Results 21 to 30 of about 14,005,591 (363)

Emergency and critical care services in Tanzania: a survey of ten hospitals. [PDF]

, 2013
While there is a need for good quality care for patients with serious reversible disease in all countries in the world, Emergency and Critical Care tends to be one of the weakest parts of health systems in low-income countries.
A Iddriss, AC Cheng, AF Merry, AP Farmer, C Mock, D Konrad, D Watters, David Konrad, E Molyneux, E Molyneux, ED Riviello, Edwin Lugazia, F Abdullah, I Baelani, J Rylance, JA Crump, JA Razzak, Jaran Eriksen, JH Requejo, L Liu, L Pearson, Lars Irestedt, M Cherian, M English, M English, MW Dunser, MW Dunser, NK Adhikari, O Bataar, OC Kobusingye, P Ayieko, PS Chan, RP Dellinger, S Gove, S Jochberger, T Baker, T Nolan, Tanzania Service Provision Assessment Survey, Tim Baker, United Republic of Tanzania, Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, United Republic of Tanzania, Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, United Republic of Tanzania, Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, Victor Mwafongo, WHO, WHO, WHO, WHO, WHO, WHO, WHO, Y Amoateng-Adjepong   +50 more
core   +2 more sources

Expert Consensus on the Clinical Application of Speaking Valves 2025 [PDF]

Zhongguo quanke yixue
The speaking valve, a one-way device that restores physiological airflow, provides significant benefits for tracheostomy patients by enhancing phonation, swallowing, airway clearance, and psychological health.
The Expert Consensus Group on Clinical Application of Speaking Valves, Chinese Association of Medical Rescue, Critical Care Branch, Chinese Medical Education Association, Critical Care Rehabilitation Branch
doaj   +1 more source

circ-Katnal1 Enhances Inflammatory Pyroptosis in Sepsis-Induced Liver Injury through the miR-31-5p/GSDMD Axis

Mediators of Inflammation, 2022
Background. Sepsis is a systemic inflammatory response that can elicit organ dysfunction as well as circulatory diseases in serious cases. When inflammatory responses are especially dysregulated, severe complications can arise, including sepsis-induced ...
Kai Kang, Nana Li, Yang Gao, Changsong Wang, Pengfei Chen, Xianglin Meng, Wei Yang, Mingyan Zhao, Kaijiang Yu   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

A comparison of sleep assessment tools by nurses and patients in critical care [PDF]

, 2007
Aim The aim of this critical care sleep assessment pilot study was to evaluate the usefulness of three sleep assessment tools to identify which, if any, provided the closest comparison between the nurses’ judgement and the patients’ experience of their ...
Coghill, Elaine, Crow, Wendy, Richardson, Annette, Turnock, Chris   +3 more
core   +1 more source

The Critical Care Society of Southern Africa mourns the passing of our colleague and friend Prof. Robin J Green (4 October 1961 – 27 May 2022)

Southern African Journal of Critical Care, 2022
-
Critical Care Society of Southern Africa
doaj  

High-Flow Nasal Oxygen versus Noninvasive Ventilation in Acute Exacerbation of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Patients: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials

Canadian Respiratory Journal, 2023
Background. High-flow nasal cannula (HFNC) can be used in stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients, but the effect of HFNC on clinical outcomes in patients with acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (AECOPD) is ...
Yanping Du, Huaping Zhang, Zhiyi Ma, Jun Liu, Zhiyong Wang, Meixia Lin, Fayu Ni, Xi Li, Hui Tan, Shifan Tan, Yanling Chai, Xiangzhu Zhong   +11 more
doaj   +1 more source

Managing clinical uncertainty: an ethnographic study of the impact of critical care outreach on end‐of‐life transitions in ward‐based critically ill patients with a life‐limiting illness [PDF]

, 2018
© 2018 Crown copyright. Journal of Clinical Nursing © 2018 John Wiley & Sons LtdRapid response teams, such as critical care outreach teams, have prominent roles in managing end-of-life transitions in critical illness, often questioning appropriateness of
Mclellan, Jude, McLeod, Kirsty, Pattison, Natalie, Roskelly, Lara, Wiseman, Theresa   +4 more
core   +2 more sources

Combined Age with Mean Decrease Rates of Total Bilirubin and MELD Score as a Novel and Simple Clinical Predictor on 90-Day Transplant-Free Mortality in Adult Patients with Acute Liver Failure Undergoing Plasma Exchange: A Single-Center Retrospective Study

Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, 2023
Background. Acute liver failure (ALF), previously known as fulminant hepatic failure, has become a common, rapidly progressive, and life-threatening catastrophic hepatic disease in intensive care unit (ICU) due to the continuous increase in drug abuse ...
Di Jin, Kai Kang, Bing-zhu Yan, Jian-nan Zhang, Jun-bo Zheng, Zhi-hui Wang, Di Wu, Yu-jia Tang, Xin-tong Wang, Qi-qi Lai, Yang Cao, Hong-liang Wang, Yang Gao   +12 more
doaj   +1 more source

Mortality and quality of life in the five years after severe sepsis [PDF]

, 2013
Peer reviewedPublisher ...
Cuthbertson, Brian H, Elders, Andrew, Hall, Sally, Mackenzie, Simon J, Mackirdy, Fiona, Maclennan, Graeme, Taylor, Jane, the Scottish Critical Care Trials Group and the Scottish Intensive Care Society Audit Group   +7 more
core   +2 more sources

The Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte Ratio is Associated with the Requirement and the Duration of Invasive Mechanical Ventilation in Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Patients: A Retrospective Study

Canadian Respiratory Journal, 2022
Background. Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is associated with high in-hospital mortality and most ARDS patients require ventilatory support.
Lijuan Yang, Chang Gao, Ying He, Xiaowan Wang, Ling Yang, Shiqi Guo, Jiahao Chen, Siyu He, Yuanxiao Sun, Ye Gao, Qiang Guo   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source