A multiresolution approach with method-informed statistical analysis for quantifying lymphatic pumping dynamics by Mohammad S. Razavi, Katarina J. Ruscic, Elizabeth G. Korn, Marla Marquez, Timothy T. Houle, Dhruv Singhal, Lance L. Munn, Timothy P. Padera

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Role of Venoarterial Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation in Cardiogenic Shock Secondary to Takotsubo Syndrome: A Case Series by Niu H, Chen M, Liang H, Li J, Cai S

“…Haiming Niu, Miaolian Chen, Hongkai Liang, Jianwei Li, Shaoqing Cai Department of Critical Care Medicine, Zhongshan People’s Hospital, Zhongshan, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence: Shaoqing Cai, Department of Critical Care Medicine, Zhongshan People’s Hospital, 2 Sunwen Dong Road, Zhongshan, 528400, People’s Republic of China, Email zxpcai@163.comBackground: Takotsubo syndrome (TTS) is an acute, self-limiting disease characterized by left ventricular wall motion abnormalities and apical ballooning. …”
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Mechanical Ventilation. Total Eclipse of the Heart (Editorial) by G. Landoni, P. Nardelli, A. Zangrillo, L. A. Hajjar

“…Results from recent large randomized trials investigating the use of high PEEP in patients without ARDS all suggest that high levels may increase mortality due to hypotension and bradycardia. A careful assessment of cardiac function — with particular focus on the right ventricle — should be performed before planning our ventilation strategy in any setting, including COVID-19 and ARDS in general. …”
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Predictors of the Severity and Duration of Treatment of Sepsis-Associated Delirium by N. A. Rezepov, Yu. V. Skripkin, O. N. Ulitkina, O. A. Grebenchikov, V. V. Likhvantsev

“…At present, the causes of these disorders are adequately explained by the theory of neuroinflammation that takes into account the pathogenic influence of the systemic inflammatory reaction and related endothelial dysfunction on the central nervous system function.The purpose of the study was to evaluate the relevance of the severity of the systemic inflammatory response, the intensity of oxidative stress and the severity of patient's general state to prediction of the duration of delirium and therapy outcomes in patients with sepsis-associated delirium.Materials and methods. …”
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Association between gestational diabetes mellitus and risk of breast cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Jing Li, Jinzhu Li, Jie Jin, Ruiqin Zhang, Rong Li, Xian Xu, Yu Wang, Xinghe Hu, Lu Wang, Siyuan Yu

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Levosimendan and Global Longitudinal Strain Assessment in Sepsis (GLASSES 1): a study protocol for an observational study by Iacopo Cappellini, Alessandra Melai, Lucia Zamidei, Maddalena Parise, Simone Cipani, Guglielmo Consales

“…Introduction Cardiogenic shock is a condition of low cardiac output that represents the end stage of a progressive deterioration of cardiac function. The main cause is ischaemic heart disease, but there are several non-ischaemic causes, including sepsis. …”
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Huoxiang Zhengqi dropping pills alleviate exertional heat stroke–induced multiple organ injury through sustaining intestinal homeostasis via regulating MAPK/NF-κB pathway and gut m... by Lei Li, Lei Li, Lei Li, Jun Ma, Jun Ma, Zeshi Li, Zeshi Li, Juelin Chen, Jiawei Zhou, Yawei Wang, Yankun Pei, Yitong Gong, Jianyao You, Yangyang Cao, Man Wang, Jikuai Chen, Wenjun Chang, Weiyi Ma, Hanyu Zhu, Chuhan Xiang, Shuogui Xu, Qing Song, Qing Song

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Establishing a prediction model for lower extremity deep venous thrombosis in emergency inpatients in the post epidemic era by Xiaodong Xia, Lei Hua, Yongqiang Zhang, Qing Tang, Jiaqi Xu, Shuxin Hua, Xiaohe Liu, Yanfen Chai, Lijun Wang

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Laparoscopic low anterior resection for rectal cancer associated with Leriche syndrome: a case report by Ryo Nakanishi, Atsuko Tsutsui, Hiroto Tanaka, Kohei Mishima, Chie Hagiwara, Takahiro Ozaki, Kazuharu Igarashi, Satoru Ishii, Nobuhiko Okamoto, Kenji Omura, Go Wakabayashi

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Hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome: Cerebrovascular, Autonomic and Neuropathic Features by Peter Novak, MD, PhD, David M. Systrom, MD, Sadie P. Marciano, PA-C, Alexandra Witte, PA-C, Arabella Warren, MD, PhD, Donna Felsenstein, MD, Matthew P. Giannetti, MD, Matthew J. Hamilton, MD, Jennifer Nicoloro-SantaBarbara, PhD, Mariana Castells, MD, Khosro Farhad, MD, David M. Pilgrim, MD, William J. Mullally, MD, Mark C. Fishman, MD, Jeff M. Milunsky, MD, Aubrey Milunsky, MD, Joel Krier, MD

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Perioperative management of acute kidney injury after microwave ablation of hepatic hemangioma by Bin Hu, Hong-Bo Huan, Yu-Liang Tu, Jun Gao, Chang-Le Wu, Wei Zhao, Li-Yuan Sun, Xin Jin, Zi-Man Zhu, Da-Dong Wang, Kai Jiang

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A hollow-tube-like hydrospongel for multimodal therapy of advanced colorectal cancer by Tao Wu, Tenghui Li, Chengzhi Zhang, Yu Tian, Hao Li, Yuxin He, Xu Yan, Tianxing Gong, Junhua Zhao, Zhenning Wang

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Evaluating Winter Vitamin D Supplementation and Deficiency in a Tier 4 CAMHS in Patient Unit: A Three-Cycle Audit by Bryony Mills, Liam Young

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Fluorofenidone alleviates cigarette smoke exposure-induced chronic lung injury by targeting ferroptosis by Yuan Wu, Binbin Li, Yixuan Xuan, Yu Jiang, Jinping Chen, Hong Liao, Jihua Feng, Jianfeng Zhang

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Glanzmann’s Thrombasthenia: How Listening to the Patient Is Sometimes the Simple Key to Good Medicine! by Thejus T. Jayakrishnan, Vladimir Limonnik, Deep Shah, Prerna Mewawalla

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Gut Microbiome in Critical Illness (Review) by E. A. Chernevskaya, N. V. Beloborodova

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A Complex Presentation of Multiple Myeloma With Renal Complications in a Young Female: Diagnostic Challenges and Treatment Approach by Hem Prajapati, Yash M. Patel, Ajay C. Parmar, Sahaj Y. Patel, Tasin Mohammedyakub Shaikhjiwala

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Improving Outcomes with Surgical Resection and Other Ablative Therapies in HCC by Rahul Deshpande, Derek O'Reilly, David Sherlock

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Conceptual competence in medicine: promoting psychosomatic awareness in clinics, research and education by Dirk von Boetticher

“…Conceptual competence in psychosomatic medicine entails dealing competently with the mind–body–distinction and the biopsychosocial model (and criticism of it) with respect to the clinical situation.DiscussionConceptual research is presented as an autonomous research area and the complement of empirical research, having a descriptive and a normative function: descriptively analyzing the concepts we have and normatively searching for the concepts that we need for the integrated care we strive for.…”
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Benefits of aldosterone receptor antagonism in chronic kidney disease: the BARACK-D RCT by F D Richard Hobbs, Richard McManus, Clare Taylor, Nicholas Jones, Joy Rahman, Jane Wolstenholme, Louise Jones, Jennifer Hirst, Sam Mort, Ly-Mee Yu

“…Settings Three hundred and twenty-nine general practitioner practices throughout the United Kingdom. …”
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