We have tried in a recently published systematic review(World J of Surg 2014;38:322-329)to study the educational value of advanced trauma life support(ATLS)cour
AIM To evaluate the predictive capability of respiratory mechanics for the development of ventilator-associated pneumonia(VAP)and mortality in the intensive car
AIM:To evaluate the impact of an enteral feeding protocol on administration of nutrition to surgical intensive care unit(SICU)patients.METHODS:A retrospective c
Bone metastasis is a common and debilitating consequence of lung cancer:30%-40%of patients with nonsmall cell lung cancer develop bone metastases during the cou
AIM To report a single-center experience in rescue associating liver partition and portal vein ligation for staged hepatectomy(ALPPS),after failure of previous
Cervical cancer(CC)represents the fourth most common malignancy affecting women all over the world and is the second most common in developing areas.In these ar
AIM:To investigate posttraumatic cytokine alterations and their value for predicting complications and mortality in polytraumatized patients.METHODS:Studies on
Intensive care medicine remains one of the most costdriving areas within hospitals with high personnel costs.Under the scope of limited budgets and reimbursemen