Environmental context Neuropsychiatric pharmaceuticals and illicit drugs in wastewaters are
of increasing environmental concern. We compile the recent literature and evaluate the …

Despite timely intervention, there exists a small subgroup of patients with septic shock who
develop progressive multi-organ failure. Seemingly refractory to conventional therapy, they …

Objectives To compare the effects of dexmedetomidine and propofol on sublingual
microcirculation in patients after cardiac surgery. Design A prospective, randomized, single …

BACKGROUND: Increased red cell distribution width (RDW), a quantitative measure of
erythrocyte size variability, has been associated with increased mortality in critically ill …

Objectives Cardiac surgery is characterized by attenuation of microcirculatory perfusion.
Dexmedetomidine has been proved to attenuate the microcirculatory derangements evoked …

Objective Procedural sedation with propofol is widely used in the pediatric population. A well‐
known side effect of propofol is a decrease in peripheral vascular resistance resulting in …

Background Little is known about the microcirculatory alterations in patients with chronic
mesenteric ischemia (CMI). We hypothesized that patients with CMI have an impaired …

INTRODUCTION: Although microcirculation dysfunction plays unique role in septic shock,
translation of microcirculation to clinical practices is limited by current semi-quantities …