Serum Estradiol Level at Intensive Care Unit Admission and Mortality in Critically Ill Patients.

Context: It has been observed that sex hormones may play a role in inflammatory processes and mortality of critically ill patients.

Aims: The aim was evaluated the relationship between serum estradiol level at Intensive Care Unit (ICU) admission and mortality of critically ill patients.

Settings And Design: This study was a prospective cohort conducted in one mixed ICU.

[Threshold value of f/Vt index for predicting successful weaning from mechanical ventilation in active smokers].

Background: Mechanical ventilation (MV) is used in 60-70 % of patients admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU). An f/Vt threshold value of 105 is a predictor of successful weaning from mechanical ventilation (WMV) in patients with asthma, cardiac surgery, pneumonia, sepsis, neurocritical, etc. However, there are no reports about the usefulness of the f/Vt value to predict successful WMV in patients with active smoking (AS).