Purpose To provide evidence-based guidelines for early enteral nutrition (EEN) during
critical illness. Methods We aimed to compare EEN vs. early parenteral nutrition (PN) and vs …

Dedication These guidelines are dedicated to Paola De Rango, University of Perugia, Italy.
She participated very actively in the process of developing these guidelines, in particular the …

Sažetak Platelet indices (PI)—plateletcrit, mean platelet volume (MPV) and platelet
distribution width (PDW)—are a group of derived platelet parameters obtained as a part of …

Purpose Hyperlactatemia may occur for a variety of reasons and is a predictor of poor
clinical outcome. However, only limited data are available on the underlying causes of …

Data mining involves the use of mathematical sciences, statistics, artificial intelligence, and
machine learning to determine the relationships between variables from a large sample of …

Objectives: To identify predictive factors for irreversible transmural intestinal necrosis (ITIN)
in acute mesenteric ischemia (AMI) and establish a risk score for ITIN. Methods: This single …

Background Most studies about septic shock report a crude mortality rate that neither
distinguishes between early and late deaths nor addresses the direct causes of death. We …

Purpose Acute mesenteric ischemia (AMI) is a rare, but life-threatening condition occurring
among critically ill patients. Several factors have been associated with AMI, but the causal …

Laparotomy remains the gold standard for diagnosis of acute mesenteric ischemia (AMI), but
is often unhelpful or too late due to non-specific clinical and radiological signs. This …

Enterocyte biomarkers may help the intensivist to identify patients presenting with intestinal
damage, and who are at risk of bacterial translocation and systemic inflammatory response …