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Currently, the U.S. National Library of Medicine (April 2nd) reports 282 studies registered investigating the COVID-19 infection. According to the present knowledge the COVID-19, also known as novel type Coronavirus or SARS-CoV-2 (severe acute respiratory syndrome-Coronavirus-2), belongs to a large
Aim #1 To investigate the prevalence, risk and correlation of the level of sepsis with mitochondrial dysfunction in sepsis patients Aim 1.1 To investigate the prevalence of mitochondria dysfunction among sepsis patients Hypothesis: Most of sepsis patients are affected by mitochondria dysfunction.
Sample: the preclinical phase will be conducted in 20 healthy volunteers enrolled in the Faculty of Health Sciences of the University of Malaga. Clinical phase will take place in 12 subjects admitted to acute hospitalization in 'Costa del Sol' Health Agency and 12 subjects admitted to nursing homes
Hypothesis
Recognizing the need for enhanced bowel recovery for patients undergoing laparoscopic bariatric surgery, the investigators hypothesize that perioperative administration of low rather than high intravenous infusion rates of lidocaine can achieve early postoperative restoration of bowel
BACKGROUND AND RATIONALE Patients successfully resuscitated after cardiac arrest experience a "sepsis-like" syndrome characterized by cytokine storm, endotoxemia, coagulopathy, and various degrees of adrenal insufficiency. These pathophysiological mechanisms contribute to the development of
Wolman disease (WD) is a rare genetic disorder characterized by complete absence of an enzyme known as lysosomal acid lipase (LIPA). This enzyme is required to breakdown (metabolize) lipids in the body. Without the LIPA enzyme, lipids may abnormally accumulate in the tissues and organs of the body
In the ICU, fever is commonly treated with 650 mg acetaminophen every 4 hours with the hopes of reducing fever burden, thereby also reducing metabolic demand. Acetaminophen is thought to be a safe and effective antipyretic. This assumption has not been tested in the critically ill despite its
Background
Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS) is a drug withdrawal syndrome that occurs primarily after antenatal exposure to opiates. Symptoms may be present at birth, but often peak at 48-72 after delivery. The onset of symptoms is affected by the half-life of the opiate used during pregnancy in
The investigators plan to screen all patients who were consecutively admitted from January 1, 2003 to our neurosurgical intensive care unit after a clinical diagnosis of SAH confirmed by cerebral angiography and treated with a coiling procedure. Patients for whom a decision was made by the treating
The goal of the current study is to evaluate the diagnostic value of plasma detection of bacterial DNA in ICU patients with a clinical suspicion of bacterial infection.
Definitions of septic syndromes based from the ACCP/SCCM expert panel. Terms Definition criteria Infection Invasion by
Morbidity of cardiopulmonary bypass. Each year more than a million patients worldwide undergo cardiac surgery. Nearly all cardiac surgeries are performed on unbeating hearts supported by CPB. Although the use of off-pump coronary artery bypass surgery procedures are increasing, concerns regarding