Background The present study was performed to investigate the impacts of type 2 diabetes
mellitus (T2DM) on severe community-acquired pneumonia (SCAP) and to develop a novel …

Methods In this secondary analysis of consecutive ED patients with CAP from a large
multicentre antibiotic stewardship trial [1], we used adjusted multivariate regression models …

Introduction Healthcare-associated pneumonia (HCAP) is a relatively new category of
pneumonia. It refers to infections that occur prior to hospital admission in patients with …

Introduction Due to the increasing burden on hospital systems, most elderly patients with
non-surgical sepsis are admitted to general internal medicine departments. Disease-severity …

Introduction Disturbed gastric emptying (GE) occurs commonly in critically ill patients.
Admission diagnoses are believed to influence the incidence of delayed GE and …

Introduction Metformin associated lactic acidosis (MALA) may complicate metformin therapy,
particularly if metformin accumulates due to renal dysfunction. Profound lactic acidosis (LA) …

Abstract Introduction Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) is an immune-mediated disorder of the
peripheral nervous system. Respiratory failure requiring mechanical ventilation (MV) is a …

Introduction To obtain strict glucose regulation, an accurate and feasible bedside glucometry
method is essential. We evaluated three different types of point-of-care glucometry in …

Background Biomarkers of disease severity might help individualizing the management of
patients with the acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). Whether the alveolar …

Abstract Introduction As data from Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) in intensive care unit
(ICU) are still scarce, our objectives were to assess the morbidity and mortality of ICU …