Medicina intensiva
-
Multicenter Study Comparative Study Observational Study
Prognosis of elderly patients subjected to mechanical ventilation in the ICU.
To analyze the prognosis of mechanically ventilated elderly patients in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU). ⋯ Older patients (≥ 75 years) have significantly higher in-ICU and in-hospital mortality than younger patients without differences in the duration of mechanical ventilation. Differences in mortality were at the expense of pneumonia, sepsis and trauma.
-
Critically ill patients are often affected by infections produced by Pseudomonas, which can be a cause of sepsis and renal failure. Early and adequate antibiotic treatment at correct dosage levels is crucial. ⋯ It must be taken into account that many antibiotics are largely cleared by continuous renal replacement therapies (CRRT). The aim of this review is to assess the clinical evidence on the pharmacokinetics and dosage recommendations of the main antibiotic groups used to treat Pseudomonas spp. infections in critically ill patients subjected to CRRT.
-
Letter Case Reports
[Non-atherosclerotic acute myocardial infarction: coronary artery embolism].
-
Letter Case Reports
[Complete atrioventricular block secondary to radiotherapy].