Treatment of Intracranial Infection by Extensively Drug-Resistant Acinetobacter Baumannii After Craniocerebral Surgery.

Objective: The clinical outcome of intracranial infections caused by extensively drug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii (XDRAB) remains unsatisfactory, even when treated with combined antibiotic therapy. This study successfully cured 1 patient with XDRAB intracranial infection after cranial surgery through a multichannel combination of drugs, providing a reference for the clinical treatment of severe XDRAB intracranial infection.

Methods: The clinical data of a patient with an XDRAB intracranial infection after a craniocerebral operation were retrospectively analyzed, and the treatment approach for XDRAB intracranial infection was examined.

A Case of Severe Lethal Allergic Reaction Caused by Iodixanol After Digital Subtraction Angiography.

Background: Severe lethal allergic reactions triggered by iodixanol following digital subtraction angiography (DSA) are rare. The majority of skin reactions associated with iodixanol were mild, and the prognosis was favorable. Moreover, a case of serious skin adverse events caused by iodixanol has been documented.

[Clinical study of optimal positive end-expiratory pressure titration guided by lung stretch index in patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome].

Objective: To investigate the clinical practicability of positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) titrated by lung stretch index (SI) in patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS).

Methods: A parallel randomized controlled trial was conducted. Patients with moderate to severe ARDS who required mechanical ventilation admitted to the department of critical care medicine of General Hospital of the Yangtze River Shipping from August 2022 to February 2023 were enrolled.