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Filter by:In this clinical trial the effect of early administration of Vitamin C is investigated in patients admitted at the emergency department with sepsis or septic shock. When a patient has sepsis, his/her body is causing damage to its own tissues and organs as result of an infection. This can lead to septic shock. The patient has a low blood pressure, his/her organs stop working and the patient may even die. The aim of this trial is to investigate the efficiency of Vitamin C in sepsis and septic shock. Vitamin C is a vitamin present in various foods and has been approved as dietary supplement by the Belgian authorities. Over the years it has been proven that Vitamin C is very safe. In addition, several studies have shown that Vitamin C can also have a protective effect. It can reduce organ damage and increase survival rates. Although several studies suggest that Vitamin C can help fight sepsis, it is not yet used in practice. This Belgian trial, in which several hospitals participate, hopes to provide a clear answer to the question: "Should Vitamin C be administered to patients admitted in an emergency department with sepsis or septic shock?"
Intravenous lipid emulsions contain a number of biologically active ingredients, but the most important are fatty acids. Different fatty acids can affect a number of different physiological processes in different ways in critically ill patients. Adipose tissue can play an important role in metabolic changes of critical illnesses and in adaptation to stress through structural as well as functional changes Although it is known that serum adipokine and cytokine response changes in critical sepsis patients, the factors affecting these changes and the metabolic consequences of these changes are not well defined. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of intravenous lipid emulsions on serum adipokine and cytokine levels in patients with sepsis. Secondly, this is to determine the adipokine and cytokine kinetics in the sepsis process and their relationship with mortality in patients with sepsis.
This study is an evaluation of the effect of Remote ischemic conditioning on sublingual microcirculation in patients with sepsis.
This prospective observational pilot study investigates circulatory coherence in patients with COVID and non-COVID sepsis by comparison of microcirculation, endothelial glycocalyx, and clinical course
Lipids and lipoproteins (cholesterol and lipid metabolites) are present in sepsis and are highly biologically active regulators of inflammation, but currently the changes in lipid and lipoprotein homeostasis during sepsis are not well understood. This project will investigate the changes in lipid and lipoprotein function, oxidation, metabolites, and changes in gene expression to further our understanding of dysregulated lipid and lipoprotein metabolism in sepsis. We will analyze a bank of samples and make associations with important clinical outcomes (early death, chronic critical illness and sepsis recidivism) as supported by our published work, and will confirm our findings in a small prospective cohort of sepsis patients.
In this clinical trial a novel Medical Device Software will be validated prospectively. The software incorporates a machine learning algorithm capable of predicting sepsis by using routine clinical variables in adult patients at Intensive Care Units.
We will perform a retrospective cohort study to assess the construct validity and performance of days alive and out of hospital at day 90 (DAOH90) in cohorts of patients with sepsis and septic shock who have been included in recent clinical trials.
The aim of this retrospective study was to identify if the enrolled patient might have had a profit of Cytosorb therapy. Primarily the decline in catecholamine therapy under Cytosorb therapy will be investigated. Secondarily the outcome of surviving patients will be evaluated and compared to expected mortality due to sequential organ failure assessment (SOFA). Thirdly the patients deceased under this therapy were compared to the surviving patients.
Critical illness may be induced by different underlying life-threatening diseases, such as infection, sepsis, trauma, respiratory insufficiency or hypoxia and severe neurological status. The associated endocrine, nervous, metabolic and immunological changes are defined as acute stress syndrome. Salivary alpha-amylase is secreted from the salivary glands mainly in response to beta-adrenergic stimuli. Salivary alpha-amylase (sAA) has gained rapid popularity as a non-invasive marker of sympathetic nervous system (SNS) activity.
Hemoadsorption has been demonstrated to improve clinical and paraclinical results in critically ill patients with sepsis and septic shock. The present study investigates the effects of three consecutive sessions of hemoadsorption, performed in accordance to the local protocol for treating patients with sepsis, on organ failure, severity scores and 30-days mortality. Paraclinical results and severity scores were obtained before and after the three consecutive sessions.