Mariana Soto Herrera,José A Restrepo,Jesús H Díaz et al.
Mariana Soto Herrera et al.
Carcinoid crisis is an infrequent and little-described complication of neuroendocrine tumors that can be life threatening. It may develop during induction of anesthesia, intraoperatively, during tumor manipulation and arterial embolization,...
Sam Ghali,Keith Lewis,Viviane Kazan et al.
Sam Ghali et al.
Serum troponin is a useful laboratory study for the diagnosis of acute myocardial infarction. However, elevations can also be seen in a variety of other diseases processes. Falsely positive troponin values caused by interference with curren...
Case Reports
Case reports in critical care. 2012:2012:585879. DOI:10.1155/2012/585879 2012
Contained Left Ventricular Free Wall Rupture following Myocardial Infarction [0.03%]
心肌梗死后封合的左心室游离壁破裂
Arthur Shiyovich,Lior Nesher
Arthur Shiyovich
Rupture of the free wall of the left ventricle occurs in approximately 4% of patients with infarcts and accounts for approximately 20% of the total mortality of patients with myocardial infractions. Relatively few cases are diagnosed before...
Novel combination of impella and extra corporeal membrane oxygenation as a bridge to full recovery in fulminant myocarditis [0.03%]
新型Impella与体外膜肺氧合支持治疗爆发性心肌炎的临床应用
Sachin Narain,Gian Paparcuri,Thomas M Fuhrman et al.
Sachin Narain et al.
A 31-year-old male was transferred to our hospital with severe heart failure due to viral myocarditis. He progressed to multiorgan failure requiring intubation and maximal doses of multiple vasopressors. Circulatory support was provided wit...
Neurogenic stunned myocardium associated with acute spinal cord infarction: a case report [0.03%]
急性脊髓梗死伴发神经源性心肌顿抑1例报告
Gillian A Beauchamp,Jason T McMullan,Jordan B Bonomo
Gillian A Beauchamp
Introduction. Neurogenic stunned myocardium (NSM) is a reversible cardiomyopathy resulting in transient left ventricular apical ballooning presumed to result from catecholamine surge occurring under physiologic stress. Acute spinal cord isc...
Case Reports
Case reports in critical care. 2012:2012:439528. DOI:10.1155/2012/439528 2012
Treatment of severe hypertriglyceridemia with continuous insulin infusion [0.03%]
连续胰岛素输注治疗重度高甘油三酯血症
Yesica Rodríguez Santana,Andrea Nimo Román,Iker García Sáez et al.
Yesica Rodríguez Santana et al.
Severe hypertriglyceridemia (SH) represents a therapeutic emergency because of the possibility of developing cardiovascular events and hyperlipemic acute pancreatitis (PA). Most patients with SH suffer primary or genetic abnormality in lipi...
Case Reports
Case reports in critical care. 2011:2011:293917. DOI:10.1155/2011/293917 2011
Marlene Wewalka,Andreas Drolz,Katharina Staufer et al.
Marlene Wewalka et al.
Khat is a drug widely used in the Horn of Africa and the Arabian Peninsula. Khat leaves contain, among other substances, the psychoactive alkaloid cathinone, which induce central nervous system stimulation leading to euphoria, hyperactivity...
Case Reports
Case reports in critical care. 2011:2011:291934. DOI:10.1155/2011/291934 2011
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome in Young Postrenal Transplant Patients Receiving Basiliximab [0.03%]
巴利西单抗治疗的年轻肾移植术后患者急性呼吸窘迫综合征
Renal transplants have been increasing in number due to the rise in end-stage renal disease (ESRD) worldwide. Transplant is a good approach to management of renal disease, as it offers patients a better quality of life. However, complicatio...