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Necrotizing Soft Tissue Infection
Fernando SM, Tran A, Cheng W, Rochwerg B, Kyeremanteng K, Seely AJE, Inaba K, Perry JJ. Necrotizing Soft Tissue Infection. Annals Of Surgery 2019, 269: 58-65. PMID: 29672405, DOI: 10.1097/sla.0000000000002774.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSoft tissue infectionsTissue infectionsComputed tomographyPlain radiographyEarly surgical consultationPhysical examination signsLife-threatening diagnosisLaboratory Risk IndicatorNecrotizing Fasciitis (LRINEC) scorePhysical examination featuresPoor sensitivityEnglish-language studiesHierarchical summary receiverExamination signsFasciitis (LRINEC) scoreLRINEC scoreSurgical managementPhysical examinationSurgical consultationDefinitive diagnosisExamination featuresBACKGROUND DATANSTI
2019
Diagnosis of elevated intracranial pressure in critically ill adults: systematic review and meta-analysis
Fernando SM, Tran A, Cheng W, Rochwerg B, Taljaard M, Kyeremanteng K, English SW, Sekhon MS, Griesdale DEG, Dowlatshahi D, McCredie VA, Wijdicks EFM, Almenawer SA, Inaba K, Rajajee V, Perry JJ. Diagnosis of elevated intracranial pressure in critically ill adults: systematic review and meta-analysis. The BMJ 2019, 366: l4225. PMID: 31340932, PMCID: PMC6651068, DOI: 10.1136/bmj.l4225.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsElevated intracranial pressureOptic nerve sheath diameterIntracranial pressureNon-invasive testsMidline shiftIll patientsPhysical examinationSystematic reviewPhysical examination signsDoppler pulsatility indexGlasgow Coma ScaleNerve sheath diameterInvasive ICP monitoringPhysical examination featuresPatient-level dataDiagnostic Accuracy Studies toolTranscranial Doppler pulsatility indexEnglish-language studiesHierarchical summary receiverExamination signsComa ScaleCT findingsIll adultsPulsatility indexBasal cisterns