BACKGROUND The complications of systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS) include acute lung injury, acute kidney injury, shock, and multiple organ dysfunction syndrome (MODS). In recent years, how to clear inflammatory mediators has become a hot topic in critical care medicine. Researchers hypothesize that continuous blood purification (CBP) can effectively eliminate a variety of inflamma...

Tachycardia is common in the pediatric age group. The most commonly seen arrhythmias in children are sinus tachycardia. However, supraventricular tachycardia is the most common tachyarrhythmia that necessitates treatment. Ventricular tachycardia is rare in healthy children but may be associated with sudden cardiac death.  The important risk factors that predispose children for arrhythmias inclu...

BACKGROUND Although data from longitudinal studies are sparse, effort-reward imbalance (ERI) seems to affect work ability. However, the potential pathway from restricted work ability to ERI must also be considered. Therefore, the aim of our study was to analyse cross-sectional and longitudinal associations between ERI and work ability and vice versa. METHODS Data come from the Second German S...

Bu:ns patients me i11 need of extra attention in spe­cialied intensive care units, specially as due to their sustai­ned burns and resultant circulatory upset their life is in danger. A severe burn is classified as over 30"{, body sur­face in adults and over 100";, in children.  Two types of shock are encountered in burns:  1)Hypovolaemic shock during the first three days. followed by;  2)Se...