Segunda edición de la obra Enfermo crítico y emergencias, que actualiza sus contenidos
continuando con el objetivo de formar a los profesionales implicados en esta área, tanto en el …

Alcohol consumption induces a dose‐dependent noxious effect on skeletal muscle, leading
to progressive functional and structural damage of myocytes, with concomitant reductions in …

The purpose of this paper is to show that logic provides a convenient formalism for studying
classical database problems. There are two main parts to the paper, devoted respectively to …

La asistencia al anciano en la unidad de cuidados intensivos (UCI) es un fenómeno creciente.
La gravedad de la enfermedad que condiciona el ingreso y la situación funcional previa, …

BACKGROUND & AIMS:: The renin-angiotensin system plays an important role in hepatic
fibrogenesis. In other organs, myofibroblasts accumulated in damaged tissues generate …

Background & Aims: Circulating levels of angiotensin II (ANGII), a powerful vasoconstrictor
factor, are frequently increased in chronic liver diseases. In these conditions, hepatic stellate …

We prospectively evaluated the relation of upper airway, lower airway, and gastric colonization
patterns with the development of pneumonia and its etiology in 48 patients with surgical (…

Background: No intervention studies have explored the anti-inflammatory effects of different
alcoholic beverages on markers of atherosclerosis. We embarked on a randomized, …

Following cell activation, hepatic stellate cells (HSCs) acquire proinflammatory and profibrogenic
properties. We investigated whether activated HSCs also display immune properties. …

BACKGROUND The inflammatory response has been widely investigated in patients with
acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) and pneumonia. Studies investigating the …