Lactate Improves Prediction of Short-Term Mortality in Critically Ill Patients With Cirrhosis: A Multinational Study

Hepatology ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 69 (1) ◽  
pp. 258-269 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andreas Drolz ◽  
Thomas Horvatits ◽  
Karoline Rutter ◽  
Felix Landahl ◽  
Kevin Roedl ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Critically Ill ◽  
Critically Ill Patients ◽  
Multinational Study ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Short Term Mortality

scholarly journals High Circulating Caspase-Cleaved Keratin 18 Fragments (M30) Indicate Short-Term Mortality in Critically Ill Patients

2018 ◽  
Vol 2018 ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexander Koch ◽  
Eray Yagmur ◽  
Janine Linka ◽  
Fabienne Schumacher ◽  
Jan Bruensing ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Critically Ill ◽  
Critically Ill Patients ◽  
Cell Injury ◽  
Serum Levels ◽  
Intermediate Filament Protein ◽  
Healthy Controls ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Icu Patients ◽  
Short Term Mortality ◽  
Keratin 18

Caspase-cleaved fragments of the intermediate filament protein keratin 18 (cytokeratin-18 (CK18)) can be detected in serum as M30 levels and may serve as a circulating biomarker indicating apoptosis of epithelial and parenchymal cells. In order to evaluate M30 as a biomarker in critical illness, we analyzed circulating M30 levels in 243 critically ill patients (156 with sepsis, 87 without sepsis) at admission to the medical intensive care unit (ICU), in comparison to healthy controls (n=32). M30 levels were significantly elevated in ICU patients compared with healthy controls. Circulating M30 was closely associated with disease severity but did not differ between patients with sepsis and ICU patients without sepsis. M30 serum levels were correlated with biomarkers of inflammation, cell injury, renal failure, and liver failure in critically ill patients. Patients that died at the ICU showed increased M30 levels at admission, compared with surviving patients. A similar trend was observed for the overall survival. Regression analyses confirmed that M30 levels are associated with mortality, and patients with M30 levels above 250.8 U/L displayed an excessive short-term mortality. Thus, our data support the utility of circulating levels of the apoptosis-related keratin fragment M30 as a prognostic biomarker at ICU admission.

scholarly journals Energy delivery guided by indirect calorimetry in critically ill patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Critical Care ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jing-Yi Duan ◽  
Wen-He Zheng ◽  
Hua Zhou ◽  
Yuan Xu ◽  
Hui-Bin Huang
Keyword(s):  
Critically Ill ◽  
Critically Ill Patients ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Predictive Equations ◽  
Energy Delivery ◽  
Effect Model ◽  
Short Term Mortality

Abstract Background The use of indirect calorimetry (IC) is increasing due to its precision in resting energy expenditure (REE) measurement in critically ill patients. Thus, we aimed to evaluate the clinical outcomes of an IC-guided nutrition therapy compared to predictive equations strategy in such a patient population. Methods We searched PubMed, EMBASE, and Cochrane library databases up to October 25, 2020. Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) were included if they focused on energy delivery guided by either IC or predictive equations in critically ill adults. We used the Cochrane risk-of-bias tool to assess the quality of the included studies. Short-term mortality was the primary outcome. The meta-analysis was performed with the fixed-effect model or random-effect model according to the heterogeneity. Results Eight RCTs with 991 adults met the inclusion criteria. The overall quality of the included studies was moderate. Significantly higher mean energy delivered per day was observed in the IC group, as well as percent delivered energy over REE targets, than the control group. IC-guided energy delivery significantly reduced short-term mortality compared with the control group (risk ratio = 0.77; 95% CI 0.60 to 0.98; I2 = 3%, P = 0.03). IC-guided strategy did not significantly prolong the duration of mechanical ventilation (mean difference [MD] = 0.61 days; 95% CI − 1.08 to 2.29; P = 0.48), length of stay in ICU (MD = 0.32 days; 95% CI − 2.51 to 3.16; P = 0.82) and hospital (MD = 0.30 days; 95% CI − 3.23 to 3.83; P = 0.87). Additionally, adverse events were similar between the two groups. Conclusions This meta-analysis indicates that IC-guided energy delivery significantly reduces short-term mortality in critically ill patients. This finding encourages the use of IC-guided energy delivery during critical nutrition support. But more high-quality studies are still needed to confirm these findings.

Nicardipine Associated Risk of Short-Term Mortality in Critically Ill Patients with Ischemic Stroke

2019 ◽  
Vol 28 (5) ◽  
pp. 1168-1172 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mahsa Sadeghi ◽  
Hamidreza Saber ◽  
Azara Singh ◽  
Claudia Hanni ◽  
Dennis Parker ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Ischemic Stroke ◽  
Critically Ill ◽  
Critically Ill Patients ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Short Term Mortality
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