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Filter by:Life-threatening low blood pressure due to a serious infection is called "septic shock." Septic shock is treated with vasopressors, medications that raise blood pressure. Sometimes first-line vasopressors are inadequate, prompting addition of a second-line vasopressor called vasopressin. However, the threshold at which to start vasopressin remains unclear. This pragmatic, cluster-randomized, cluster-crossover trial will evaluate two different strategies for septic shock treatment commonly used in current practice, comparing a lower versus a higher threshold for adding vasopressin to first-line vasopressors.
Septic shock is a condition of acute circulatory failure and is defined as a process that requires the use of vasopressors to ensure adequate tissue perfusion when hypotension develops. It is mainly characterized by abnormal peripheral vascular resistance; Therefore, improving vascular function and organ damage is crucial in the management of septic shock. Blood flow measurement with Doppler-based renal resistive index (RRI), which can be performed at the bedside, especially in renal abnormalities, is currently accepted as a tool to assess renal perfusion. With this simple, rapid and reproducible technique, the investigators determine RRI by evaluating systolic and diastolic blood velocity from Doppler flow waveforms in the intrarenal arcuate or interlobar arteries. Our aim is to investigate the relationship between renal resistive index (RRI) and global tissue hypoperfusion parameters and clinical outcomes in septic shock patients admitted to the intensive care unit and receiving invasive mechanical ventilator support.
The EMPRESS trial aims to test the two most commonly used antibiotics (meropenem and piperacillin/tazobactam) among intensive care patients with sepsis (blood poisoning), as the safety of these two drugs is unclear in this group of patients.
The primary objective of this study is to establish an IL-6 concentration cutoff and optimal time point(s) for using Symphony IL-6 that predict 28-day mortality in patients who are admitted or are intended to be admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) diagnosed with sepsis or septic shock.
Intra-abdominal infections are a common cause of sepsis and frequently occur in intensive care unit (ICU) patient. Various markers such as procalcitonin, presepsin and endotoxin are used to identify patients at risk of sepsis or to guide proper treatment. No studies compared presepsin to procalcitonin and endotoxin in patients treated with by extracorporeal hemoperfusion with a polymyxin-B-adsorbing cartridge (PMX-HA).
Objectives: 1. To compare the immune response of patients with or without sepsis presenting to the ED with a(n) (suspected) infection. 2. To determine immune response aberrations that are associated with an increased risk of developing sepsis in patients presenting to the ED with a(n) (suspected) infection without sepsis. 3. To determine the long term cognitive and physical sequelae of sepsis after admission.
Sepsis is defined as life-threatening organ dysfunction caused by a dysregulated host response to infection. Some researchers proposed that the dysregulated response or organ dysfunction can be lessened by reducing the stress response, which further reduce complication and mortality rates of sepsis. Dexmedetomidine is alpha adrenergic receptor agonist, presenting sympatholytic action in certain parts of the brain with anxiolytic, sedative, and pain killing effects. In the experiments of sepsis animal model, dexmedetomidine have been proved to improve serum lactate clearance and the microcirculation. Dexmedetomidine may inhibit inflammation, as it enhances the activity of the immune system while reducing its systemic reaction and lowering cytokine concentrations. There are also evidences in clinical trials with definite safety that dexmedetomidine reduced inflammation, reduced vasopressor requirements and improved organ function. The beta antagonist esmolol has been proposed as a therapy to lower heart rate, thereby improving diastolic filling time, and improving cardiac output, resulting in a reduction in vasopressor support. A recent meta-analysis of 8 randomized studies using esmolol suggested that the 32% risk ratio decreased 28-day mortality, and a meta-analysis of 7 studies using esmolol in patients with sepsis and septic shock was associated with 32% lower 28-day mortality. However, the effect of anti-stress drugs on cerebral hemodynamics is unknown. In this study, investigators are going to apply the technique of transcranial Doppler to assess the reaction of cerebral blood flow in anti-stress group and control group.
This study will test the feasibility of ultrasound-guided sterile blood sampling for critically ill patients with suspected sepsis requiring blood culture. The aim of the study is to evaluate the feasibility and safety of the use of ultrasound for blood cultures in a population of patients which can present difficult venous access and requiring more than one venipuncture attempt in general clinical practice
Oxidative stress is one of the main mechanisms causing harm in severe infection with septic shock, ischemia-reperfusion injury in resuscitated cardiac arrest and ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke. Melatonin is a potent scavenger of the mediators of oxidative stress, oxygen and nitrogen-reactive species, which directly injure cell structures like walls and DNA and thus cause organ dysfunction. In a previous study we have observed that high-dose oral bedtime melatonin (OBM) is associated with improved organ function in severe Covid-19 patients
Introduction: Septic shock leads to high morbidity and mortality in critically ill patients. Several lower-case scientific studies have supported the synergistic positive effect of vitamin C, thiamine, and hydrocortisone on sepsis-induced organ dysfunction. Aim: Our aim was to investigate the effect of vitamin complex on organ failure, laboratory parameters, respiratory and antibiotic treatment, intensive care time, and mortality in septic shock patients. Material and methods: In our retrospective and prospective analysis, we collected parameters from 43 (23 vitamin-treated, 20 control) septic shock patients. Patients treated with vitamin, they received vitamin C (4x1500 mg), thiamine (2x200 mg) for three days (2). In other respects, and for hydrocortisone (200 mg / 24h), both groups of patients received treatment according to the European Sepsis Recommendation. SPSS (V-21) data were used for data collection, Kolmogorov-Smirnov, Wilcoxon, Mann-Whitney U tests were used for statistical analysis. Ethical license: 7849-PTE 2019.