Kidney involvement in patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is common, and
can range from the presence of proteinuria and haematuria to acute kidney injury (AKI) …

Abstract The Japanese Clinical Practice Guidelines for Management of Sepsis and Septic
Shock 2020 (J-SSCG 2020), a Japanese-specific set of clinical practice guidelines for sepsis …

Background Randomized, controlled trials have shown both benefit and harm from tight
blood-glucose control in patients in the intensive care unit (ICU). Variation in the use of early …

Background On the basis of low-quality evidence, international critical care nutrition
guidelines recommend a wide range of protein doses. The effect of delivering high-dose …

The COVID-19 pandemics is posing unprecedented challenges and threats to patients and
healthcare systems worldwide. Acute respiratory complications that require intensive care …

Background The ongoing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-2019) pandemic has swept all
over the world, posing a great pressure on critical care resources due to large number of …

Acute kidney disease (AKD)-which includes acute kidney injury (AKI)–and chronic kidney
disease (CKD) are highly prevalent among hospitalized patients, including those in …

Nutrition is a key determinant of health [1]. More importantly, nutrition is part of the treatment
regimen for acute and chronic diseases and applies particularly to ailments for which an …

The purpose of this document is to highlight practical recommendations to assist acute care
hospitals to prioritize and implement strategies to prevent ventilator-associated pneumonia …

Abstract The World Health Organization defines overweight and obesity as the condition
where excess or abnormal fat accumulation increases risks to health. The prevalence of …