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Correction to: Functional outcomes in adult patients with herpes simplex encephalitis admitted to the ICU: a multicenter cohort study
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Functional outcomes in adult patients with herpes simplex encephalitis admitted to the ICU: a multicenter cohort study
We aimed to study the association of body temperature and other admission factors with outcomes of herpes simplex encephalitis (HSE) adult patients requiring ICU admission.
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Open AccessEffects of echinocandin preparations on adult rat ventricular cardiomyocytes
Candida infections represent a relevant risk for patients in intensive care units resulting in increased mortality. Echinocandins have become the agents of choice for early and specific antifun...
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Scoring-Systeme in der Intensivmedizin
Score-Systeme werden in allen diagnostischen Bereichen der Medizin eingesetzt. Es werden mehrere Parameter erfasst und mit Punkten bewertet, um anhand eines Summen-Scores eine komplexe klinische Situation vere...
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Usefulness of a strategy based on bronchoscopy with direct examination of bronchoalveolar lavage fluid in the initial antibiotic therapy of suspected ventilator-associated pneumonia
Objectives: To evaluate (a) the routine accuracy of bronchoalveolar lavage by direct examination (BAL-D) in diagnosing ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP), and (b) the impact of a diagnostic s...
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Erythropoetin – eine Alternative zur Fremdbluttransfusion?
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Septic shock in patients with the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
Objective: To evaluate the prognosis of patients with septic shock admitted to an intensive care unit (ICU), according to their HIV serostatus. Design: Retrospective study. Setting: Medi...
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Shock complicating severe falciparum malaria in European adults
Objective: To study adult patients with severe falciparum malaria who developed shock. Design: Retrospective study from 1987 to 1993. Setting: Medical intensive care unit in a university...
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Intra-alveolar hemorrhage following bipedal lymphography
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Short-term effects of methylene blue on hemodynamics and gas exchange in humans with septic shock
The aim of this study was to investigate the acute effects of methylene blue (MB), an inhibitor of thel-arginine nitric oxide pathway, in patients with septic shock.
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High-dose intravenous IgG treatment and acute renal failure
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Pressure-support ventilation
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Continuous positive airway pressure by face mask or mechanical ventilation in patients with human immunodeficiency virus infection and severePneumocystis carinii pneumonia
We reviewed the records of 44 patients with AIDS who had 45 episodes of severePenumocystis carinii pneumonia (PCP). While 9 patients required intubation and mechanical ventilation (MV) on admission, continuous po...
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Antibiotic levels in bronchial tree and in serum during selective digestive decontamination
Selective digestive decontamination has been found to prevent pulmonary infections in mechanically ventilated patients. The aims of this study were: 1) to determine whether detectable levels of antibiotics cou...
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Severe tuberculosis in patients with human immunodeficiency virus infection
Tuberculosis has now been well documented as a complication of infection with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), but no studies concern patients requiring admission to the ICU. We report 12 cases of severe di...
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Influence of posture on gas exchange in artificially ventilated patients with focal lung disease
Six patients were artificially ventilated for a focal lung disease localized to one lung in four cases and to both lower lobes in two. Despite an inspired oxygen concentration of 100% the mean PaO2 was 115 mmHg. ...