BACKGROUND: Percutaneous catheterization is a frequently-used technique to gain access
to the central venous circulation. Inadvertent arterial puncture is often without consequence…

… d’ (17.6 kcal) of wet muscle weight and as 1497.2 Id . kg’ … d (357.7 kcal) oforgan weight
for the other organs, among … d (50% ofthe organ metabolic …

The magnitude of coffee-induced thermogenesis and the influence of coffee ingestion on
substrate oxidation were investigated in 10 lean and 10 obese women, over two 24-h periods …

Objectives: To determine the incidence and identify risk factors of critical incidents in an ICU.
Design: Prospective observational study of consecutive patients admitted over 1 year to an …

… Schutz and D. Bracco). … 2 Bland J., Altman D.Statistical methods for assessing
agreement between two methods of clinical measurement.Lancet11986307310 …

Fungal infections are increasingly common in burn patients. We performed this study to
determine the incidence and outcomes of fungal cultures in acutely burned patients. Members of …

Determination of fat-free mass (FFM) and fat mass (FM) is of considerable interest in the
evaluation of nutritional status. In recent years, bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) has …

Background Regional cerebral oxygen saturation (S ct O 2 ) has recently been shown to
decrease significantly during thoracic surgery. The present study investigates whether these …

Objective Nosocomial infections remain a major problem in intensive care units. Several
authorities have recommended housing patients in single rooms to prevent cross-transmission …

Introduction Patients with cancer have an increased risk of complications from coronavirus
disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection, including death, and thus, they were considered as high-…