Publications by authors named "S Bloria"
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- The study aimed to compare the effectiveness of APACHE II and APACHE IV scoring systems in predicting mortality among ICU patients with septic shock.
- It involved 128 patients over a period from January 2019 to March 2020, finding that both scores had high mortality rates but APACHE II slightly outperformed APACHE IV in predicting outcomes.
- The conclusion drawn was that both scoring systems underestimated mortality rates but were fairly comparable in distinguishing between survivors and non-survivors, showing a good correlation between them.
Background: Cerebral autoregulation (CA) is crucial for the maintenance of cerebral homeostasis. It can be assessed by measuring transient hyperemic response ratio (THRR) using transcranial Doppler (TCD). We aimed at assessing the incidence of impaired CA (ICA) and its correlation with the neurological outcome in patients with aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (aSAH).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: Application of surgical skull pins causes hemodynamic fluctuations in neurosurgical procedures. To reduce this response, we describe the use of a novel nonpharmacologic method in the form of medical-grade sterile silicone studs to cushion the pressure of the skull pin in the adult population. This study aimed to evaluate the use of conventionally used fentanyl and medical-grade sterile silicone studs for the prevention of hemodynamic response to skull pin insertion.
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