We evaluated the performance of procalcitonin (PCT) and C-reactive protein (CRP) threshold values and kinetics as predictors of ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) survival and septic shock development. 45 adult patients with VAP were studied. Serum CRP and PCT levels and the Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (SOFA) score were measured on days 1, 4 and 7 (D1, D4, D7) of VAP and their variat...

Background: Direct hemoperfusion with a polymyxin B (PMX) often produces improvement in patients with sepsis caused by bacteria other than those classified as gramnegative. The aim of the present study is to clarify the therapeutic effects of PMX in patients with sepsis caused by bacteria other than gram-negative bacteria. Methods and Findings: We enrolled 41 patients with severe sepsis includi...

INTRODUCTION C-reactive Protein (CRP) is used next to clinical scoring systems to recognize critically ill patients prone to develop complications on the Intensive Care Unit (ICU). The purpose of this study is to assess the predictive value of CRP as parameter for clinical deterioration and/or clinical decision making as ordering diagnostic procedures or performing (re)interventions. Also, we w...

Background: The sequential organ failure assessment (SOFA) score is a tool used to describe in critically ill patients. Studies have showed that coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients who develop predictor of acute kidney injury (AKI) often an increased SOFA. Objective: This study aimed evaluate the potential SOFA as AKI COVID-19 Methods: A systematic search was conducted on PubMed, Googl...

IMPORTANCE Time-limited trials of intensive care are commonly used in patients perceived to have a poor prognosis. The optimal duration of such trials is unknown. Factors such as a cancer diagnosis are associated with clinician pessimism and may affect the decision to limit care independent of a patient's severity of illness. OBJECTIVE To identify the optimal duration of intensive care for sh...

Penelitian ini berfokus pada penggunaan skor DELTA CRP dan SOFA dalam memprediksi prognosis pasien ICU. observasional kohort digunakan sebagai desain. dilakukan di RSUP Dr. Sardjito periode Februari–Juli 2019. Sampel dipilih menggunakan teknik pengambilan sampel berturut-turut. Para peneliti mengumpulkan 32 responden dengan sepsis syok yang dirawat ICU berdasarkan kondisi ini. Skor area under c...

BACKGROUND Several acute illness severity scores have been proposed for evaluating patients on admission to intensive care units but these have not been compared for patients with nosocomial bloodstream infection (nBSI). We compared three severity of illness scoring systems for predicting mortality in patients with nBSI due to Pseudomonas aeruginosa. METHODS We performed a historical cohort s...

BACKGROUND Elderly patients constitute the majority of patients undergoing treatment in the intensive care unit (ICU). Patients over the age of 65 account for 42%-52% of admission to ICU. Previous studies have shown that malnutrition is an important factor influencing the prognosis in intensive care. OBJECTIVES In this study, the effect of body mass index (BMI) and albumin values at first adm...