Treatment of right heart failure: is there a solution to the problem?

Right heart function is a significant determinant of outcomes across a variety of aetiologies of rightrnventricular (RV) dysfunction. Right heart failure syndrome is characterised by the inability of the rightrnventricle to generate sufficient stroke volume. Management often requires simultaneous execution ofrnmultiple strategies to optimise RV preload, contractility and afterload, while mainta…

Complete heart block due to diphtheritic myocarditis in the present era

Diphtheria continues to be reported from many parts of the world. Complete heart block is rare but often fatalrncomplication of diphtheric myocarditis. We report six children with diphtheric myocarditis who presented withrncomplete heart block. Three patients survived, one with persistent complete heart block. Aggressive supportivernmanagement including transvenous pacing may result in complete…

Hospital-acquired pneumonia in ICU

The French Society of Anesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine and the French Society of Intensive Care edited guidelines focused on hospital-acquired pneumonia (HAP) in intensive care unit (ICU). The goal of 16 French-speaking experts was to produce a framework enabling an easier decision-making process for intensivists. The guidelines were related to 3 specific areas related to HAP (prevention…

Early Administration of Antibiotics for Suspected Sepsis

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Tolerability of high-dose ceftriaxone in CNS infections: a prospective multic…

High-dose ceftriaxone for CNS infection administered as recommended by French guidelines in adults was well tolerated overall, suggesting these recommendations could be applied and generalized. In patients with advanced age or renal insufficiency, prescription should be done with caution and therapeutic drug monitoring could be useful.

Circulating Cytokines and Histological Liver Damage in Chronic Hepatitis B In…

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Evaluation of serum levels of IL-6, TNF-, IL-10,IL-2 and IL-4 in patients wit…

Changes in various cytokine activities have been reported during both HBV andHCV infections, while an imbalance of pro-inflammatory and anti-inflammatory cytokineproduction influences their immunopathogenesis. The aims of the present study are (a) tomeasure serum levels of interleukin-6 (IL-6), tumor necrosis factor  (TNF-), interleukin-10(IL-10), interleukin-2 (IL-2) and interleukin-4 (IL-4)…

Cytokine storm in Covid-19-Immunopathological mechanisms, clinical considerat…

Cytokine storm is an acute hyperinflammatory response that may be responsible for critical illness inmany conditions including viral infections, cancer, sepsis, andmulti-organ failure. The phenomenon has been implicated in critically ill patients infected with SARS-CoV-2, the novel coronavirus implicated in COVID-19. Critically ill COVID-19 patients experiencing cytokine storm are believed to …

Assessment of quality of life in patients with epilepsy

Patients with epilepsy have a higher risk regarding low quality of life. Objective: to determine the impact of different clinical and demographic factor upon the quality of life. Material and methods: the study group was comprised by 113 patients diagnosed with epilepsy, evaluated between 01.03.2008 and 31.03.2010 in Neurology Clinic from Cluj-Napoca

Papillary Reconstruction using Hyaluronic Acid: A Review

The aim of this review is to analyse the use of hyaluronic acid injection in the interdental space to reconstruct the papilla in animal models and humans.