Effect of neuromuscular electrical stimulation and early physical activity on ICU-acquired weakness in mechanically ventilated patients: A randomized controlled trial.

Background: Intensive care unit-acquired weakness (ICU-AW) is common in critically ill patients and increases the duration of mechanical ventilation (MV) and weaning time. Early mobilization, range of motion (ROM) exercises, and neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) can prevent ICU-AW by maintaining muscle mass. However, studies highlighting the effects of combining NMES with early physical activity in ICU patients are limited.

Study of the gut microbiome as a novel target for prevention of hospital-associated infections in intensive care unit patients.

Background: Hospital-acquired infections (HAIs) are increasing due to the spread of multi-drugresistant organisms. Gut dysbiosis in an intensive care unit (ICU) patients at admission showed an altered abundance of some bacterial genera associated with the occurrence of HAIs and mortality. In the present study, we investigated the pattern of the gut microbiome in ICU patients at admission to correlate it with the development of HAIs during ICU stay.

Colistin resistance and heteroresistance in Klebsiella pneumoniae & Escherichia coli clinical isolates from intensive care units.

Aim: Colistin resistance poses a serious clinical problem. This study aims to investigate the presence of plasmid-mediated resistance and heteroresistance among Escherichia coli (E. coli) and Klebsiella pneumoniae (K.

Effects of awake-prone positioning on oxygenation and physiological outcomes in non-intubated patients with COVID-19: A randomized controlled trial.

Background: Prone positioning is a well-known supportive approach for increasing oxygenation and reducing mortality in non-COVID-19 patients with moderate to severe acute respiratory distress syndrome. However, studies highlighting the effects of proning in patients with COVID-19 are limited.

Aim: To investigate the effects of awake-prone positioning (APP) on oxygenation and physiological outcomes in non-intubated patients with COVID-19.

Early assessment of aspiration risk in acute stroke by fiberoptic endoscopy in critically ill patients.

Background: Fiberoptic endoscopic evaluation of swallowing (FEES) has been recommended to assess aspiration in stroke. This study aimed to determine the diagnostic and prognostic roles of FEES in the early assessment of aspiration, intensive care unit (ICU) stay and mortality in acute stroke patients.

Methods: Fifty-two patients with acute stroke admitted to the Alexandria Main University Hospital were included.