Publications by authors named "Rasha Mohammed Zakaria"
Ann Med Surg (Lond)
December 2018
Article Synopsis
- Hospital-acquired infections (HAI) and multiple organ dysfunction syndrome (MODS) significantly contribute to pediatric mortality in ICUs, with a study revealing a 52% complication rate among 50 children.
- The research focused on measuring the gene expressions of TNFα and BCL2 in blood samples to predict the development of HAI and MODS, using established scoring systems and methodologies.
- The findings indicated that lower levels of TNFα, BCL2, and lymphocytic counts on admission correlated with higher rates of complications, suggesting that while gene expressions can predict complications early on, lymphocyte counts are a simpler and cost-effective diagnostic tool.
