The maintenance of adequate CO and organ perfusion is critical in preventing ischemic injury and subsequent multiple-system organ dysfunction. Since our clinical ability to assess a patient's ...
Adiponectin is an adipocyte-derived collagen-like protein, highly specific to adipose tissue and may represent an important link between obesity and atherosclerosis. The present study was designed to ...
Over the last decade a number of studies have been reported that have used heart–lung interactions during mechanical ventilation to assess fluid responsiveness. Specifically, the pulse pressure ...