Brain–lung interactions and mechanical ventilation in patients with isolated brain injury

M Ziaka, A Exadaktylos - Critical care, 2021 - Springer
During the last decade, experimental and clinical studies have demonstrated that isolated
acute brain injury (ABI) may cause severe dysfunction of peripheral extracranial organs and …

Acute right ventricular failure—from pathophysiology to new treatments

A Mebazaa, P Karpati, E Renaud… - Applied physiology in …, 2009 - Springer
The right ventricle (RV) provides sustained low-pressure perfusion of the pulmonary
vasculature, but is sensitive to changes in loading conditions and intrinsic contractility …

Multi-omic analysis in injured humans: patterns align with outcomes and treatment responses

J Wu, Y Vodovotz, S Abdelhamid, FX Guyette… - Cell reports …, 2021 - cell.com
Trauma is a leading cause of death and morbidity worldwide. Here, we present the analysis
of a longitudinal multi-omic dataset comprising clinical, cytokine, endotheliopathy biomarker …

Residual pituitary function after brain injury-induced hypopituitarism: a prospective 12-month study

G Aimaretti, MR Ambrosio, C Di Somma… - The Journal of …, 2005 - academic.oup.com
Context: Traumatic brain injury (TBI) and subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) are conditions at
high risk for the development of hypopituitarism. Objective: The objective of the study was to …

Acute secondary adrenal insufficiency after traumatic brain injury: a prospective study

P Cohan, C Wang, DL McArthur, SW Cook… - Critical care …, 2005 - journals.lww.com
Objective: To determine the prevalence, time course, clinical characteristics, and effect of
adrenal insufficiency (AI) after traumatic brain injury (TBI). Design: Prospective intensive …

Effect of early compared with delayed enteral nutrition on endocrine function in patients with traumatic brain injury: an open‐labeled randomized trial

M Chourdakis, MM Kraus, T Tzellos… - Journal of Parenteral …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Background: Traumatic brain injury (TBI) results in a hypermetabolic and hypercatabolic
status in which adequate nutrition support is essential to improve clinical outcome. The …

Brain-lung crosstalk: implications for neurocritical care patients

S Mrozek, JM Constantin… - World journal of critical …, 2015 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Major pulmonary disorders may occur after brain injuries as ventilator-associated
pneumonia, acute respiratory distress syndrome or neurogenic pulmonary edema. They are …

Pathophysiologic aspects of major depression following traumatic brain injury

RE Jorge, SE Starkstein - The Journal of head trauma …, 2005 - journals.lww.com
Mood disorders, particularly major depression, are the most frequent complication of
traumatic brain injury. Major depression is present in about 40% of patients hospitalization …

Male hypogonadism in systemic disease

RR Kalyani, S Gavini, AS Dobs - … and metabolism clinics of North America, 2007 - Elsevier
Hypogonadism is often observed in the presence of common acute and chronic illnesses in
men. Low testosterone levels in these patients can be associated with loss of lean body …

Adult growth hormone deficiency–benefits, side effects, and risks of growth hormone replacement

ML Reed, GR Merriam, AY Kargi - Frontiers in endocrinology, 2013 - frontiersin.org
Deficiency of growth hormone (GH) in adults results in a syndrome characterized by
decreased muscle mass and exercise capacity, increased visceral fat, impaired quality of …