[HTML][HTML] Clinical benefit of AI-assisted lung ultrasound in a resource-limited intensive care unit

…, L Pisani, LNM Thu, LT Phuong, HTH Duong… - Critical Care, 2023 - Springer
Background Interpreting point-of-care lung ultrasound (LUS) images from intensive care
unit (ICU) patients can be challenging, especially in low- and middle- income countries (LMICs) …

[HTML][HTML] Heart rate variability as an indicator of autonomic nervous system disturbance in tetanus

HTH Duong, GA Tadesse, PTH Nhat… - The American journal …, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Autonomic nervous system dysfunction (ANSD) is a significant cause of mortality in tetanus.
Currently, diagnosis relies on nonspecific clinical signs. Heart rate variability (HRV) may …

[HTML][HTML] Human versus equine intramuscular antitoxin, with or without human intrathecal antitoxin, for the treatment of adults with tetanus: a 2× 2 factorial randomised …

…, DB Thuy, NT Nguyen, HTH Duong… - The Lancet Global …, 2022 - thelancet.com
Background Intramuscular antitoxin is recommended in tetanus treatment, but there are few
data comparing human and equine preparations. Tetanus toxin acts within the CNS, where …

Multi-modal diagnosis of infectious diseases in the developing world

…, H Javed, NLN Thanh, HDH Thi… - IEEE journal of …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In low and middle income countries, infectious diseases continue to have a significant impact,
particularly amongst the poorest in society. Tetanus and hand foot and mouth disease (…

[HTML][HTML] Cardio-haemodynamic assessment and venous lactate in severe dengue: relationship with recurrent shock and respiratory distress

…, TH Trung, PK Lam, VHN Thien, DHT Hai… - PLoS neglected …, 2017 - journals.plos.org
Background Dengue can cause plasma leakage that may lead to dengue shock syndrome (DSS).
In approximately 30% of DSS cases, recurrent episodes of shock occur. These …

[HTML][HTML] Urinary catecholamine excretion, cardiovascular variability, and outcomes in tetanus

…, NTP Dung, E Kestelyn, HTH Duong… - Tropical medicine and …, 2023 - Springer
Severe tetanus is characterized by muscle spasm and cardiovascular system disturbance.
The pathophysiology of muscle spasm is relatively well understood and involves inhibition of …

Vital sign monitoring using wearable devices in a Vietnamese intensive care unit

…, HB Hai, LM Yen, PTH Nhat, HTH Duong… - BMJ …, 2021 - innovations.bmj.com
Methods The wearable devices used were ePatch ECG patch monitor (ePatch V. 1.0,
BioTelemetry, USA) and SmartCare wrist-worn photoplethysmograph (PPG) pulse oximeter (…

Severity detection tool for patients with infectious disease

…, NT Hung, HTH Duong… - Healthcare …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Hand foot and mouth disease (HFMD) and tetanus are serious infectious diseases in low‐ and
middle‐income countries. Tetanus, in particular, has a high mortality rate and its treatment …

[HTML][HTML] A one-year prospective study of colonization with antimicrobial-resistant organisms on admission to a Vietnamese intensive care unit

…, J Campbell, NVM Hoang, TTT Trinh, HTH Duong… - PloS one, 2017 - journals.plos.org
There is a paucity of data regarding initial bacterial colonization on admission to Intensive
Care Units (ICUs) in low and middle-income countries (LMICs). Patients admitted to ICUs in …

A pregnant woman with acute cardiorespiratory failure: dengue myocarditis

TD Bich, OKN Pham, DHT Hai, NM Nguyen, HN Van… - The Lancet, 2015 - thelancet.com
In April, 2014, a 29-year-old Vietnamese woman, 31 weeks into her fourth pregnancy,
presented to a clinic in Ho Chi Minh City with a 2 day history of fever, dry cough, chest pain, and …