficial in critically ill patients, including those who are affected by Coronavirus D...
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Critically Ill Patients with Acute Kidney Injury: Focus on Nutrition
Malnutrition is common in patients with severe acute kidney injury (AKI). The main causes are critical illness (systemic inflammation, muscle breakdown and insulin resistance), pre-existing malnutrition (e.g.,...
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Open AccessProgesterone-responsive vaginal leiomyoma and hyperprogesteronemia due to ovarian luteoma in an older bitch
This is the first report about a vaginal leiomyoma concomitant with an ovarian luteoma in a bitch.
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Extracorporeal Filter and Circuit Patency: A Personalized Approach to Anticoagulation
An appropriate anticoagulation strategy is crucial to ensure safe and uninterrupted continuous renal replacement therapy (CCRT) sessions. In fact, filter clotting remains the principal reason for unplanned cir...
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Essential Noninvasive Multimodality Neuromonitoring for the Critically Ill Patient
Through the years, technology has evolved rapidly, along with great developments in medical devices, particularly in the field of neurointensive care. This has allowed us to delve into new levels of detail and...
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A Preliminary Cost/Efficacy Analysis of MIRUS™ System for Sedation of Critical Patients
Introduction Side effects of traditional analgo-sedative agents call the attention to alternative strategies of sedation for critically ill patients; volatile anaesthetics (VAs) are considered potential substitut...
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Renal Replacement Therapy During Septic Renal Dysfunction
Sepsis-induced acute kidney injury (AKI) represents the leading cause of AKI in the intensive care unit (ICU). This syndrome is characterized by an acute deterioration of renal function and glomerular filtrati...
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High Cut-off Membranes for Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy
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Open Access37th International Symposium on Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine (part 2 of 3)
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Resonance artefacts in modern pressure monitoring systems
Resonance in pressure monitoring catheters is a well-known problem which was studied several years ago. Current piezoelectric devices have mechanical properties providing a resonance frequency and dam** fact...
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Open AccessESICM LIVES 2016: part one
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(Multiple) Organ Support Therapy Beyond AKI
More than 30 years ago, extracorporeal treatment was used in the intensive care unit (ICU) for the first time in order to deliver hemodialysis. Due to improvements in medical and surgical standards of care and...
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Open AccessThe Mini-Sigh Test: A New Haemodynamic Test of Fluid Responsiveness in Icu Patients Undergoing Pressure Support Ventilation
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Potential role of jugular vein echographic assessment for central venous pressure estimation
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MIRUS™, a new system for sedation with halogenates in the ICU: a preliminary study of feasibility in postsurgical patients
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Hemodialysis with high cutoff membranes improves tissue perfusion in severe sepsis: preliminary data of the Sepsis in Florence sTudy (SIFT)
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L’allineamento coronale nelle protesi totali di ginocchio
Coronal alignment in TKA poses two main questions. First, whether the jointline has to be perpendicular to the tibial axis or it should follow the anatomy and consequently be 2–4° oblique in varus. Second, if ...
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Open AccessMixed and central venous oxygen saturation are not interchangeable in patients with cardiogenic shock after cardiac surgery