Physical trauma can affect any individual and is globally accountable for more than one in
every ten deaths. Although direct severe kidney trauma is relatively infrequent, extrarenal …

Importance Cefepime and piperacillin-tazobactam are commonly administered to
hospitalized adults for empirical treatment of infection. Although piperacillin-tazobactam has …

Abstract As of 15 August 2020, Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has been reported
in> 21 million people world-wide and is responsible for more than 750,000 deaths. The …

Acute kidney injury (AKI) is defined by a sudden loss of excretory kidney function. AKI is part
of a range of conditions summarized as acute kidney diseases and disorders (AKD), in …

Importance Saline (0.9% sodium chloride), the fluid most commonly used to treat diabetic
ketoacidosis (DKA), can cause hyperchloremic metabolic acidosis. Balanced crystalloids, an …

Sepsis is a life-threatening condition caused by infection and represents a substantial global
health burden. Recent epidemiological studies showed that sepsis mortality rates have …

This publication was approved by both the ASCRS and SAGES executive council and then
peer-reviewed by the Diseases of the Colon & Rectum and Surgical Endoscopy And Other …

Acute kidney injury is a clinical syndrome characterized by a rapid decline in glomerular
filtration rate and resultant accumulation of metabolic waste products. Acute kidney injury is …

Although sepsis and acute kidney injury (AKI) have a bidirectional interplay, the
pathophysiological mechanisms between AKI and sepsis are not clarified and worthy of a …

Introduction Coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery remains a high-risk procedure,
and many patients require emergency department (ED) management for complications after …