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Satisfaction with quality of ICU care for patients and families: the euroQ2 project

Critical Care, 2017
Background Families’ perspectives are of great importance in evaluating quality of care in the intensive care unit (ICU). This Danish-Dutch study tested a European adaptation of the “Family Satisfaction in the ICU” (euroFS-ICU).
Hanne Irene Jensen, Rik T. Gerritsen, Matty Koopmans, Lois Downey, Ruth A. Engelberg, J. Randall Curtis, Peter E. Spronk, Jan G. Zijlstra, Helle Ørding   +8 more
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2378 Addressing challenges from missing data in a global quality improvement study

Journal of Clinical and Translational Science, 2018
OBJECTIVES/SPECIFIC AIMS: Missing data is a common problem in research studies that may lead to inconclusive or inaccurate results. It may even lead to harm secondary to wrong research conclusions.
Amelia Barwise, Lisha Yi, Jun Guo, Ognjen Gajic, Moldovan Sabov, Yue Dong, Rahul Kashyap   +6 more
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Association between continuous hyperosmolar therapy and survival in patients with traumatic brain injury – a multicentre prospective cohort study and systematic review

Critical Care, 2017
Background Intracranial hypertension (ICH) is a major cause of death after traumatic brain injury (TBI). Continuous hyperosmolar therapy (CHT) has been proposed for the treatment of ICH, but its effectiveness is controversial.
Karim Asehnoune, Sigismond Lasocki, Philippe Seguin, Thomas Geeraerts, Pierre François Perrigault, Claire Dahyot-Fizelier, Catherine Paugam Burtz, Fabrice Cook, Dominique Demeure dit latte, Raphael Cinotti, Pierre Joachim Mahe, Camille Fortuit, Romain Pirracchio, Fanny Feuillet, Véronique Sébille, Antoine Roquilly, For the ATLANREA group, For the COBI group   +17 more
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Experience of a vascular ultrasound-guided program: from the ICU to the hospital

The Ultrasound Journal
Background The use of peripherally inserted central venous catheters (PICCs) has increased worldwide in the last decade. However, PICCs are associated to catheter-related thrombosis (CRT) and central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSIs).
Miguel Angel Oviedo-Torres, Andrés Felipe Yepes-Velasco, Jeimy Lorena Moreno-Araque, David Rene Rodríguez-Lima, Andrés Felipe Mora-Salamanca   +4 more
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Diaphragmatic Hernia-Induced Severe Acute Pancreatitis: A Rare Cause of Abdominal Pain and Distributive Shock

Journal of Investigative Medicine High Impact Case Reports
Diaphragmatic hernia (DH) is a condition characterized by the passage of abdominal content into the thorax. The acute symptoms associated with this entity are uncommon, pancreatic herniation being very rare.
Julián Orlando Casallas-Barrera MSc, Alejandro Concha-Mejía MD, Claudia Marcela Poveda-Henao MSc, Carol Aponte-Carrascal MD, Omar Julián Chavarro-Alfonso MD, Nicolás Alejandro Cuevas Jiménez RN   +5 more
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Predictive Value of Combined Serum NOX4, Gal-13, and Cyclophilin A for Prognosis in Severe Pneumonia

International Journal of General Medicine
Qindi Liu,1 Huanghuang Meng,2 Hong Sun3 1Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Ganzhou City Fifth People’s Hospital, Ganzhou, Jiangxi, 341099, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Ganzhou ...
Liu Q, Meng H, Sun H
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FGF7 mitigates airway inflammation and epithelial injury in cigarette smoke-induced COPD model

Frontiers in Immunology
BackgroundChronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a chronic inflammatory airway disease marked by persistent airway limitation. Airway epithelial injury is pivotal in the onset and progression of COPD.
Xinji Gong, Jingwen Li, Haitao Wang, Xi Luo, Xinying Hu, Jie Shen, Wenting Jia, Qiufeng Wan, Shareli Caikai, Zhijin Guo, Fang Yan, Ying Zhang, Feng Sun, Sicheng Xu   +13 more
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Comparison of the effects of different types of nasointestinal tube placement techniques for ICU patients: a Bayesian network meta-analysis

BMC Anesthesiology
Objective To systematically compare the effectiveness and safety of different nasointestinal tube (NET) placement techniques in Intensive Care Unit (ICU) patients through a Bayesian network meta-analysis (NMA).
Peiyi Li, Jia Peng, Mengyu He, Liqin Wang, Xu Lu, Xi Liu, Shuang Wu   +6 more
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Correction: How to improve the efficiency and the safety of real-time ultrasound-guided central venous catheterization in 2023: a narrative review

Annals of Intensive Care, 2023
Nicolas Boulet, Laurent Muller, Claire M. Rickard, Jean-Yves Lefrant, Claire Roger   +4 more
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POStoperative INTELLiVENT-adaptive support VEntilation in cardiac surgery patients (POSITiVE) II—study protocol of a randomized clinical trial

Trials
Background One single-center randomized clinical trial showed that INTELLiVENT-adaptive support ventilation (ASV) is superior to conventional ventilation with respect to the quality of ventilation in post-cardiac surgery patients.
Martin H. Bernardi, Dominique Bettex, Laura A. Buiteman–Kruizinga, Ashley de Bie, Matthias Hoffmann, Janine de Kleijn, Simon Corrado Serafini, Manon A. Molenaar, Frederique Paulus, Jasminka Peršec, Ary Serpa Neto, Reto Schuepbach, Paolo Severgnini, Andrej Šribar, Marcus J. Schultz, Edda Tschernko, for the POSITiVE II–investigators   +16 more
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