2021
A unique case of purple urine: A case report and literature review.
Aklilu AM, Avigan ZM, Brewster UC. A unique case of purple urine: A case report and literature review. Clinical Nephrology 2021, 95: 273-277. PMID: 33605870, DOI: 10.5414/cn110272.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPurple urineUrinary tract infectionBroad differential diagnosisUrine discolorationVasodilatory shockTract infectionsCardiopulmonary bypassBenign causesCase reportDifferential diagnosisUnique caseBacterial colonizationUrinePatientsDrugsHydroxocobalaminLiterature reviewVasoplegiaRhabdomyolysisBypassInfectionCliniciansDiagnosis
2019
Angiotensin II in Decompensated Cirrhosis Complicated by Septic Shock
Coleman P, Nissen A, Kim D, Ainsworth C, McCurdy M, Mazzeffi M, Chow J. Angiotensin II in Decompensated Cirrhosis Complicated by Septic Shock. Seminars In Cardiothoracic And Vascular Anesthesia 2019, 24: 266-272. PMID: 31540560, DOI: 10.1177/1089253219877876.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAngiotensin IISeptic shockAng-2End-stage liver disease (MELD) scoreSequential Organ Failure Assessment scoreOrgan Failure Assessment scoreLiver Disease scoreSynthetic angiotensin IIConventional vasopressorsVasodilatory shockAldosterone systemDecompensated cirrhosisArterial pressureBeneficial medicationsLiver failureExclusion criteriaDisease scoreShock trialsAssessment scoresPatientsScoresVasopressorsCirrhosisBacteremiaMedications
2009
Early On–Cardiopulmonary Bypass Hypotension and Other Factors Associated With Vasoplegic Syndrome
Levin M, Lin H, Castillo J, Adams D, Reich D, Fischer G. Early On–Cardiopulmonary Bypass Hypotension and Other Factors Associated With Vasoplegic Syndrome. Circulation 2009, 120: 1664-1671. PMID: 19822810, DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.108.814533.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCardiopulmonary bypassPoor clinical outcomesArterial blood pressure curveArterial pressureVasoplegic syndromeClinical outcomesAdult cardiac surgery casesBlood pressure curvePredictor of poor clinical outcomePost-CPB hematocritAngiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitorsCardiac surgery casesPost-CPB periodMean arterial pressurePredictors of patientsLength of bypassLength of stayClinically significant declineAdditive EuroSCOREPreoperative useVasodilatory shockBeta-blockersIntraoperative useSurgery casesProcedure type
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