Background: The prevalence of preeclampsia is around 5% - 15% all pregnant women. It can cause severe complications and even death in the mother fetus if not adequately managed.
 Case presentation: A 36-year-old housewife was admitted to emergency department with a chief complaint shortness breath before hospital arrival. patient also complained headaches. From physical examination, consci...

Two hundred eighty patients were admitted to an intensive care stroke unit over a one-year period. Subsequent investigation indicated that only 199 of these patients actually had cerebral ischemic or hemorrhagic lesions, 10 had other cerebrovascular lesions, and the remaining 71 patients had unrelated diseases, predominantly seizures. Detailed analysis of 103 stroke patients revealed an overall...

PURPOSE OF REVIEW The mortality of acute liver failure remains unacceptably high and liver transplantation is the only effective treatment available to date. This review focuses on new research developments in the field and aims to provide a pragmatic organ-based treatment approach for liver failure patients requiring intensive care support. RECENT FINDINGS The pathophysiological basis for ce...

Airway management in the intensive care unit (ICU) is a challenging procedure and is frequently associated with life threatening complications. The incidence of difficult intubations ranges from 10% to 22%, depending on the setting and the patients in need of endotracheal intubation. Multiple attempts are often needed to secure the airway. Despite the high risk for patients in the ICU setting, ...

Two hundred eighty patients were admitted to an intensive care stroke unit over a one-year period. Subsequent investigation indicated that only 199 of these patients actually had cerebral ischemic or hemorrhagic lesions, 10 had other cerebrovascular lesions, and the remaining 71 patients had unrelated diseases, predominantly seizures. Detailed analysis of 103 stroke patients revealed an overall...

Nowadays, the importance of Knowledge Management is growing in the Information Society. Managing knowledge in healthcare environments has been considered very important by the scientific community. Patients on Intensive Care Units need continuous attention and monitoring. The patient may be connected to an alarm system, so that an alarm is triggered when the state of the patient changes. Tradit...