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Redefining critical illness

open access: yesNature Medicine, 2022
Research and practice in critical care medicine have long been defined by syndromes, which, despite being clinically recognizable entities, are, in fact, loose amalgams of heterogeneous states that may respond differently to therapy. Mounting translational evidence-supported by research on respiratory failure due to severe acute respiratory syndrome ...
Maslove, David M   +38 more
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Chrononutrition in Critical Illness [PDF]

open access: yesNutrition Reviews
Abstract Circadian rhythms in humans are biological rhythms that regulate various physiological processes within a 24-hour time frame. Critical illness can disrupt the circadian rhythm, as can environmental and clinical factors, including altered light exposure, organ replacement therapies, disrupted sleep–wake cycles, noise, continuous ...
Eylul Sagun, Asli Akyol, Cetin Kaymak
openaire   +3 more sources

Antioxidants in Critical Illness [PDF]

open access: bronzeArchives of Surgery, 2001
Oxidative stress has been implicated in the manifestations of critical illnesses, including ischemia and reperfusion injury and systemic inflammatory states. This review describes the evidence for increased oxidative stress in critically ill patients and explores the data regarding antioxidant therapy for these conditions.
Eileen M. Bulger, Ronald V. Maier
openalex   +3 more sources

Transformations of self: a phenomenological investigation into the lived experience of survivors of critical illness [PDF]

open access: green, 2003
Based on the hermeneutical, phenomenological perspective, this study explored the lived experience of individuals with a past hospitalization in an intensive care unit, with focus on their dreams.
Elizabeth Papathanassoglou   +1 more
openalex   +5 more sources

Procalcitonin in Critical Illness

open access: hybridCritical Care and Resuscitation, 2001
To detail the biology and diagnostic usefulness of serum procalcitonin in critical illness.A review of articles published in peer reviewed journals from 1990 to 2001 and identified through a MEDLINE search on procalcitonin.Procalcitonin (PCT) is a prohormone of calcitonin.
Enda O’Connor   +4 more
openalex   +3 more sources

The rate and assessment of muscle wasting during critical illness: a systematic review and meta-analysis

open access: yesCritical Care, 2023
Background Patients with critical illness can lose more than 15% of muscle mass in one week, and this can have long-term detrimental effects. However, there is currently no synthesis of the data of intensive care unit (ICU) muscle wasting studies, so the
Brigitta Fazzini   +7 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Pharmacokinetic Alterations Associated with Critical Illness

open access: yesClinical Pharmacokinetics, 2023
Haemodynamic, metabolic, and biochemical derangements in critically ill patients affect drug pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics making dose optimisation particularly challenging.
D. Morales Castro   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Statins in the critically ill [PDF]

open access: yesAnnals of Intensive Care, 2012
The use or misuse of statins in critically ill patients recently attracted the attention of intensive care clinicians. Indeed, statins are probably the most common chronic treatment before critical illness and some recent experimental and clinical data demonstrated their beneficial effects during sepsis, acute lung injury (ALI)/acute respiratory ...
De Loecker, Isabelle   +1 more
openaire   +4 more sources

A neutrophil activation signature predicts critical illness and mortality in COVID-19

open access: yesBlood Advances, 2021
Pathologic immune hyperactivation is emerging as a key feature of critical illness in COVID-19, but the mechanisms involved remain poorly understood.
Matthew L. Meizlish   +29 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Effect of propranolol and clonidine after severe traumatic brain injury: a pilot randomized clinical trial

open access: yesCritical Care, 2023
Objective To evaluate the safety, feasibility, and efficacy of combined adrenergic blockade with propranolol and clonidine in patients with severe traumatic brain injury (TBI).
Mina F. Nordness   +16 more
doaj   +1 more source

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