Background and aims Patients undergoing cardiac surgery are subject to infectious
complications that adversely affect outcomes. Rapid identification is essential for adequate …

Over the past century, antibiotic usage has skyrocketed in the treatment of critically ill
patients. There have been increasing calls to establish guidelines for appropriate treatment …

Due to variability in pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics, clinical outcomes of
antimicrobial drug therapy vary between patients. As such, personalised medication …

(1) Background: The advantage of using carbapenems over beta-lactam/beta-lactamase
inhibitor combinations in critically ill septic patients still remains a debated issue. We aimed …

There are approximately 180 000 deaths per year from thermal burn injury worldwide. Most
burn injuries can be treated in local hospitals but 6.5% require specialist burn care. The …

An octogenarian patient with multiple comorbid conditions, including heart failure with
preserved ejection fraction and primary mitral valve regurgitation, presented with shortness …