Family satisfaction with care provided to patients deceased in intensive care unit.

Background & Objective: Patient's family satisfaction is a crucial but often overlooked indicator of the quality of the intensive care unit (ICU). The goal was to assess how satisfied patients' families were with the treatment they received for terminally ill patients, where we worked with them to create a care plan.

Methods: The study was conducted in ICU at Pakistan Kidney and Liver Institute and Research Center (PKLI & RC), Lahore, Pakistan which is a quaternary care center between December 1 2022 and April 30 2023.

Experience of Sustained Low-Efficiency Dialysis (SLED) in an Intensive Care Unit of a Quaternary Care Hospital.

Background: In critically ill patients, sustained low-efficiency dialysis (SLED) has become a viable option for treating acute kidney injury (AKI) instead of continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT). This study aimed to evaluate clinical outcomes in critically ill patients receiving SLED.

Material And Methods: In our ICU, we performed a retrospective cohort study on hemodynamically unstable patients requiring dialysis in the form of SLED.

Patient and Family Satisfaction in the Intensive Care Unit of a Quaternary Care Center.

Unlabelled: Patient and family satisfaction is an indicator of quality assessment of care provided in the intensive care unit (ICU) ensuring that the quality of services provided meets not only the patients' but also their families' needs. Investigating how different variables affect their satisfaction ratings is important. We assessed patient and family satisfaction in a quaternary care center in Pakistan.

Use of Oral N-Acetylcysteine (NAC) in Non-Acetaminophen-Induced Acute Hepatic Failure.

Background: Acute liver failure (ALF) is a syndrome rather than a specific disease with several possible causes, and viral hepatitis is a major cause. The objective of the study was to assess the benefit of N-acetylcysteine (NAC) in non-acetaminophen-induced acute liver failure (NAI-ALF).

Methods: A total of six patients with a diagnosis of acute liver failure (ALF) were included in the study.

Chest Tube Insertion Among Surgical and Nonsurgical Trainees: How Skilled Are Our Residents?

Background: Competency-based medical education has renewed focus on the attainment and evaluation of resident skill. Proper evaluation is crucial to inform educational interventions and identify residents in need of increased training and supervision. Currently, there is a paucity of studies rigorously evaluating resident chest tube insertion skill.

Comparison of Inoue balloon, metallic commissurotome and multi-track double-balloon valvuloplasty in the treatment of rheumatic mitral stenosis.

Unlabelled: BACKGROUND Percutaneous mitral valvuloplasty (PMV) is a well known non-surgical technique for treating patients with rheumatic mitral stenosis (MS). There are very few studies that have compared the 3 techniques together for their safety and efficacy.

Methods: To compare the three different techniques for percutaneous mitral valvuloplasty (PMV) using Inoue balloon (IB), metallic commissurotome (PMMC), or multi-track double balloon (MTDB) in patients with MS.

Short- and intermediate-term follow-up results of percutaneous transluminal balloon valvuloplasty in adolescents and young adults with congenital pulmonary valve stenosis.

Percutaneous pulmonary balloon valvuloplasty (PBV) is a well-established treatment alternative to surgery in many cardiology centers. We described our experience with PBV in 25 adolescent and young adult patients with isolated pulmonary valve stenosis (PVS). Among 20 successful PBVs, there was a significant immediate decrease in right ventricular systolic pressure from 116.