Toxicological pitfalls in ICU practice

health care practice, staphylococcus aureus in toxicological icu, loghman hakim hospital, tehran, iran

objective one of the prominent microorganisms in several reports of nosocomial infections is staphylococcus aureus (s. aureus) which is carried by several health care workers (hcw) many times throughout the day. the present investigation was conducted to assess the nasal and hand carriage rate of s. aureus amongst medical personnel of loghman hakim hospital's toxicological intensive care unit (...

Pitfalls in Ophthalmic Practice

Prevalence of Class 2 Integrons in Multidrug-Resistant Acinetobacter Baumannii in Toxicological ICU Patients in Tehran

Background: Acinetobacter baumannii is an important opportunistic pathogen which causes complications in hospitalized patients, especially those in ICU. The aim of this study was to determine the frequency of class 1 and 2 integrons in multi-drug resistance A. baumannii and to investigate the association between the presence of integrons and antibiotic resistance patterns. Methods: A total of...

The SSEP on the ICU: current applications and pitfalls

Clinical neurological evaluation of patients in the intensive care unit (ICU) is often limited. Registration of the somatosensory evoked potential (SSEP) can assist in the neurological evaluation in these patients. In this paper, we discuss the principles, applications and limitations of the SSEPs in the ICU with a focus on prognostication in comatose patients. Registration of the SSEP is a ver...

Prospects and Pitfalls in Theory and Practice