Publications by authors named "Tarek Aldabbagh"
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- Antibiotic therapy timing is critical in treating sepsis, and this study focused on identifying dosing errors rather than timing.
- The research evaluated 189 sepsis patients, finding that only 50.8% received the correct antibiotic dose while 30.7% were under-dosed and 25.9% overdosed, with vancomycin showing the highest under-dosing rate.
- Factors like age, shock, and pre-existing conditions were linked to higher mortality rates, but surprisingly, the dosing errors did not correlate with increased mortality risk.
Background: Invasive candidiasis is not uncommon in critically ill patients but has variable epidemiology and outcomes between intensive care units (ICUs). This study evaluated the epidemiology, characteristics, management, and outcomes of patients with invasive candidiasis at 6 ICUs of 2 tertiary care centers.
Methods: This was a prospective observational study of all adults admitted to 6 ICUs in 2 different hospitals between August 2012 and May 2016 and diagnosed to have invasive candidiasis by 2 intensivists according to predefined criteria.
Alveolar haemorrhage is a rare and serious medical emergency with many causes. Diffuse alveolar haemorrhage due to warfarin therapy has been rarely reported in the literature. In this paper, we describe the case of 62-year-old woman with a history of chronic atrial fibrillation treated with warfarin, who was admitted to our institution with haemoptysis and dyspnoea.
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