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Redefining critical illness. [PDF]
Nature 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.
Maslove, David M +38 more
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Transformations of self: a phenomenological investigation into the lived experience of survivors of critical illness [PDF]
, 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
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Antioxidants in Critical Illness [PDF]
Archives 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
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Procalcitonin in Critical Illness
Critical 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
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Statins in the critically ill [PDF]
Annals 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
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Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics, Volume 23, Issue 12, December 2022., 2022 Abstract Positron emission tomography with x‐ray computed tomography (PET/CT) is increasingly being utilized for radiation treatment planning (RTP). Accurate delivery of RT therefore depends on quality PET/CT data. This study covers quality control (QC) procedures required for PET/CT for diagnostic imaging and incremental QC required for RTP.
Ran Klein +7 more
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Critical 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
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Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics, Volume 23, Issue 12, December 2022., 2022 Abstract Purpose Treatment planning for head‐and‐neck (H&N) cancer, in particular oropharynx, nasopharynx, and paranasal sinus cases, at our center requires noncoplanar proton beams due to the complexity of the anatomy and target location. Targeting accuracy for all beams is carefully evaluated by using image guidance before delivering proton beam ...
Nrusingh C. Biswal +5 more
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Critical Care Explorations, 2022 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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Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics, Volume 23, Issue 12, December 2022., 2022 Abstract The present study was conducted as part of a comprehensive work to establish National Diagnostic Reference Levels (NDRLs) in Sri Lanka for the first time. DRLs can be used as an effective optimization tool for identifying unusually high or low patient doses during X‐ray examinations.
Sachith Welarathna +3 more
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