Taurine in Septic Critically Ill Patients: Plasma versus Blood.

Sepsis and systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS) encompass various problems throughout the body, and two of its major problems are the creation of oxidative substances in the body and decrease of the body's antioxidant capacity to deal with the stress and organ damage. Optimal enteral nutrition fortified with antioxidant or immunomodulator amino acid is a hot topic concerning sepsis in the critical care setting. Taurine plays a protective role as an antioxidant in cells that is likely to have a protective role in inflammation and cytotoxicity.

Are all helicopter dispatches really necessary? a cross-sectional study.

Background: Pre-hospital emergency care is a critical part of the health care system. Helicopter emergency medical service (HEMS) is a novel part of the medical services of the health care delivery system. The goal of these medical services is to provide appropriate treatments at the right place and time.

A retrospective study on evaluating GAP, MGAP, RTS and ISS trauma scoring system for the prediction of mortality among multiple trauma patients.

Objectives: Predicting the outcome of trauma helps clinician to prioritize patients and provide timely and effective treatment. Several scoring systems are implemented to predict prognosis and mortality among these patients. Our study aims to use four scoring systems to predict mortality among multiple trauma patients.

Airway Management: Difficulty of Intubation and Range of Movement of the Thyroid Cartilage.

Purpose: Difficult endotracheal intubation has been associated with a number of anatomic factors. According to our experience, the range of movement of thyroid cartilage can be used as a useful test to determine the difficulty in endotracheal intubation. The aim of this study was to evaluate the association between the range of movement of thyroid cartilage and difficulty in intubation.