Examining IV Insulin Practice Guidelines in the Cardiac Surgery Patient: Nurses Evaluating Quality Outcomes.

Recent changes in the Surgical Care Improvement Project guideline require blood glucose values be less than 180 mg/dL 18 to 24 hours after anesthesia end time after cardiac surgery. Our study compares the first group of patients transitioned off IV insulin on postoperative day 1, 24 hours after anesthesia end time, whereas the second group was transitioned off IV insulin on the second day, 48 hours after anesthesia end time. Results show no statistical difference in outcomes between groups.

Seroconversion of HBsAg in HBeAg positive and HBeAg negative patients with chronic HBV treated with entecavir: a case series.

We report a case series of three HBeAg positive and five HBeAg negative patients (7 males, mean age 50.6 +/- 14.6 years) with chronic HBV infection experiencing seroconversion after treatment with entecavir (0.

[Therapeutic indications in herpes zoster].

Fifty-two patients with acute Herpes Zoster were divided into two groups and treated respectively as follows: 25 received i.v. acyclovir and 27 received s.

[Encephalitis caused herpes simplex virus (HSV). Clinical and EEG evaluation of the timely use of acyclovir].

The use of Acyclovir and early diagnosis greatly affect prognosis of the disease and a case that pathognomonically points to this need is reported.

[Recent clinical findings in leptospirosis].

Forty-four patients admitted 1978-1986 were examined which suffered from leptospirosis. The authors bring a new contribution on the clinic of leptospirosis. They confirm that leptospirosis often assumes a polymorphic clinical degree.