575: Chronic Critically Ill Septic Patients Exhibit Persistent Expression of Proinflammatory Lipidomics

Troponin in septic and critically ill patients.

Steroid use in critically ill septic patients: acknowledging the uncertainty.

Nutritional Assessment in Critically Ill Patients

Background: Malnutrition is an important factor in the survival of critically ill patients. The purpose of the present study was to assess the nutritional status of patients in the intensive care unit (ICU) on the days of admission and discharge via a detailed nutritional assessment. Methods: Totally, 125 patients were followed up from admission to discharge at 8ICUs in Shiraz, Iran. The patien...

Hyperammonaemia in critically ill septic infants

Three infants with subphrenic abscess, pyonephrosis, and obstructive ureterocoele respectively had grossly increased concentrations of plasma ammonia. This was considered to be a result of infections with urea splitting organisms. All died in spite of intensive care support, including specific measures to reduce plasma ammonia. (Arch Dis Child 2001;84:512–513)

Septic versus non-septic acute kidney injury in critically ill patients: characteristics and clinical outcomes

OBJECTIVE This study aimed to describe and compare the characteristics and clinical outcomes of patients with septic and non-septic acute kidney injury. METHODS This study evaluated an open cohort of 117 critically ill patients with acute kidney injury who were consecutively admitted to an intensive care unit, excluding patients with a history of advanced-stage chronic kidney disease, kidney ...