Importance Septic shock is a clinical emergency that occurs in more than 230 000 US
patients each year. Observations and Advances In the setting of suspected or documented …

Fluid resuscitation continues to be recommended as the first-line resuscitative therapy for all
patients with severe sepsis and septic shock. The current acceptance of the therapy is based …

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Purpose Hypoxic hepatitis may be induced by hemodynamic instability or arterial hypoxemia
in critically ill patients. We investigated the incidence, etiology, association with systemic …

Injuries and violence are widespread in society. Unintentional injuries and injuries caused
by acts of violence are among the top 10 killers of US residents of all ages. Injuries are the …

Background Cardiac output (CO) and systemic vascular resistance (SVR) are two important
parameters of the cardiovascular system. The ability to measure these parameters …

Background: Ischemic pancreatitis (IP) has mainly been described in case reports. The aims
of the study were to assess the frequency, clinical characteristics and outcomes in patients …

This dissertation employs historical methodology and public health theory to examine how
critical changes in the culture and political economy of biomedical research shaped …

Objective The importance of the early recognition of shock in patients presenting to
emergency departments is well recognized, but at present, there is no agreed practical …

Shock is one of the most frequently diagnosed, yet poorly understood disorders in the
pediatric intensive care unit (PICU). The very definition of what constellation of physical …