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Obesity, acute kidney injury and mortality in patients with sepsis: a cohort an...
Gameiro, Joana; Gonçalves, Miguel; Pereira, Marta; Rodrigues, Natacha; Godinho, Iolanda; Neves, Marta; Gouveia, João; Silva, Zélia Costa e; Jorge, SofiaAlthough the prognostic effect of obesity has been studied in critically ill patients its impact on outcomes of septic patients and its role as a risk factor for acute kidney injury (AKI) is not consensual. We aimed to analyze the impact of obesity on the occurrence of AKI and on in-hospital mortality in a cohort of critically ill septic patients. This study is retrospective including 456 adult patients with se...
Consensus Protocol for the Treatment of Super-Refractory Status Epilepticus
Gomes, Daniel; Pimentel, José; Bentes, Carla; Aguiar de Sousa, Diana; Antunes, Ana Patrícia; Alvarez, António; Silva, Zélia Costa eIntroduction: Super-refractory status epilepticus is defined as status epilepticus that persists or recurs 24 hours after anaesthetic therapy onset or after its withdrawal. It is mostly found in intensive care units and carries high mortality but good long-term prognosis for those who survive. In contrast with the initial phases of status epilepticus, treatment lacks strong scientific evidence and is mostly der...