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The Risk Factors of Intensive Care Unit Admittance during First Attack of Acute Pancreatitis
(Scientific Research, 2012-12)
Background: A proportion of patients with acute pancreatitis develop severe organ dysfunction requiring admittance in
an intensive care unit. Patient characteristics associated with ICU admittance were evaluated in this ...
Adult Cardiac-Related Deaths: A Reflection of Epidemiologic Transition of Diseases in the Developing World?
(Scientific Research, 2012-12)
Background: Epidemiologic transition of diseases is taking place globally. Therefore, it is necessary that more work is
done to unravel the situation in respect to cardiac diseases in the developing world. Aim: The research ...
Long Term Results of Valve Operations in Patients with Diabetes
(Scientific Research, 2012-12)
Diabetes Mellitus (DM) adversely affects survival in patients with Coronary Artery Disease (CAD) undergoing Coronary
Artery Bypass Grafting (CABG) surgery. The influence of diabetes on events after valve operations is ...
Cardiac Immobilization in Beating Heart Surgery Using Pericardial Bands
(Scientific Research, 2012-06)
A novel technique of stabilization of the coronary targets with autogenous pericardial bands is described in off pump
coronary revascularizations. Pericardial bands are placed across the coronary targets and snared to the ...
Purification of Dengue Virus Particles by One-Step Ceramic Hydroxyapatite Chromatography
(Scientific Research, 2012-08)
Dengue virus type 2 ThNH7/93 retained infectious activity after purification by ceramic hydroxyapatite chromatography.
Dengue virus type 2 culture fluid was loaded onto the ceramic hydroxyapatite column and eluted with a ...
Value of Orthostatic Hypotension as a Prognostic Bed-Side Test in Heart Failure
(Scientific Research, 2012-12)
Background: Neurohumoral compensatory mechanisms play an important role in stabilizing the functional activity of
patients with heart failure using the arms of autonomic nervous system. Orthostatic Hypotension (OH) is one ...
HeartSmartTM: A New Method of Assessing Hydration in Neurosurgical Patients
(Scientific Research, 2012-11)
Background: Maintenance of normal fluid homeostasis is challenging in neurosurgical patients. Consequently, we
studied hydration assessment in neurosurgical intensive care patients. Methods: Pulmonary artery catheter ...