Balanced crystalloid versus saline for resuscitation in pediatric septic shock: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Barkhá Vijendra, Ana Beatriz Bertol, Mylena Maria Guedes de Almeida, Pedro Henrique Aquino Gil de Freitas, Áurea Maria Salomão Simão, Bianca Lisa de Faria

“…Despite this, the optimal choice between BS and NS for pediatric sepsis remains unclear. Therefore, we aimed to conduct a meta-analysis comparing the clinical outcomes of BS versus NS in pediatric patients with sepsis. …”
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Indications And Outcomes In Neonates Requiring Mechanical Ventilation In Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Wah Cantt, Pakistan by Maryam Asrar, Sajid Nazir, Shahzad Haider, Huzaifa Sajid

“…Thrombocytopenia and early sepsis were found to be bad prognostic factors. …”
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Pyopericardium with cardiac tamponade caused by pyogenic liver abscess: a case report by Carolin Steffen, Josef Sägmüller, Dominique Schöneburg, Eva Göncz, Martin Möckel, Sascha Ott, Alexander Lavinius Ungur, Benjamin O ’Brien

“…Treatment with antibiotics, extended sepsis therapy, and drainage of the abscess led to a full recovery. …”
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Influence of Body Mass Index on Inflammatory Profile at Admission in Critically Ill Septic Patients by Fernando G. Zampieri, Vanessa Jacob, Hermes V. Barbeiro, Fabiano Pinheiro da Silva, Heraldo P. de Souza

“…Inflammation is ubiquitous during sepsis and may be influenced by body mass index (BMI). …”
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FREQUENCY OF IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA IN PREGNANCY, AND ITSASSOCIATED MATERNAL AND PERINATAL OUTCOMES by Naila Qamar, Farukh Naheed, Nazish Ali, Nikhat Ahsan, Farah Liaquat, Sadia

“…Postpartum hemorrhage (PPH), placental abnormalities, sepsis (infection), and preeclampsia were different maternal outcomes. …”
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Challenges in Diagnosis and Management of Altered Mental Status in the Setting of Urosepsis and Hydrocephalus Secondary to an Occlusive Cyst of the Fourth Ventricle: A Case Report by Matthew Van Ligten, Miles Hudson, Jonathon J. Parker, Wayne A. Martini

“…The acute management involved empirical antibiotic therapy for associated sepsis, followed by the placement of an external ventricular drain for cerebrospinal fluid diversion and sampling, including cytology and cell counts, given the concern for tonsillar herniation with a lumbar puncture. …”
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Analysis of selected factors influencing mortality of patients with COVID-19 treated in a community hospital in a rural region of Poland by Marek Kos, Renata Hatalska-Żerebiec, Małgorzata Jurczyk-Stachyra, Karol Paciura, Justyna Janeczko, Robert Podsiadły, Piotr Sobolewski

“…Conclusion: Fever and high laboratory values of inflammation, in particular coexisting sepsis, worsened the prognosis in patients with COVID-19. …”
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A Mysterious Gram-Positive Rods by Javzandulam Natsag, Zaw Min, Yasir Hamad, Bassel Alkhalil, Atiq Rahman, Richard Williams

“…In immunocompetent people, M. fortuitum causes human infection primarily by direct inoculation, including localized post-traumatic and surgical wound infections, and catheter-related sepsis. Our patient, an HIV-negative intravenous drug user, had Mycobacterium fortuitum sepsis associated with infective endocarditis, septic pulmonary emboli, and granulomatous hepatitis. …”
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Improving neonatal outcome by studying the incidence of maternal group B streptococcus colonization among pregnant women: A prospective observational study by Priyank Rajan, Mukesh Sanklecha, Saloni Gandhi, Kaushal Soni, Mayur Wanjari, Gaurav Mittal

“…Aims and Objectives: Group B streptococcus (GBS) colonization during pregnancy can lead to invasive infections in neonates including meningitis or sepsis. The major risk factor for neonatal disease is the rectovaginal colonization of GBS during pregnancy and delivery. …”
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The Rate and Risk Factors of Acute Kidney Injury among Cancer Patients’ Admissions in Palestine: A Single-Center Study by Zaher Nazzal, Fatima Abdeljaleel, Aseel Ashayer, Husam Salameh, Zakaria Hamdan

“…AKI was significantly associated with congestive heart failure, chronic kidney disease, sepsis, ICU admission, and hypercalcemia in cancer patients, resulting in poorer outcomes and higher mortality rates. …”
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Early Stone Manipulation in Urinary Tract Infection Associated with Obstructing Nephrolithiasis by Megan L. Swonke, Ali M. Mahmoud, Elias J. Farran, Tamer J. Dafashy, Preston S. Kerr, Christopher D. Kosarek, Joseph Sonstein

“…A urinary tract infection (UTI) and sepsis secondary to an obstructing stone are one of the few true urological emergencies. …”
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Network Pharmacology Analysis of the Therapeutic Potential of Colchicine in Acute Lung Injury by Fei Sun, Lijuan Zhang, Lulu Shen, Chunman Wang

“…We analyzed the expression profiles from 13 patients with sepsis-related ALI and 21 controls to identify differentially expressed genes and key modules. …”
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Step-by-step causal analysis of EHRs to ground decision-making. by Matthieu Doutreligne, Tristan Struja, Judith Abecassis, Claire Morgand, Leo Anthony Celi, Gaël Varoquaux

“…We propose and illustrate a framework for causal inference estimating the effect of albumin on mortality in sepsis using an Intensive Care database (MIMIC-IV) and comparing various sensitivity analyses to results from RCTs as gold-standard. …”
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Clinical Characteristics of COVID-19 in Neonates and Infants Younger Than 3 Months by Fatemeh Varshoei, Mohammad Sadegh Rezai, Roya Farhadi, Azin Hajialibeig, Saeid Mohammadi, Masoud Moradi, Fatemeh Hosseinzadeh

“…The median duration of antibiotic therapy did not differ among the groups (P=0.786). Sepsis workup was performed in 82.9% of patients, and none had a positive cerebrospinal fluid culture. …”
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Alpinetin Attenuates Persistent Inflammation, Immune Suppression, and Catabolism Syndrome in a Septic Mouse Model by Yukun Liu, Kang Wang, Qaunrui Feng, Yongsheng Zhang, Chuntao Wang, Qinxin Liu, Xinghua Liu, Xiang Wang, Wei Gao, Xiangjun Bai, Zhanfei Li, Yuchang Wang

“…Patients who survive the acute phase of sepsis can progress to persistent inflammation, immunosuppression, and catabolism syndrome (PICS), which usually results in extended recovery periods and multiple complications. …”
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CASE PRESENTATION by Iuliana Iordan, Andreea Neculcea, Alina Mititelu, Claudiu Popescu, Ana Maria Vlădăreanu

“…Special evolution in myelofibrosis – case reports Neuroendocrine tumor (bronchial carcinoid) discovered after ocular symptoms – a case report Sepsis, dyspnea and cystic cardiac mass – the importance of medical imaging in the diagnostic algorithm Fistula complications of bevacizumab therapy in metastatic colorectal cancer – oncology surgeon’s point of view: a case presentation…”
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An Easy and Quick Risk-Stratified Early Forewarning Model for Septic Shock in the Intensive Care Unit: Development, Validation, and Interpretation Study by Guanghao Liu, Shixiang Zheng, Jun He, Zi-Mei Zhang, Ruoqiong Wu, Yingying Yu, Hao Fu, Li Han, Haibo Zhu, Yichang Xu, Huaguo Shao, Haidan Yan, Ting Chen, Xiaopei Shen

“…In addition, 2180 patients with sepsis from the eICU Collaborative Research Database (eICU) were used as an external validation set. …”
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Gut Microbial Translocation in Critically Ill Children and Effects of Supplementation with Pre- and Pro Biotics by Paola Papoff, Giancarlo Ceccarelli, Gabriella d'Ettorre, Carla Cerasaro, Elena Caresta, Fabio Midulla, Corrado Moretti

“…Bacterial translocation as a direct cause of sepsis is an attractive hypothesis that presupposes that in specific situations bacteria cross the intestinal barrier, enter the systemic circulation, and cause a systemic inflammatory response syndrome. …”
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Suppressive Effects of GSS on Lipopolysaccharide-Induced Endothelial Cell Injury and ALI via TNF-α and IL-6 by Lei Yi, Zengding Zhou, Yijuan Zheng, Mengling Chang, Xiaoqin Huang, Feng Guo, Quanming Zhao, Jingning Huan

“…However, whether GSS protect against sepsis-induced EC injury and release of inflammatory mediators has not been determined. …”
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A Retrospective Research of the Characteristic of Hypertriglyceridemic Pancreatitis in Beijing, China by Wei-Ping Tai, Xiang-Chun Lin, Hong Liu, Cang-Hai Wang, Jing Wu, Neng-Wei Zhang, Wei Chen

“…The proportion of the complications of GI bleeding, sepsis, and MODS of HTG group was less than biliary group. …”
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