The global incidence of critical illness has been steadily increasing,resulting in higher mortality rates thereby presenting substantial challenges for clinical mana-gement.Among these conditions,sepsis stands out as ...
The intensive care unit(ICU)is a stressful environment for patients and their families as well as healthcare workers(HCWs).Distress,which is a negative emo-tional or physical response to a stressor is common in the IC...
Interventional pulmonology(IP)represents a rapidly growing and developing subspecialty within pulmonary medicine.To the intensivist,given the elaborate undertakings with respect to airway,lung and pleural disease mana...
Advancements in healthcare technology have improved mortality rates and extended lifespans,resulting in a population with multiple comorbidities that complicate patient care.Traditional assessments often fall short,un...
Post-reperfusion syndrome(PRS)in liver transplant recipients remains one of the most dreaded complications in liver transplant surgery.PRS can impact the short-term and long-term patient and graft outcomes.The definit...
Management of patients with acute hemorrhage requires addressing the source of bleeding,replenishing blood volume,and addressing any coagulopathy that may be present.Assessing coagulopathy and predicting blood require...
BACKGROUND The burden of cannabis use disorder(CUD)in the context of its prevalence and subsequent cardiopulmonary outcomes among cancer patients with severe sepsis is unclear.AIM To address this knowledge gap,especia...
BACKGROUND The need for an emergency upgrade of a hospitalized trauma patient from the floor to the trauma intensive care unit(ICU)is an unanticipated event with possible life-threatening consequences.Unplanned ICU ad...
Supported by Hamad Medical Corporation,No.MRC-01-18-073.
BACKGROUND Rhabdomyolysis(RML)as an etiological factor causing acute kidney injury(AKI)is sparsely reported in the literature.AIM To study the incidence of RML after surgical repair of an ascending aortic dissection(A...