Respiratory Complications in Children Hospitalized with Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection.

The goal of this study was to define the prevalence of respiratory complications, other than bronchiolitis, such as pneumonia, acute otitis media, and conjunctivitis in children treated in a hospital due to respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection, with reference to the plausible risk factors. The study included 111 children, aged up to 22 months (median 3 months). Complications were observed in 68 (61%) children, with 32 (29%) children presenting more than one.

Micro-CT imaging as a method for comparing perfusion in graduated-height and single-height surgical staple lines.

Background: Wound healing is a goal for advanced technology in the surgical space to benefit clinical outcomes. Surgical staplers are commonly used in a variety of open and minimally invasive abdominal and thoracic procedures. Assessment of wound healing traits, such as perfusion, has been challenging due to technical limitations.

Outcome prediction in patients with acute repetitive seizures: Application of the Status Epilepticus Severity Score.

Acute repetitive seizures (ARS) pose a risk of hospital admission with status epilepticus and a mortality threat, which underscores the need for the early prediction of a clinical course. Unfortunately, little attention has been given to ARS in this context, even though we possess the appropriate predictive tools for the stages of status epilepticus. Therefore, the main aim of this study was to assess the prognostic value of the Status Epilepticus Severity Score (STESS) in the population of patients with ARS.

Systemic inflammatory response syndrome in the course of status epilepticus: 7-year, two-center observational study.

Objectives: This study was aimed at identifying patients with systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS) and determining whether the presence of SIRS on admission was associated with drug resistance and poor outcome in status epilepticus (SE) patients.

Methods: We conducted a prospective review of patients consecutively admitted to two territory centers over a 7-year period. SIRS was considered present if the necessary criteria persisted for 12h.

[Caffeinol: a neuroprotective action in ischemic brain damage].

Caffeinol--a combination of ethanol and caffeine in appropriate concentrations--exerts neuroprotective and anticonvulsive action. Research conducted on rats in models of ischemic brain damage have shown that caffeinol decreases the size of cortical damage by about 80%, improves motional coordination and memory. The sooner caffeinol was administered, the better were beneficial therapeutic effects.