Volume 29, Issue 1 – January 2021
The role of electroencephalography (EEG) in patients admitted to your intensive care unit (ICU) after cardiac arrest has changed substantially in the last few years. In the old days, an EEG was advised in patients…
Read articleAbstract All comatose patients after circulatory arrest initially have a severely abnormal disturbed electroencephalogram. The speed of normalisation is a robust contributor to prediction of outcome. Differences between patients with poor and good outcome are…
Read articleAbstract Takotsubo syndrome (TTS), previously called Takotsubo cardiomyopathy and stress cardiomyopathy, is an acute form of regional heart failure that usually mimics acute myocardial infarction. TTS is often precipitated by catecholamine release associated with an…
Read articleAbstract Toxic shock syndrome and sepsis-induced cholestasis are the foremost common causes of jaundice in the intensive care unit. A rare cause of jaundice is autoimmune haemolytic anaemia (AIHA). We present a case in which…
Read articleAbstract Background The Nursing Activities Score (NAS) is widely used for measuring the workload of intensive care unit (ICU) nurses. However, the performance of the NAS to measure actual nursing time has not been comprehensively…
Read articleAbstract We describe a patient with acute disseminated encephalomyelitis following leptospira infection. This case highlights the importance of complete investigation for diagnosis and early treatment, leading to a better prognosis and reduction in morbidity and…
Read articleAbstract Treacher Collins syndrome is an inherited and rare, autosomal dominant condition that presents several craniofacial deformities at different levels. The disorder is characterised by abnormalities of the auricular pinna, hypoplasia of facial bones, antimongoloid…
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