scholarly journals Mortality reduction in cardiac anesthesia and intensive care: results of the first International Consensus Conference

2011 ◽  
Vol 55 (3) ◽  
pp. 259-266 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. LANDONI ◽  
J. G. AUGOUSTIDES ◽  
F. GUARRACINO ◽  
F. SANTINI ◽  
M. PONSCHAB ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care ◽  
Consensus Conference ◽  
Mortality Reduction ◽  
Cardiac Anesthesia ◽  
International Consensus

scholarly journals Is Presepsin a Reliable Marker of Sepsis Diagnosis in Pediatric Intensive Care Unit?

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (B) ◽  
pp. 66-70
Author(s):  
Hebat-Allah Algebaly ◽  
Hala M. Fouad ◽  
Maha M. Elkholy ◽  
Sally K. Ibrahim ◽  
Nermin M. Riad
Keyword(s):  
Septic Shock ◽  
Severe Sepsis ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
Consensus Conference ◽  
University Teaching ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Healthy Children ◽  
International Consensus ◽  
Critical Patients ◽  
Sepsis And Septic Shock

BACKGROUND: Sepsis is a major challenge in emergency departments and intensive care units (ICUs). Sepsis also mimics or interacts with many other disorders causing high mortality and morbidity. There is no accurate biomarker or test to diagnose or predict sepsis. The treatment of sepsis is often based on the clinician’s experience. AIM: We conducted this study to analyze the serum level of presepsin in pediatric critical patients with SIRS, sepsis, severe sepsis, and septic shock. METHODS: The study included 58 children, 32 septic pediatric patients admitted to the Pediatric ICU (PICU) of Cairo University Teaching Hospital and 26 healthy children who served as a control group. The aim was to estimate the diagnostic accuracy of presepsin in predicting sepsis in PICU. We classified the patients into systemic inflammatory response syndrome, sepsis, severe sepsis, and septic shock according to the international consensus conference criteria. RESULTS: In our study, we detected a positive correlation between C-reactive protein and presepsin levels at day 1 and day 3 of admission and a negative correlation between hemoglobin and presepsin levels at day 1. However, we found no difference in the serum presepsin between the children who had sepsis and the healthy ones (at day 1 [p = 0.430) and at day 3 [p = 0.845]). We also found that serum levels of presepsin were not significantly increased with the increasing severity of sepsis despite the higher median values with increasing sepsis severity. CONCLUSIONS: It was noted that presepsin levels increased in anemic critical patients, whereas presepsin had no role in differentiating the septic critical patients from healthy children. However, its level increased with increasing severity of sepsis grade.

Sentinel node biopsy in breast cancer

2004 ◽  
Vol 43 (01) ◽  
pp. 4-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Bembenek ◽  
H. Büchels ◽  
T. Decker ◽  
J. Dunst ◽  
U. Müllerleile ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Sentinel Node ◽  
Sentinel Node Biopsy ◽  
German Society ◽  
Consensus Conference ◽  
Consensus Meeting ◽  
Axillary Staging ◽  
International Consensus ◽  
Node Biopsy ◽  
Complete Lymph Node Dissection

SummaryThe international consensus conference from St. Gallen concerning the treatment of early breast cancer concluded in 2003, that sentinel node biopsy was now accepted as method allowing axillary staging in breast cancer. This procedure may avoid complete lymph node dissection in appropriate cases. Since numerous questions associated with the technique are still not defined and the procedure itself is not yet standardized, the German Society of Senology defined the conditions for the routine clinical use of sentinel node biopsy in an interdisciplinary consensus meeting.

Concussion in sports in children and adolescents – to play or not to play?

2017 ◽  
Vol 65 (3) ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Gender Differences ◽  
Children And Adolescents ◽  
Return To Sport ◽  
Consensus Conference ◽  
Return To School ◽  
The Novel ◽  
International Consensus ◽  
Persistent Symptoms ◽  
New Findings

A lot has been published on the topic concussion in sports during the last years, conscience was sharpened, much was structured and defined more precisely, help tools were developed and rules changed. This article summarizes the fifth edition of the recently published guidelines of the “International Consensus Conference on Concussion in Sport”. In addition, new findings regarding gender differences and recovery will be presented, as well as the modified “return-to-sport” and the novel “return-to-school” protocols. Despite increased knowledge many questions remain such as the therapy of persistent symptoms or long-term sequelae of recurrent concussions.

Capsule Endoscopy 2005: Results of the 2005 International Consensus Conference - Introduction

Endoscopy ◽  
2005 ◽  
Vol 37 (10) ◽  
pp. 1038-1039 ◽  
Author(s):  
B. S. Lewis ◽  
J. F. Rey ◽  
E. G. Seidman
Keyword(s):  
Capsule Endoscopy ◽  
Consensus Conference ◽  
International Consensus

Presentation of the Comprehensive and Brief International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health Core Sets (ICF-CS) for schizophrenia

2016 ◽  
Vol 33 (S1) ◽  
pp. S365-S365
Author(s):  
O. Pino ◽  
G. Guilera ◽  
E. Rojo ◽  
J. Gómez-Benito
Keyword(s):  
Consensus Conference ◽  
International Classification Of Functioning ◽  
International Consensus ◽  
Multi Stage ◽  
Core Set ◽  
Core Sets ◽  
Competing Interest ◽  
Persons With Schizophrenia ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Icf Core Sets

ObjectiveThe aim this presentation is present the results of the preparatory studies were presented at an international consensus conference, a multi-stage, iterative, decision-making and consensus process that took place 12–14 May 2015 in Barcelona, Spain. At this consensus conference, schizophrenia experts from different countries worldwide and working in a broad range of professions decided which ICF categories should be included in the first version of the ICF Core Sets for schizophrenia.MethodFour preliminary studies intend to capture the researcher's perspective, the patient's perspective, the expert's perspective and the clinician's perspective, respectively, on the most relevant aspects of functioning of persons living with schizophrenia. The final definition of ICF Core Sets for schizophrenia have been determined by integrating the results of preliminary studies in a consensus conference with international expert.ResultThe experts included 97 categories in the Comprehensive ICF Core Set and 25 categories in the Brief ICF-CS. The specific categories of each ICF-CS are shown in this presentation. The Comprehensive ICF-CS can guide multidisciplinary assessments of functioning in persons with schizophrenia, and the brief version is ideal for use in both clinical and epidemiological research, since it includes a small and practical number of categories, but sufficiently wide for finding utility in clinical assessments.ConclusionICF-CS are being designed with the goal of providing useful standards for research, clinical practice and teaching, and it will stimulate research and will improve understanding of functioning, health and environmental factors in schizophrenia.Disclosure of interestThe authors have not supplied their declaration of competing interest.

scholarly journals The 3rd International Consensus Conference of the Acute Dialysis Quality Initiative (ADQI)

2005 ◽  
Vol 28 (5) ◽  
pp. 441-444 ◽  
Author(s):  
J.A. Kellum ◽  
R. Bellomo ◽  
C. Ronco ◽  
R. Mehta ◽  
W. Clark ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Consensus Conference ◽  
International Consensus ◽  
Acute Dialysis
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