Morphine and postoperative rewarming in critically ill patients.

Morphine and postoperative rewarming in critically ill patients.

Morphine sulfate (MSO4) has been demonstrated to attenuate the stress response. MSO4 might be useful in minimizing the stress associated with the perioperative period, particularly that due to awakening from anesthesia and rewarming. Two groups of critically ill patients who developed hypothermia (35.8 degrees C) during a surgical procedure were studied. The control group was observed during ro...

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...

Thrombocytopenia in critically ill patients: prognostic marker in postoperative ICU

Background: Thrombocytopenia is one of the most common laboratory abnormalities in intensive care unit patients (ICU), and seems to be related to ICU length of stay and mortality increasing. The purpose of this investigation was to evaluate the prevalence of thrombocytopenia in critically ill patients admitted to postoperative ICU with SIRS, sepsis and septic shock and its correlation with mort...

probiotics in critically ill patients

Optimal hematocrit value in critically ill postoperative patients.

Failling hematocrit values are traditionally used to observe the course of active bleeding, since hematocrit values usually reflect acute blood losses. However, evidence from the literature suggests that, after volume replacement, some degree of normovolemic hemodilution may be desirable and that return to normal hematocrit values is not necessarily the appropriate goal of transfusion therapy. ...