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Open AccessImmunophenoty** patients with sepsis and underlying haematological malignancy reveals defects in monocyte and lymphocyte function
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Open AccessBiological sex is associated with heterogeneous responses to IL-6 receptor inhibitor treatment in COVID-19—A retrospective cohort study
COVID-19 is associated with higher inflammatory markers, illness severity and mortality in males compared to females. Differences in immune responses to COVID-19 may underpin sex- specific outcome differences....
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Open AccessCreating complex protocells and prototissues using simple DNA building blocks
Building synthetic protocells and prototissues hinges on the formation of biomimetic skeletal frameworks. Recreating the complexity of cytoskeletal and exoskeletal fibers, with their widely varying dimensions,...
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Acute Kidney Injury
Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a common clinical syndrome, with an incidence of 20% among patients admitted to hospital. It is frequently associated with other co-morbidities and advancing age. AKI is an indepen...
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Open AccessClarithromycin as an immunomodulator in sepsis: still a (IN)CLASS act
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Correction to: Palliative care interventions in intensive care unit patients
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Palliative care interventions in intensive care unit patients
The integration of palliative care into intensive care units (ICUs) is advocated to mitigate physical and psychological burdens for patients and their families, and to improve end-of-life care. The most effica...
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“L'histoire se répète”, one size does not fit all. Author’s reply
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Tocilizumab in COVID-19: a meta-analysis, trial sequential analysis, and meta-regression of randomized-controlled trials
Interleukin-6 (IL-6) levels discriminate between patients with mild and severe COVID-19, making IL-6 inhibition an attractive therapeutic strategy. We conducted a systematic review, meta-analysis, trial sequen...
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Steroids in ARDS: more light is being shed
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Antimicrobial-associated harm in critical care: a narrative review
The belief that, for the individual patient, the benefit of prompt and continued use of antimicrobials outweighs any potential harm is a significant barrier to improved stewardship of these vital agents. Antim...
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Open AccessPalliative care interventions in intensive care unit patients – a systematic review protocol
Even though data suggest that palliative care (PC) improves patient quality of life, caregiver burden, cost, and intensive care unit (ICU) length of stay, integration of PC in the ICU is far from being univers...
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Open AccessIs the inflammasome a potential therapeutic target in renal disease?
The inflammasome is a large, multiprotein complex that drives proinflammatory cytokine production in response to infection and tissue injury. Pattern recognition receptors that are either membrane bound or cyt...
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Clinical review: Goal-directed therapy-what is the evidence in surgical patients? The effect on different risk groups
Patients with limited cardiac reserve are less likely to survive and develop more complications following major surgery. By augmenting oxygen delivery index (DO2I) with a combination of intravenous fluids and ino...
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Open AccessLong- term outcome of paediatric patients with ANCA vasculitis
Primary systemic vasculitis presenting in childhood is an uncommon but serious condition. As these patients transfer to adult clinics for continuing care, defining long term outcomes with emphasis on disease a...
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Haemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis patients admitted to intensive care units
Hutchison and colleagues report a 10-year experience of dialysis patients admitted to intensive care units (ICUs) in the UK excluding Scotland. Their study is the largest published so far and raises issues of ...