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Acute renal failure: Clinical outcome and causes of death
(Marcel Dekker Inc, 1997-01-01)
Acute renal failure (ARF) is a frequent complication in hospitalized patients and is strongly related to increase in mortality. In order to analyze the clinical outcome and the prognostic factors in hospital-acquired ARF ...
Use of Dexamethasone to Prevent Extubation Failure in Pediatric Intensive Care Unit: A Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial
(Georg Thieme Verlag Kg, 2020-11-03)
Extubation failure is a common event in intensive care units. Corticosteroids are effective in preventing failure in adults, but no consensus has been reached on this matter in pediatrics. We assessed the efficacy of ...
Myostatin and follistatin expression in skeletal muscles of rats with chronic heart failure
(Wiley-Blackwell Publishing, Inc, 2010-02-01)
P>Skeletal muscle abnormalities can contribute to decreased exercise capacity in heart failure. Although muscle atrophy is a common alteration in heart failure, the mechanisms responsible for muscle mass reduction are not ...
Incidence, risk factors and prognostic factors of acute renal failure in patients admitted to an intensive care unit
(Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica, 2006-10-01)
The objective of the present study was to assess the incidence, risk factors and outcome of patients who develop acute renal failure (ARF) in intensive care units. In this prospective observational study, 221 patients with ...
Down-regulation of MyoD gene expression in rat diaphragm muscle with heart failure
(Wiley-Blackwell, 2008-06-01)
Diaphragm myopathy has been described in patients with heart failure (HF), with alterations in myosin heavy chains (MHC) expression. The pathways that regulate MHC expression during HF have not been described, and myogenic ...
Enhanced health index for power transformers diagnosis
(2021-08-01)
Power Transformers (PTs) failures in electrical networks cause significant expenses for power utilities, making the use of assessment techniques essential to efficiently diagnose and estimate the actual operating conditions ...
Aircraft interior failure pattern recognition utilizing text mining and neural networks
(Springer, 2012-06-01)
Being more competitive is routine in the aeronautical sector. Airline competitiveness is affected by such factors as time, price, reliability, availability, safety, technology, quality, and information management. To remain ...