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Cholesterol concentration is associated with neither prognosis nor bacterial infection type in septic dogs.
Can Vet J
January 2025
Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Florida, 2015 SW 16th Avenue, PO Box 100126, Gainesville, Florida 32610-012, USA (Perez-Rodriguez, Kidd, Wolf); IFAS Statistical Consulting, University of Florida, 402 McCarty Hall C, PO Box 110339, Gainesville, Florida 32611-0339, USA (Colee).
Objective: The objective was to assess whether cholesterol concentration at admission was associated with outcome and disease severity in dogs with sepsis, and to determine whether there was a significant difference in cholesterol between dogs with gram-positive gram-negative sepsis.
Animals And Procedure: Electronic medical records of dogs diagnosed with sepsis at a tertiary teaching hospital from 2012 to 2022 were evaluated. A total of 299 dogs were included.
Risk factors of acute kidney injury, septic shock and acute respiratory distress syndrome in patients with blood culture‑positive sepsis.
Exp Ther Med
February 2025
Department of Infectious Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian 361000, P.R. China.
Sepsis, a condition characterized by a dysregulated host response to infection, can progress to septic shock and lead to various complications. The present study aimed to identify risk factors for the early clinical identification of sepsis patients at heightened risk of complications. In the present study, a total of 383 hospitalized patients with sepsis and positive blood cultures were enrolled.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAssessment of Risk Factors Leading to Amputation Among Diabetic Septic Foot Patients in Khartoum, Sudan.
Cureus
December 2024
Trauma and Orthopaedics, Gateshead Health National Health Services (NHS) Foundation Trust, Gateshead, GBR.
Introduction Diabetes is a rapidly growing global health concern, with the World Health Organization (WHO) estimating that 300 million adults will have diabetes by 2025. This chronic condition is associated with complications, including nephropathy, retinopathy, neuropathy, cardiovascular disease, and diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs), which can lead to amputation. Diabetic septic foot (DSF), a severe form of diabetic foot disease, is defined by the WHO as the presence of infection, ulceration, or tissue destruction in the lower limb, often accompanied by neurological abnormalities, peripheral vascular disease, and metabolic complications of diabetes.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPyopericardium with cardiac tamponade caused by pyogenic liver abscess: a case report.
J Med Case Rep
January 2025
Department of Cardiac Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Deutsches Herzzentrum der Charité - Medical Heart Center of Charité and German Heart Institute Berlin, Augustenburger Platz 1, 13353, Berlin, Germany.
Introduction: Purulent bacterial pericarditis is a potentially fatal disease with mortality rates reaching 100% if left untreated.
Case Presentation: We present the case of a 33-year-old Caucasian male patient who developed cardiac tamponade, most likely caused by a pyogenic liver abscess communicating with the pericardium. Treatment with antibiotics, extended sepsis therapy, and drainage of the abscess led to a full recovery.
Comparative study between high and low dose methylene blue infusion in septic cancer patients: a randomized, blinded, controlled study.
BMC Anesthesiol
January 2025
Department of Anaesthesia, Intensive care and Pain management, National Cancer Institute, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt.
Purpose: Septic shock is a common threat, and is the primary cause of death in almost all critical care units. Mortality of septic shock remains exceedingly high. The early use of methylene blue (MB) in different doses as adjunctive to vasopressors has promising results.
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