... Corstjens and
colleagues [1], yields glucose results dependent on hemato-
Commentary
Blood glucose measurements in the critically ill:
more than just a blood draw
Frank M Brunkhorst
1
and Hans G Wahl
2
1
Department ... While data about the beneficial effects of
normoglycemia in critically ill patients are conflicting and
inconsistent [2,3], there is no doubt ab...
... especially
problematic in critically ill patients in whom renal function is in an
unsteady state, rendering creatinine-based baseline assessment
measures of renal function potentially inadequate. Herrero-Morin
and ... demonstrating that even small increases in serum
creatinine are associated with increases in patient morbidity
and mortality. Chertow found a 6.5-fold increase in...
... ions.
Discussion
Various statistical analyses of data from protein struc-
ture databases have ranked the 20 proteinogenic amino
acids according to their frequency at N-terminal helix
caps [24–27]. Accordingly, mainly ... function [28,29]. The branching next to the car-
bon atom carrying the amino group may clash with the
dense packing in the NPA protein region. Putting an
Ala at...
... with a takotsubo-like
state is often seen with intracranial pathology, includ ing
subarachnoid hemorrhage and congenital brain abnorm-
alities in children. In the setting of intracranial injury ... takotsubo cardiomyopathy in the
setting of transient neurological symptoms: a
case report
Muhammad Rizwan Sardar
1
, Catherine Kuntz
2
, Jeremy A Mazurek
3*
, Naveed Hassan Akhtar
4...
... iron. In fact, in just a
few hours, proinflammatory and anti-inflammatory cytokines
cause a decrease in the iron level in blood.
Proinflammatory cytokines such as tumour necrosis factor-α,
IL-1β and ... Central Ltd
See Review, page 356
Abstract
Anaemia is a common problem in critically ill patients admitted to intensive care units. Many factors
can be involved in its...
... regression analysis with albumin
administration as the dependent factor.
a
On the day of onset of albumin administration in the albumin group and on admission in other patients.
b
At any time during ... plus at least one
organ failure. Mean fluid balance was calculated as the total
fluid balance during the ICU stay divided by the duration of
ICU stay in days.
Statistical...
... is
educational, in that we need to inform anaesthetic and
Emergency Department colleagues regarding current
evidence in the critical care literature.
There are also implications for clinical researchers. ... partial, as many critically ill patients
are intubated by other practitioners [13]. This poses two
problems. The first is that clinical and intensive care
physicians need to be...
... Lan-
drace × Duroc boars, used on the day of
collection or the day after. All the sows and gilts
had been heat tested with a boar also if they
were inseminated artificially. Insemination was
also ... performed adjacent to a boar. All the sows
included had a weaning to service interval of 4
or 5 days. Parity ranged from 1 to 5.
Parity and the number of AI or matings were
record...
... expression in female hearts indicates that
myocardial glucose metabolism may be increased in
parallel. As optimization of glucose metabolism is
increasingly highlighted as a therapeutic intervention
for ... 3B). Again, these changes were abol-
ished in female db ⁄ db heart mitochondria. Together,
these data suggest that the greater reliance of female
murine cardiac mitochondria...