BACKGROUND Low to moderate doses of vasopressin have been used in the treatment of cathecholamine-dependent vasodilatory shock in sepsis or after cardiac surgery. We evaluated the effects of vasopressin on jejunal mucosal perfusion, gastric-arterial pCO2 gradient and the global splanchnic oxygen demand/supply relationship in patients with vasodilatory shock after cardiac surgery. METHODS Eigh...

We reproduce the blue and red sequences in the observed joint distribution of colour and magnitude for galaxies at low and high redshifts using hybrid N-body/semianalytic simulations of galaxy formation. The match of model and data is achieved by mimicking the effects of cold flows versus shock heating coupled to feedback from active galactic nuclei (AGNs), as predicted by Dekel & Birnboim (200...

The paper analyses the relationship between shadow economy and unemployment rates using a Structural VAR approach for quarterly data during the period 2000-2010. The size of Romanian shadow economy is estimated using the currency demand approach based on VECM models, stating that its size is decreasing over the analyzed period, from 36.5% at the end of 2000 to about 31.5% of real GDP at the mid...

BACKGROUND During early treatment of haemorrhagic shock maintenance of cerebral and end-organ oxygen supply by fluid resuscitation is mandatory. Gelatin-polysuccinat (GP) recently regained attention despite a still unclear risk profile and widely unknown effects on cerebral and peripheral microcirculation. This study investigates the effects of GP versus balanced electrolyte solution (BEL) with...

IN THIS introductory talk I propose to offer you a brief critical survey of the history of clinical shock, followed by a review of some of the outstanding problems in this field at the present time. Much of the information for the first part of my talk is derived from an excellent historical review written by Blalock (1934). Shock is a term which has been applied for many years to a clinical sy...

To prevent the spread of COVID-19, many governments have imposed lockdowns. This practice has resulted in economic stagnation across broad areas because shock lockdown propagated to other regions through supply chains. Using supply-chain data for 1.6 million firms Japan, this study examines how effects lockdowns multiple interact with each other. Our major findings are twofold. First, when coor...

The informal sector is generally believed to be vulnerable to various risks including health shocks due to limited access to social insurance. This paper examines the relationship between informality and protection from health risks in Yemen. The formal sector includes the pension covered wage employed and largely overlaps with public employment in Yemen, while the informal sector includes the ...

background and objectives: hydrocortisone is widely used in septic shock cases resistant to fluid and vasopressor therapy. it may result in increased blood pressure and survival. however the efficacy is no established among patients with severe burn and septic shock. accordingly it was assessed in this study. materials and methods: the patients older than 14 years of age with resistant septic s...

a b s t r a c t a 36-year-old male patient with posttraumatic cervical cord damage and resultant quadriparesis, demonstrated hypotension and periods of bradycardia. for most of his two-month stay in the intensive care unit (icu), he was dependent on dopamine support to maintain hemodynamic stability. keeping in mind evidence from the literature, that electrostimulation of acupoints neiguan (pc ...

Abstract The importance of the electric potential along field direction in acceleration electrons quasi-perpendicular bow shock has been proposed. Nevertheless, mechanism by which are accelerated remains unclear from perspective situ observation. In this study, utilizing data obtained Magnetospheric Multiscale mission, we identify a double layer (DL) located within transition shock. It is found...