Comparison of Standard Conservative Treatment and Early Initiation of Renal Replacement Therapy in Pregnancy-related Acute Kidney Injury: A Single-center Prospective Study.

Introduction And Objective: Pregnancy-related acute kidney injury (PRAKI) is one of the most important cause of maternal and fetal morbidity and mortality. Some of the reasons behind PRAKI may be due to sepsis, postpartum hemorrhage, preeclampsia, thrombotic microangiopathies (TMA), and acute fatty liver of pregnancy (AFLP). The timing of initiation of renal replacement therapy (RRT) for better patient outcome is still debatable.

Comparison of Lung Ultrasound-based Weaning Indices with Rapid Shallow Breathing Index: Are They Helpful?

Background And Aims: The diaphragm is considered the main respiratory muscle and difficulty in weaning can occur because of impaired diaphragmatic function. Hence, monitoring diaphragmatic function is important. The aim of this study is to assess the ability of various lung ultrasound (US) indices and the rapid shallow breathing index (RSBI) to predict the outcome of the weaning process and compare them with RSBI.

Role of Correction Factor in Minimizing Errors While Calculating Electrolyte Values between Blood-gas Analyzer and Laboratory Autoanalyzer: A Comparative Study.

Aims: Electrolytes are charged elements that play important functions in the body. They are measured by both arterial blood-gas (ABG) analyzers and autoanalyzers (AA). In this study, we tried to find out the correction factor for sodium and potassium to establish the concordance between ABG and AA values.