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Filter by:The objective of this study is to assess the parathyroid hormone serum concentrations and kinetics in critically ill patients admitted to the intensive care unit due to multi-organ failure and undergoing citrate anticoagulation continuous renal replacement therapy.
Multiorgan failure (MOF) as a result of any critical condition is a complex set of immunological and biochemical interactions leading to death in patients who are effectively subjected to primary resuscitation (correction of circulatory hypoxia in trauma and blood loss, restoration of blood circulation after operations with artificial circulation. The frequency of MOF varies depending on the primary diagnosis of a critical patient and, according to a number of authors, is 60% for sepsis, and for severe co-occurring trauma up to 40% of all critical patients. However, if one remembers that the MOF is verified only by clinical scales of assessing the severity of the patient's condition, which presupposes the presence of the already existing pathophysiological mechanisms of MOF as multi-organ dysfunction, it is possible to declare a 100% presence of MOF in all critical patients. The data of Graetz et al (2016) show that none of the available three variants of pathophysiological mechanisms (anomaly of microcirculation, persistent inflammation, immune suppression and catabolism, cellular hibernation and staning) have been unambiguously demonstrated, which also reflected the lack of effectiveness of methods therapy, proposed, based on the pathogenesis options for MOF. A so-called danger-model has a special place in the genesis of the persistence of the MOF, which justifies an active search for distress-associated and pathogen-associated molecular patterns for their objectification and probable elimination. The systemic inflammatory response in patients. included in the study, is not a primary infection. It is also important to determine the role of danger-associated molecular patterns (DAMP) in the genesis of immune suppression as the leading immunological phenotype of MOF in later periods and to evaluate the relationship between DAMP expression and immunosuppressive cells of monocyte origin. The study has a mixed (retro- and prospective) character.
Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HCT)-associated thrombotic microangiopathy (TMA) is an understudied complication of HCT that significantly affects transplant related morbidity and mortality. The investigators hypothesize that early intervention with complement blocker eculizumab will double survival in HCT recipients with high risk TMA, as compared to historical untreated controls. An optimal eculizumab dosing schedule can be determined for this population through eculizumab pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic (PK/PD) testing.
High mortality associated with sepsis and Multiple Organ Dysfunction Syndrome (MODS) calls for alternative, individualized therapies in selected patients that might benefit form specific interventions. Role of macrolides as potential immunomodulatory treatment in sepsis is promising, but unclear. Subgroup analysis of previous large-scale clinical trials on patients with ventilator-associated pneumonia or gram-negative sepsis, showed that addition of clarithromycin to standard antibiotic therapy conferred a significant survival benefit in the subgroup of patients with respiratory dysfunction and MODS. The INCLASS study is aiming to assess the efficacy of intravenous treatment of clarithromycin in the reduction of 28-day mortality among patients suffering from these entities.
Sepsis and septic shock patients are considered to have a high risk of complications and death. Appropriate antimicrobial therapy plays an important role in determining outcomes in septic patients. However, pathophysiologic changes associated with critical illness have an impact on pharmacokinetics of antimicrobials. In addition, increasing bacterial resistance is also a growing concern, especially in intensive care units., Consequently, standard antimicrobial dose may not be sufficient to achieve pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic target in sepsis and septic shock patients. The purpose of this study is to compare a therapy between meropenem standard dose and meropenem high dose in the treatment of sepsis and septic shock
This is a prospective case control study that compares the initial immune response with severity and outcome in patients with acute pancreatitis.
This study evaluates the link between genetic polymorphisms as r7903146, rs12255372 of TCF7L2 gene and the risk of developing hyperglycemia during Intensive care unit stay
Enteral administration of immune-modulating nutrients such as glutamine, omega-3 fatty acids, selenium, and antioxidants has been suggested to reduce infections and improve recovery from critical illness. However, the effects of colostrum on clinical outcomes in critical ill patients has not been investigated. In current trial, intensive care unit patients with enteral feeding will receive either enteral colostrum or maltodextrin as placebo.
Glutamine supplementation has beneficial effects on morbidity and mortality in critically ill patients, possibly in part through an attenuation of the proinflammatory cytokine response and a Immune function. In this trial intensive care unit patients with enteral feeding will receive either enteral glutamine or maltodextrin as placebo for 28 days.
Critical illness in the ICU setting has high medical and socioeconomic importance. Critically ill patients frequently develop severe neurologic impairment during their course of disease, typically presenting as critical-illness-polyneuropathy (CIP), which is associated with an increased mortality rate. To date neither strategies are available to predict nor to specifically treat CIP. Diagnostic tests to determine CIP during the course of critical illness are available through nerve conduction studies. Further research is needed to find diagnostic tools to identify patients who are on high risk to develop CIP, which could encourage the evolution of new therapeutic strategies for CIP patients. The aims of the study are: 1. An early detection of changes in intramural neuronal networks of human colon samples induced by human blood serum from critically ill patients in order to predict the development of CIP 2. The comparison of different diagnostic tests to diagnose and monitor CIP during the course of critical illness (neurologic examination versus nerve conduction study versus neuromyosonography)