Child develops acute lung injury and multi-organ dysfunction after consuming mosquito-repellent liquid

A 19-month-old child faced a life-threatening ordeal after accidentally ingesting mosquito-repellent liquid, leading to severe lung damage and multiple organ complications. After nearly three weeks of ...
Nature

Potential biomarkers used for risk estimation of pediatric sepsis-associated organ dysfunction and immune dysregulation

Pediatric sepsis is a serious issue globally and is a significant cause of illness and death among infants and children. Refractory septic shock and multiple organ dysfunction syndrome are the primary ...
Nature

P50 implies adverse clinical outcomes in pediatric acute respiratory distress syndrome by reflecting extrapulmonary organ dysfunction

Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) refers to hypoxic respiratory failure due to diffuse pulmonary inflammation. ARDS results in increased capillary endothelial permeability following a variety ...
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The international system for assessing organ dysfunction in critically ill patients is updated after thirty years

The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) has recently published the updated version of the Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (SOFA), the global reference system in intensive care ...
Medscape

End Organ Damage Often Unchecked in Outpatient Hypertension Management

Providers should evaluate all patients with new-onset hypertension for evidence of end organ damage, guidelines say, but researchers have found gaps in that process. Researchers at Indiana University ...

Rajasthan's medical mystery: Why are new mothers dying in Kota, falling critically ill in Bikaner?

Jaipur: It's been over a month since five women died in Rajasthan's Kota after undergoing surgical challenges during ...