Yasser Sakr

Readmission to a surgical intensive care unit: incidence, outcome and risk factors (2008)

Kaben, Axel, Corrêa, Fabiano, Reinhart, Konrad, Settmacher, Utz, Gummert, Jan, Kalff, Rolf, ...

Abstract Introduction We investigated the incidence of, outcome from and possible risk factors for readmission to the surgical intensive care unit (ICU) at Friedrich Schiller University Hospital,...

A positive fluid balance is associated with a worse outcome in patients with acute renal failure (2008)

Payen, Didier, De Pont, Anne, Sakr, Yasser, Spies, Claudia, Reinhart, Konrad, Vincent, Jean, ...

Abstract Introduction Despite significant improvements in intensive care medicine, the prognosis of acute renal failure (ARF) remains poor, with mortality ranging from 40% to 65%. The aim of the...

Diagnosis of ventilator-associated pneumonia: a systematic review of the literature (2008)

Rea-Neto, Alvaro, Youssef, Nazah, Tuche, Fabio, Brunkhorst, Frank, Ranieri, V Marco, Reinhart, Konrad, ...

Abstract Introduction Early, accurate diagnosis is fundamental in the management of patients with ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP). The aim of this qualitative review was to compare various...

The role of selenium in critical illness: Basic science and clinical implications (2007)

Salama, Alaa, Sakr, Yasser, Reinhart, Konrad

Over the last century, our understanding of selenium has progressed considerably and we have come to recognize it as an essential component or cofactor of enzymes throughout metabolism, such as...

STUDIES IN PATIENTS WITH SEPSIS AND ORGAN FAILURE: DIAGNOSTIC AND THERAPEUTIC ASPECTS (2007)

Sakr, Yasser

Sepsis et défaillances viscérales; aspects diagnostiques et thérapeutiques Le sepsis est un problème fréquemment rencontré en unité de soins intensifs (USIs) avec une morbidité et une...

Studies in patients with sepsis and organ failure : diagnostic and therapeutic aspects (2007)

Sakr, Yasser

Sepsis et défaillances viscérales; aspects diagnostiques et thérapeutiques Le sepsis est un problème fréquemment rencontré en unité de soins intensifs (USIs) avec une morbidité et une...

Studies in patients with sepsis and organ failure : diagnostic and therapeutic aspects (2007)

Sakr, Yasser

Sepsis et défaillances viscérales; aspects diagnostiques et thérapeutiques Le sepsis est un problème fréquemment rencontré en unité de soins intensifs (USIs) avec une morbidité et une...

Studies in patients with sepsis and organ failure : diagnostic and therapeutic aspects (2007)

Sakr, Yasser

Sepsis et défaillances viscérales; aspects diagnostiques et thérapeutiques Le sepsis est un problème fréquemment rencontré en unité de soins intensifs (USIs) avec une morbidité et une...

Diagnostic value and prognostic implications of serum procalcitonin after cardiac surgery: a systematic review of the literature (2006)

Sponholz, Christoph, Sakr, Yasser, Reinhart, Konrad, Brunkhorst, Frank

Abstract Introduction Systemic inflammatory response syndrome is common after surgery, and it can be difficult to discriminate between infection and inflammation. We performed a review of the...

Is albumin administration in the acutely ill associated with increased mortality? Results of the SOAP study (2005)

Vincent, Jean-Louis, Sakr, Yasser, Reinhart, Konrad, Sprung, Charles L, Gerlach, Herwig, Ranieri, V Marco, ...

Abstract Introduction Albumin administration in the critically ill has been the subject of some controversy. We investigated the use of albumin solutions in European intensive care units (ICUs) and...