Kalil AC, Sun J (2008) How many patients with severe sepsis are needed to confirm the efficacy of drotrecogin alfa activated? A Bayesian design. Intensive Care Med 34(10):1804-1811Kalil AC, Sun J: How many patients with severe sepsis are needed to confirm the efficacy of drotrecogin alfa...
In some cases, your doctor may suspect a pseudomonas infection by hearing about your symptoms and doing a physical exam — for instance, looking at your skin or eyes. They cantake a sample of your blood or another body fluid and send it to a lab to confirm their hunch. They could also...
We use imaging selectively and not to confirm obvious infections, unless it is used to plan source control procedures or diagnose the presence of complications, including ultrasound, conventional X-rays, and computed tomography (CT) scan. Ultrasound is primarily helpful for diagnosing specific infection...
A cardiovascular diagnostic workup including bedside echocardiography, lung ultrasound, electrocardiogram and biomarkers of cardiovascular dysfunc- tion or other adjunct techniques and, in selected cases, right heart catheterization and/or coronary angiography, should be obtained to confirm the diagnosis. ...
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If a UTI spreads to the kidneys, they may fail to function properly. As a result, your blood can easily get infected, which may lead to a life-threatening condition called sepsis. Frequent bladder infections, structural problems in the urinary tract, or blockage by kidney stones can easily ...
The presence of anti-GP autoantibodies is helpful to confirm the diagnosis of immune thrombocytopenia, while it cannot distinguish the primary from the secondary ITP [74, 75]. Serum TPO levels are normal or slightly increased in ITP patients, while remarkably elevated in patients with AA or hypo...
To spot quality variation, it calculates the cost of harm for 213 quality indicators such as sepsis, hematoma, CLABSI, falls and pressure ulcers. Using this approach on an ongoing basis, we are able to identify when providers have unusual and costly approaches to care or surgical techniques ...
Lactic acidosis: This occurs when too much lactic acid builds up, and can be due to underlying conditions like cancer, liver failure, severe asthma, low blood sugar, seizures, sepsis ordrinking too much alcohol. Now for the other half of alkaline versus acidity: If too many basic su...
it can lead to severe complications such as a fungal infection, lung abscess, meningitis, and development of chronic respiratory conditions. In some cases, untreated walking pneumonia can also become more serious and lead to life-threatening illnesses such as sepsis, acute respiratory distress syndrome...