Multimodal approaches appear to be more effective than those based on single
interventions in physiological condition and in cachectic patients with COPD or chronic …

BACKGROUND Intensive care unit-acquired weakness (ICU-AW) is a common complication
that significantly impacts the patient's recovery process, even leading to adverse outcomes …

To determine whether IV melatonin therapy improves redox status and inflammatory
responses in surgical patients with severe sepsis, a unicenter, phase II double‐blind …

Aims Shock of any cause leads to end-organ damage due to ischaemia, especially in
perfusion-sensitive organs such as the liver. In septic shock, hypoxic hepatitis (S-HH) is …

Background At present, intensive care unit acquired weakness (ICU-AW) has become an
important health care issue. The aim of this study was to develop and validate an ICU-AW …

Introduction The post-intensive care syndrome (PICS) encompasses multiple, diverse
conditions, such as physical disability, cognitive impairment, and depression. We sought to …

Objectives To analyze the relationship between the oral and systemic health status of adult
patients admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) with the length of stay and mortality …

Background Intensive-care-unit-acquired weakness (ICU-AW) not only leads to difficulty
weaning off mechanical ventilation, prolonged hospital stay and increased medical costs …

Abstract Blockade of indoleamine 2, 3-dioxygenase (IDO) has been shown to alleviate
lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced endotoxic shock and reduce sepsis mortality, but its effect …

Nowadays, mortality rates in intensive care units are the highest of all hospital units.
However, there is not a reliable prognostic system to predict the likelihood of death in …