Background Intensive care unit (ICU) care is associated with costly and often scarce
resources. In many parts of the world, ICUs are being perceived as major bottlenecks …

Background Atrial fibrillation and delirium are common consequences of cardiac surgery.
Dexmedetomidine has unique properties as sedative agent and might reduce the risk of …

Pharmacists' role may be ideal for improving rationality of drug prescribing practice. We
aimed to study the impact of multifaceted pharmacist interventions on antibiotic prophylaxis …

Background/Purpose Monitoring ICU length of stay (LOS) after CABG and examining its risk
factors can guide initiatives on the improvement of care. But few have evaluated this issue to …

Обзор литературы посвящен вопросу стрессовой гипергликемии (ГГ). Актуальность
проблемы основывается на значимой взаимосвязи между ГГ стресса и увеличением …

Background Targeted rehabilitation of patients at risk for nonhome discharge (NHD) after an
operation is an appealing area for quality improvement. We sought to identify the primary …

Background Patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) undergoing cardiac surgery have higher
morbidity and decreased survival. Recent data revealed that surgical ablation (SA) is …

Background Much has been published about the effect of obesity on adverse outcomes after
cardiac operations, yet little is known regarding the effect of obesity on intensive care unit …

Background Shedding of glycocalyx is relevant to worse prognosis in surgical patients, and
elevated levels of serum matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9) are associated with this …

Background With improvements in short-term mortality after cardiac surgery, the sensitivity of
the standardized mortality ratio (SMR) as a performance-monitoring tool has declined. We …