Rifle shooting produces a sudden counterforce against the body thorough the anterior shoulder, which may produce a traumatic injury in soldiers. Posterior instability of the shoulder can occur in soldiers who practice rifle shooting. To the authors' knowledge, few reports have examined shooting-related injuries in soldiers. This article describes the case of a 27-year-old male soldier who prese...

OBJECTIVE To characterize the impulse noise exposure and auditory risk for air rifle users for both youth and adults. DESIGN Acoustic characteristics were examined and the auditory risk estimates were evaluated using contemporary damage-risk criteria for unprotected adult listeners and the 120-dB peak limit and LAeq75 exposure limit suggested by the World Health Organization (1999) for childr...

INTRODUCTION Polimyxins were originally abandoned due to high rates of nephrotoxicity. However they have been recently reintroduced due to activity against carbapenem-resistant Gram-negative organisms. Recent literature suggests a lower rate of nephrotoxicity than historically reported. OBJECTIVE To determine the rate of polymixins-associated nephrotoxicity as defined by the RIFLE criteria. ...

was modified accordingly. Only the results of the multivariate model were described. «Heavier» was changed by «higher BMI». Introduction: Line 16-17: Authors state they look for “...the preoperative risk factors...”. However they state in the abstract (background) “. Pre and per-operative risk factors...”. Please state what is the correct aim of this particular part of the study. Introduction w...

Background. Neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (NGAL) in serum and urine have been suggested as potential early predictive biological markers of acute kidney injury (AKI) in selected critically ill patients. Methods. We performed a secondary analysis of a multicenter prospective observational cohort study of unselected critically ill patients. Results. The analysis included 140 patients...

OBJECTIVE Acute kidney injury is a common complication in critically ill patients, and the RIFLE, AKIN and KDIGO criteria are used to classify these patients. The present study's aim was to compare these criteria as predictors of mortality in critically ill patients. METHODS Prospective cohort study using medical records as the source of data. All patients admitted to the intensive care unit ...