Introduction The objective of our present study is to evaluate the impact of different PEEP levels on cerebral hemodynamic, gas exchanges and respiratory system mechanics in paediatric patients with p
Clinical characteristics of 88 critically ill cancer patients at the time of brain magnetic resonance imaging for clinical suspicion of ischemic stroke in the intensive care unit.
ObjectiveElevated ICP is a well-recognized phenomenon in aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (aSAH) that has been demonstrated to lead to poor outcomes. Delayed cerebral ischemia (DCI) is the most impo
*For comparisons among patients with and without the diagnosis of acute brain dysfunction.SAPS II - Simplified Acute Physiology Score II; SOFA - Sequential Organ Failure Assessment; ICU - intensive ca
Background and purposeDeep sedation is associated with acute brain dysfunction and increased mortality. We had previously shown that early-assessed brainstem reflexes may predict outcome in deeply sed