The association between neonatal mortality and ventilator association pneumonia by Mai El-Sayad Abd El-Hamid, Marwa Fekry Hassan, Mohamed Zaeim Hafez, Mohamed E. EL-Refaey, Wael A. Khattab, Khaled Saleh Ali Elhamaky, Ahmed F. Abdel Ghany, Shymaa Sobhy Menshawy Khalifa

“…The multivariate logistic regression analysis indicated that the hospital stays, length of total parenteral nutrition (TPN), intubation duration, reintubation, asphyxia, and surfactant taken were the most variables strongly associated with VAP (p < 0.05). …”
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Combined surgical and interventional cardiology approach for central venous access salvage in children with intestinal failure: A case series by Emily Byrd, M. Jake Petersen, Minna M. Wieck, Frank Ing, Shinjiro Hirose

“…Methods: This is a retrospective review of six pediatric patients with intestinal failure (IF) and long-term total parenteral nutrition (TPN) dependence who underwent one or more hybrid procedures for achieving complex vascular access, vascular mapping, and/or salvage of vascular access sites. …”
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Changes in nutritional management after gastrointestinal cancer surgery over a 12-year period: a cohort study using a nationwide medical claims database by Yoshikuni Kawaguchi, Kenta Murotani, Nahoki Hayashi, Satoru Kamoshita

“…During POD 1–3, the proportion of patients administered any oral intake increased over time (I, 40.3%; II, 47.1%; III, 49.4%; IV, 54.2%; P < 0.001), while that of patients receiving parenteral nutrition (PN) decreased (I, 60.1%; II, 55.0%; III, 50.3%; IV, 45.5%; P < 0.001). …”
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Efficacy and Safety Assessment of Antifungal Prophylaxis with Posaconazole Using Therapeutic Drug Monitoring in Pediatric Patients with Oncohematological Disorders—A Single-Centre... by Karolina Liszka, Paweł Marschollek, Dawid Przystupski, Jowita Frączkiewicz, Monika Mielcarek-Siedziuk, Igor Olejnik, Zuzanna Gamrot, Natalia Haze, Agnieszka Kwella, Paulina Zalewska, Matylda Resztak, Marek Ussowicz, Krzysztof Kałwak

“…No significant correlation between age, gender, diagnosis or the posaconazole dosage and the PPC was found. HCT, total parenteral nutrition and diarrhea were associated with a lower PPC. …”
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Feasibility study of a randomised controlled trial of preoperative and postoperative nutritional supplementation in major lung surgery by Amelia Swift, Sebastian T Lugg, Babu Naidu, Nikolaos Efstathiou, Amy Kerr, Hazem Fallouh, Maninder Kalkat, Richard Steyn, Salma Kadiri, Ehab Bishay, Krishna Kholia, Venessa Rogers

“…Patients were excluded if they were likely unable to complete the study questionnaires, they had a body mass index &lt;18.5 kg/m2, were receiving parenteral nutrition or known pregnancy.Results All patients presenting for major lung surgery were screened over a 6-month period, with 163 patients screened, 99 excluded and 64 (41%) patients randomised. …”
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Establishment and Validation of a Machine‐Learning Prediction Nomogram Based on Lymphocyte Subtyping for Intra‐Abdominal Candidiasis in Septic Patients by Jiahui Zhang, Wei Cheng, Dongkai Li, Guoyu Zhao, Xianli Lei, Na Cui

“…High‐dose corticosteroids receipt, the CD4+T/CD8+ T ratio, total parenteral nutrition, gastrointestinal perforation, (1,3)‐β‐D‐glucan (BDG) positivity and broad‐spectrum antibiotics receipt were independent predictors of IAC. …”
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Malignant Bowel Obstruction in Advanced Gynecologic Cancers: An Updated Review from a Multidisciplinary Perspective by Yeh Chen Lee, Nazlin Jivraj, Catherine O’Brien, Tanya Chawla, Eran Shlomovitz, Sarah Buchanan, Jenny Lau, Jennifer Croke, Johane P. Allard, Preeti Dhar, Stephane Laframboise, Sarah E. Ferguson, Neesha Dhani, Marcus Butler, Pamela Ng, Terri Stuart-McEwan, Pamela Savage, Lisa Tinker, Amit M. Oza, Stephanie Lheureux

“…This review summarizes the current literature on the different approaches targeting MBO management including surgical intervention, chemotherapy, total parenteral nutrition, and pharmacological treatment. In addition, the impact of MBO management on patients’ quality of life (QOL) is examined. …”
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Validation of the Polish version of the Functional Oral Intake Scale against flexible endoscopic evaluation of swallowing and the International Dysphagia Diet Standardization Initi... by Magdalena Milewska, Barbara Jamroz, Mariusz Panczyk, Joanna Chmielewska-Walczak, Tomasz Czernicki, Marta Dabrowska-Bender, Marcin Folwarski, Marcin Folwarski, Dorota Szostak-Wegierek

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A murine model of acute and prolonged abdominal sepsis, supported by intensive care, reveals time-dependent metabolic alterations in the heart by Bart Jacobs, Inge Derese, Sarah Derde, Sarah Vander Perre, Lies Pauwels, Greet Van den Berghe, Jan Gunst, Lies Langouche

“…Methods In 24-week-old C57BL/6J mice, sepsis was induced by cecal ligation and puncture, followed by intravenous fluid resuscitation, subcutaneous analgesics and antibiotics, and, in the prolonged phase, by parenteral nutrition. Mice were killed after 5 days of sepsis (prolonged sepsis, n = 15). …”
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Use of inpatient palliative care in metastatic testicular cancer patients undergoing critical care therapy: insights from the national inpatient sample by Cristina Cano Garcia, Reha-Baris Incesu, Francesco Barletta, Simone Morra, Lukas Scheipner, Andrea Baudo, Stefano Tappero, Mattia Luca Piccinelli, Zhe Tian, Fred Saad, Shahrokh F. Shariat, Carlo Terrone, Ottavio De Cobelli, Luca Carmignani, Sascha Ahyai, Nicola Longo, Derya Tilki, Alberto Briganti, Severine Banek, Luis A. Kluth, Felix K. H. Chun, Pierre I. Karakiewicz

“…Within the Nationwide Inpatient Sample (NIS) database (2008–2019), we tabulated IPC rates in metastatic testicular cancer patients receiving CCT, namely invasive mechanical ventilation (IMV), percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy tube (PEG), dialysis for acute kidney failure (AKF), total parenteral nutrition (TPN) or tracheostomy. Univariable and multivariable logistic regression models addressing IPC were fitted. …”
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ANTIBIOTIC LOCK THERAPY FOR PORT CATHETER-RELATED INFECTIONS OF CHILDREN WITH ACUTE LEUKEMIA by Burçin Kurtipek, Ayça Koca Yozgat, Saliha Kanık Yüksek, Dilek Kaçar, Turan Bayhan, Dilek Gürlek Gökçebay, Aslınur Özkaya Parlak, Neşe Yaralı

“… Background: Port catheters facilitate the administration of chemotherapy, antibiotics, blood products, fluid and parenteral nutritional support to pediatric patients with hematological malignancies. …”
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