Advances in Critical Care Testing: The 2002 Ifcc-Roche Diagnostics Award

ISBN-13: 9783540407522 / Angielski / Miękka / 2003 / 199 str.

C. a. Burtis; M. M. Muller; Carl A. Burtis

Opis

Advances in Critical Care Testing contains clinical and laboratory studies related to critically ill patients involving new technology, therapy, and application or interpretation of new tests. The subject matter of the book is of interest to both clinicans and laboratory scientists with a wide range of topics including inflammation, infection, stress, hypoxia, ischaemia, cardiology, haemodynamics, blood gases, electrolytes, trace elements, nephrology, gastroenterology, haematology and new technologies.

Spis treści

“Apoptosis In Sepsis And Multiple Organ Dysfunction Snydrome”.- “Plasma Procalcitonin And C-Reactive Protein In Acute Septic Shock: Clinical And Biological Correlates”.- “Macrophage Migration Inhibitory Factor And Hypothalamo-Pituitary-Adrenal Function During Critical Illness”.- “Early Identification Of High Risk Critically Ill Patients And Comparison With Acute Physiology Scores For Predicting Outcome”.- “4G/5G Promoter Polymorphism In The Plasminogen Activator Inhibitor Gene In Children With Systemic Meningococcaemia” 65.- “Quantification Of Viral Genomes In Immunocompromised Patients”.- “Haptoglobin Polymorphism And Mortality In Patients With Tuberculosis”.- “Phospholipases A2 Levels And Distribution In Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid Of Patients With Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS): Application Of A Fluorimetric Method”.- “Magnesium In The ICU”.- “Single-Point Troponin T Measurement On The Day Of Coronary Care Unit Discharge After Myocardial Infarction Strongly Correlates With Ejection Fraction And Infarct Size By Nuclear Imaging And With CK-MB Release”.- “Soluble Adhesion Molecules In Acute Stroke”.- “Monitoring Of The Renal Functions During Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy — The Application Of The Analysis Of Cystatin C And Natriuretic Peptides”.- “Serum Levels Of Soluble Transferrin Receptors (sTfR) Correlate Better With Severity Of Disease Than With Iron Stores In Patients With Malignant Lymphomas”.- “The Functional Activity Of Platelets In Surgery Patients With Artificial Cardiac Valve”.- “Serum Oxidative State Followng Thrombolysis Combined With ABCIXIMAB In Comparison To r-PA Or Streptokinase Alone”.- “A Rapid And Sensitive Immunoassay For Determination Of S-100 Protein In A Point-Of-Care Setting”.- “Plasma DNA As A Noninvasive Monitoring Tool For Trauma Patients”.- “Clinical Application Of A Highly Sensitive Immuno-Polymerase Chain Reaction For Serum Tumor Necrosis Factor ?”.- “Rapid And Reliable Detection Of Fungemia By Polymerase Chain Reaction”.- “A New Approach Of Endotoxin Testing By Using A Monoclonal Antibody Against Endotoxin (WN1-222/5) And Flow Cytometry”.- “Improvement Of Critical Care Management In A Healthcare Area By Implementing Point-Of-Care Testing In Primary Care. A Preliminary Approach”.- “Studies On The Potential Effect Of Nitrite”.- “Evaluation Of Some Laboratory Abnormalities In Acute Opiate Intoxication”.- “Adhesion Molecules In An In Vitro Model Of Graft Rejection”.- About Roche and the Roche Diagnostics Division.