Sultan Qaboos University medical journal
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Sultan Qaboos Univ Med J · Nov 2014
Non-invasive haemoglobin estimation in patients with thalassaemia major.
This study aimed to validate pulse CO-oximetry-based haemoglobin (Hb) estimation in children and adults with thalassaemia major (TM) and to determine the impact of different baseline variables on the accuracy of the estimation. ⋯ The Pronto-7(®) pulse CO-oximetry device was found to overestimate Hb levels in patients with TM and therefore cannot be recommended. Further larger studies are needed to confirm these results.
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Sultan Qaboos Univ Med J · Nov 2014
Increased Resistin Levels in Intra-abdominal Sepsis: Correlation with proinflammatory cytokines and Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation (APACHE) II scores.
Resistin, a hormone secreted from adipocytes and considered to be a likely cause of insulin resistance, has recently been accepted as a proinflammatory cytokine. This study aimed to determine the correlation between resistin levels in patients with intra-abdominal sepsis and mortality. ⋯ The levels of resistin were significantly positively correlated with the severity of disease and were a possible mediator of a prolonged inflammatory state in patients with intra-abdominal sepsis.