Editorial

The Human Microbiome in Intensive Care - A Journey Forward?

Leonard Azamfirei

Original Research

The Prognostic Utility of Cytokines in Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients

Ákos Vince Andrejkovits¹, Adina Huțanu^2,3, Ervin József Susányi⁴, Valentina Negrea^1,5, Anca Meda Văsieșiu^4,5

A Retrospective Cohort Study of Traumatic Brain Injury in Children: A Single-Institution Experience and Determinants of Neurologic Outcome

Merve Misirlioglu¹, Faruk Ekinci², Dincer Yildizdas², Ozden Ozgur Horoz², Hayri Levent Yilmaz³, Faruk Incecik⁴, Mazhar Ozsoy⁵, Ahmet Yontem², Sevcan Bilen³, Sena Silay⁶

Total Psoas Area and Psoas Density Assessment in COVID-19 Patients Using CT Imaging – Could Muscle Mass Alteration During Intensive Care Hospitalization be Determined?

Oana Elena Branea¹, Anca Gabriela Vlad², Mihai Pui², Diana Andreea Becica², Mihai Emanuel Becica², AnaMaria Romina Budeanu², Razvan Gabriel Budeanu², Florin Stoica¹, Alexandra Elena Lazar¹

Limitation of Non-Beneficial Interventions and their Impact on the Intensive Care Unit Costs

Sotiria Koutsouki¹, Dimitrios Kosmidis², Eva-Otilia Nagy³, Alexandra Tsaroucha⁴, Georgios Anastasopoulos⁵, Ioannis Pnevmatikos⁶, Vasileios Papaioannou⁷

Study of Biochemical Parameters as Predictors for Need of Invasive Ventilation in Severely Ill COVID-19 Patients

Azmat Kamal Ansari¹, Anjali Pitamberwale², Shabana Andleeb Ansari¹, Tariq Mahmood³, Kirti Limgaokar⁴, Geeta Karki¹, Lalit Singh¹

Is Carboxyhaemoglobin an Effective Bedside Prognostic Tool for Sepsis and Septic Shock Patients?

Bianca‐Liana Grigorescu¹, Oana Coman², Anca Meda Văsieșiu³, Anca Bacârea⁴, Marius Petrișor², Irina Săplăcan⁵, Raluca Ștefania Fodor¹

Case Report

Effectiveness of Minitracheostomy After Extubation in Patients with Pneumonia at High Risk of Reintubation: A Case Series

Akira Ouchi¹, Yuji Takahashi², Hidehiko Nakano², Masaki Mochizuki², Saiko Okamoto², Hideaki Sakuramoto³, Kensuke Nakamura²

Original Research

Comparison of Critical Illness Score in Patients Admitted to Intermediate Care Units of a Tertiary Care Hospital: A Comparative Cross-Sectional Study from Karachi, Pakistan

Amber Sabeen Ahmed, Madiha Iqbal, Sher Muhammad Sethi, Sania Sabir, Aysha Almas

Lower Free T3 Levels Linked to Poorer Outcomes in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Patients with Acute Hypercapnic Respiratory Failure

Türkay Akbaş¹, Harun Güneş²

Case Report

Sudden Deterioration of a Young Patient
During Elective Cesarean Section. Amniotic Fluid Embolism… or Else? – A Case Report

Ioana Roxana Codru^1,2, Marian Valeriu Codru³, Bogdan Ioan Vintilă^1,2, Ioana Gherman³, Dragoș Popescu^1,3