2 results match your criteria: "Mayo Clinic Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine[Affiliation]"
County Level Social Determinates of Health and Correlation with COPD Prevalence in the US.
Ann Am Thorac Soc
December 2024
University of Utah, Department of Neurology, Salt Lake City, Utah, United States.
Propofol, Triglycerides, and Acute Pancreatitis: A Multi-Center Epidemiologic Analysis.
Ann Am Thorac Soc
October 2024
Mayo Clinic Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota, United States;
Article Synopsis
- Propofol is frequently used as a sedative for critically ill adults on mechanical ventilation, but its link to elevated triglyceride levels and acute pancreatitis remains unclear.
- The study observed over 11,000 ICU patients receiving propofol, finding that about 21.7% developed hypertriglyceridemia, and those with high triglycerides had a significantly increased risk of pancreatitis.
- Despite the association between triglyceride levels and pancreatitis, acute pancreatitis is rare in this population, suggesting other contributing factors may be involved.