Background: Hemolysis is a common complication in critically ill patients with sepsis, acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) or therapy with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO). Heme degradation product bilirubin might accumulate in conditions of significant hemolysis. In patients with ARDS and therapy with veno-venous ECMO (vvECMO), the prognostic potential of elevated initial total bilirubin (tBili) was investigated.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFis a long-established, well known and globally important genus of plant pathogens. Phylogenetic evidence has shown that the biologically distinct, obligate biotrophic downy mildews evolved from at least twice. Since, cladistically, this renders 'paraphyletic', it has been proposed that evolutionary clades be split into multiple genera (Runge et al.
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Injuries of the hand especially during gardening can entail profound consequences, particularly when the injuries are underestimated and adequate treatment is postponed.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFSome patients undergoing surgical procedures display long-term post-surgery cognitive impairment (post-operative cognitive dysfunction; POCD), which may precipitate progression to dementia. We investigated whether preoperative cognitive impairment defined using specific cognitive tests (Paired-Associates Learning and Spatial-Span from the Cambridge Neuropsychological Test Automated Battery, (CANTAB) was associated with increased risk of POCD. N = 590 patients >65years and a matched control group n=114 comprised the final sample.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Critically ill patients often experience substantial stress during their ICU treatment. The ICU Feel Better App is a novel mobile application that patients can use to evaluate ICU-related stressors during their stay. We aimed to investigate if using the app, without feedback to the ICU staff, would be associated with changes in perceived acute stress.
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