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Predisposing Factors For Serum Sodium Disturbance In Patients With Severe Traumatic Brain Injury (Sbi), Mohammadreza Safavi, Saied Abrishamkar, Poria Tvakoli, Daruosh Moradi, Azim Honarmand
Predisposing Factors For Serum Sodium Disturbance In Patients With Severe Traumatic Brain Injury (Sbi), Mohammadreza Safavi, Saied Abrishamkar, Poria Tvakoli, Daruosh Moradi, Azim Honarmand
Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences
Disturbances in the plasma sodium level in patients with severe brain injury (SBI) is not a rare phenomenon and may cause adverse effects on prognosis and treatment outcomes. The knowledge of the prevalence of risk factors helps in early detection and good management of the serum sodium level disturbance. Materials and methods: This is a prospective clinical trial double blind study. The target population included patients with SBI who had disturbances in their plasma sodium level and were admitted at the ICU of Kashani Hospital, Isfahan, Iran, between January and October 2006. The patients with renal insufficiency, diuretic therapy, massive …
Tetanus In An Intensive Care Unit Of A Turkish Hospital: Patient Analysis Of A 6-Year Period, Behi̇ce Kurtaran, Emre Karakoç, Aslihan Candevi̇r, Süheyla Kömür, Ayşe Seza İnal, Fi̇li̇z Ki̇bar, Yeşi̇m Taşova, Neşe Saltoğlu, Hasan Sali̇h Zeki̇ Aksu
Tetanus In An Intensive Care Unit Of A Turkish Hospital: Patient Analysis Of A 6-Year Period, Behi̇ce Kurtaran, Emre Karakoç, Aslihan Candevi̇r, Süheyla Kömür, Ayşe Seza İnal, Fi̇li̇z Ki̇bar, Yeşi̇m Taşova, Neşe Saltoğlu, Hasan Sali̇h Zeki̇ Aksu
Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences
To retrospectively evaluate the clinical features of patients admitted to the medical intensive care unit (ICU) of our hospital between January 2001 and May 2007 due to tetanus. Materials and methods: Patient vaccination history, incubation period, nosocomial infections, noninfectious conditions, mortality, and length of stay in the ICU and hospital were documented. Results: Fifteen tetanus patients were admitted during the 6-year period. Mean age of the patients (9 male, 6 female) was 60 ± 13 years. Median length of stay was 42 days (range: 30-77 days) for survivors and 7 days (range: 1-59 days) for non-survivors. Mortality was consequent to …