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Physical outcome measure for critical care patients following intensive care discharge [PDF]

, 2016
Introduction: The aim of this study was to evaluate the most suitable physical outcome measures to be used with critical care patients following discharge. ICU survivors experience physical problems such as reduced exercise capacity and intensive care
Daniel, M, Devine, H, Kinsella, J., MacTavish, P, McPeake, J., Quasim, T.   +5 more
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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
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Critical care in pregnancy [PDF]

Critical Care, 2011
Childbirth is a major event in the lives of mothers and their families. Critical illness in pregnancy is uncommon but may arise from conditions unique to pregnancy, conditions exacerbated by pregnancy and coincidental conditions. According to the latest Confidential Enquiry into Maternal Deaths in the UK, haemorrhage remains a leading direct cause of ...
Felicity Plaat, Monica Naik
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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
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Otolaryngology in Critical Care [PDF]

Annals of the American Thoracic Society, 2018
Diseases affecting the ear, nose, and throat are prevalent in intensive care settings and often require combined medical and surgical management. Upper airway occlusion can occur as a result of malignant tumor growth, allergic reactions, and bleeding events and may require close monitoring and interventions by intensivists, sometimes necessitating ...
Jisha Joshua, Eric Scholten, Daniel Schaerer, Mahmood F. Mafee, Thomas H. Alexander, Laura E. Crotty Alexander   +5 more
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Critical Care Nursing [PDF]

Iberoamerican Journal of Medicine, 2020
Everyday routine jobs, as well as suddenly specific situations, as well as severe medical conditions of a nurse, can be considerably psychophysically exhausted. It is therefore important for nurses to find a model to deal effectively with stress and the severity of working conditions.
Siniša Franjić, Herzegovina
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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
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Society of Critical Care Medicine’s International Consensus Conference on Prediction and Identification of Long-Term Impairments After Critical Illness

Critical Care Medicine, 2020
Supplemental Digital Content is available in the text. Background: After critical illness, new or worsening impairments in physical, cognitive, and/or mental health function are common among patients who have survived.
M. Mikkelsen, M. Still, B. Anderson, O. J. Bienvenu, M. Brodsky, N. Brummel, B. Butcher, A. Clay, Hali Felt, L. Ferrante, K. Haines, M. Harhay, A. Hope, R. Hopkins, M. Hosey, C. Hough, J. Jackson, Annie Johnson, B. Khan, B. Khan, Nazir I. Lone, P. MacTavish, J. McPeake, Ashley A Montgomery-Yates, D. Needham, G. Netzer, C. Schorr, B. Skidmore, Joanna L. Stollings, R. Umberger, A. Andrews, T. Iwashyna, C. Sevin   +32 more
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The health and social consequences of an alcohol related admission to critical care: a qualitative study [PDF]

, 2016
Objective: To examine the impact of critical care on future alcohol-related behaviour. Further, it aimed to explore patterns of recovery for patients with and without alcohol use disorders beyond the hospital environment.
Forrest, Ewan, Kinsella, John, McPeake, Joanne, O'Neill, Anna, Quasim, Tara   +4 more
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Fluid Overload and Mortality in Adult Critical Care Patients-A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Observational Studies.

Critical Care Medicine, 2020
OBJECTIVE Fluid administration in combination with the increase in vasopermeability induced by critical illness often results in significant fluid overload in critically ill patients.
A. Messmer, Carina Zingg, Martin Müller, Joël L Gerber, J. Schefold, C. Pfortmueller   +5 more
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