Immune Modulation in Critically Ill Septic Patients

Troponin in septic and critically ill patients.

Nutritional Assessment in Critically Ill Patients

Background: Malnutrition is an important factor in the survival of critically ill patients. The purpose of the present study was to assess the nutritional status of patients in the intensive care unit (ICU) on the days of admission and discharge via a detailed nutritional assessment. Methods: Totally, 125 patients were followed up from admission to discharge at 8ICUs in Shiraz, Iran. The patien...

Immune balance in critically ill patients.

The systemic inflammatory response reflects the non-specific clinical expression of a profound activation of the body's immune responsive elements. Immune activation and immune suppression coexist in the blood of patients with severe sepsis. It is their interaction and the resultant host parenchymal responses that ultimately define the course of sepsis. Importantly, neither profound immune acti...

Steroid use in critically ill septic patients: acknowledging the uncertainty.

Hyperammonaemia in critically ill septic infants

Three infants with subphrenic abscess, pyonephrosis, and obstructive ureterocoele respectively had grossly increased concentrations of plasma ammonia. This was considered to be a result of infections with urea splitting organisms. All died in spite of intensive care support, including specific measures to reduce plasma ammonia. (Arch Dis Child 2001;84:512–513)