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Objective To describe outcomes of people admitted to hospital with coronavirus disease 2019 (covid-19) in the United States, and the clinical and laboratory characteristics associated with severity of illness. Design Prospective cohort study.
C. Petrilli +9 more
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Towards definitions of critical illness and critical care using concept analysis
Objective As ‘critical illness’ and ‘critical care’ lack consensus definitions, this study aimed to explore how the concepts’ are used, describe their defining attributes, and propose potential definitions. Design and methods We used the Walker and Avant
R. Kayambankadzanja, +7 more
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Genetic mechanisms of critical illness in COVID-19
Host-mediated lung inflammation is present1, and drives mortality2, in the critical illness caused by coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Host genetic variants associated with critical illness may identify mechanistic targets for therapeutic ...
E. Pairo-Castineira +65 more
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Many survivors of critical illness face significant physical and psychological disability following discharge from the intensive care unit (ICU). They are often malnourished, a condition associated with poor outcomes, and nutrition remains problematic ...
L. Moisey, J. Merriweather, J. Drover
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OBJECTIVE:. To conduct a systematic review to summarize cognitive instruments being used in long-term outcome studies of survivors of adult critical illness, as well as evaluate whether these measures are reported as using patient demographic norms ...
Rameela Raman, PhD +9 more
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Importance Early identification of patients with novel corona virus disease 2019 (COVID-19) who may develop critical illness is of great importance and may aid in delivering proper treatment and optimizing use of resources.
W. Liang +19 more
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Delirium in critical illness: clinical manifestations, outcomes, and management
Delirium is the most common manifestation of brain dysfunction in critically ill patients. In the intensive care unit (ICU), duration of delirium is independently predictive of excess death, length of stay, cost of care, and acquired dementia.
J. Stollings +5 more
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OBJECTIVE: Determine the characteristics of postintensive care syndrome in the cognitive, physical, and psychiatric domains in coronavirus disease 2019 ICU survivors. DESIGN: Single-center descriptive cohort study from April 21, to July 7, 2020. SETTING:
Miguel A. Martillo +8 more
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Heterogeneity in design and analysis of ICU delirium randomized trials: a systematic review
Background There is a growing number of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) evaluating interventions to prevent or treat delirium in the intensive care unit (ICU).
Elizabeth Colantuoni +8 more
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Immunomodulation in the critically ill [PDF]
Immunotherapy in the critically ill is an appealing notion because of the apparent abnormal immune and inflammatory responses seen in so many patients. The administration of a medication that could alter immune responses and decrease mortality in patients with sepsis could represent a 'magic bullet'.
Helen F. Galley, Nigel R. Webster
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