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Heat and moisture exchangers (HMEs) and heated humidifiers (HHs) in adult critically ill patients: a systematic review, meta-analysis and meta-regression of randomized controlled trials [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
The aims of this systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials are to evaluate the effects of active heated humidifiers (HHs) and moisture exchangers (HMEs) in preventing artificial airway occlusion and pneumonia, and on mortality ...
A Boyer   +89 more
core   +3 more sources

Revisiting Mission‐Oriented Cancer Research to tackle the increasing burden of cancer in Europe–a policy perspective

open access: yesMolecular Oncology, EarlyView.
Translational cancer research and its implementation through competitively selected Comprehensive Cancer Centers across Europe should be the primary policy focus for addressing the increasing cancer burden in Europe and counteract the present main strategy to convert cancer to a chronic disease.
Manuel Heitor   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Comparison of Serum Vitamin D Status in Critically ill and Non-critically ill Children and its Relationship with Illness Severity and Clinical Outcomes: A Case–Control Study

open access: yesInternational Journal of Medicine and Health Development
Background: The role of vitamin D in immune function is well-established in adults, but remains unclear in children. Objectives: We aimed to determine the prevalence of vitamin D deficiency in critically ill versus non-critically ill children and the ...
Eziamaka J. Enemuo   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

CAN MORTALITY OR ICU DISCHARGE IN CRITICALLY ILL PATIENTS BE PREDICTED BY FUNCTIONAL MOBILITY? A CROSS-SECTIONAL ANALYSIS OF CLINICAL AND VENTILATORY PARAMETERS

open access: yesBrazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
Introduction: A patient’s status of remaining in the ICU, being discharged, or dying can be influenced by various clinical and functional factors. The role of functional mobility and infectious complications such as ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP ...
Heloiza dos Santos Almeida Vieceli   +12 more
doaj   +1 more source

Early Sedation with Dexmedetomidine in Critically Ill Patients.

open access: yesNew England Journal of Medicine, 2019
BACKGROUND Dexmedetomidine produces sedation while maintaining a degree of arousability and may reduce the duration of mechanical ventilation and delirium among patients in the intensive care unit (ICU).
Y. Shehabi   +13 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Using a Sociotechnical Model to Understand Challenges with Sepsis Recognition among Critically Ill Infants [PDF]

open access: diamond, 2022
Dean Karavite   +5 more
openalex   +1 more source

Metastasis on pause: How dormant tumor cells stay hidden within the tumor microenvironment and evade immune surveillance

open access: yesMolecular Oncology, EarlyView.
Dormant cancer cells can hide in distant organs for years, evading treatment and the immune system. This review highlights how signals from the surrounding tissue and immune environment keep these cells inactive or trigger their reawakening. Understanding these mechanisms may help develop therapies to eliminate or control dormant cells and prevent ...
Kanishka Tiwary   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Prioritising the care of critically ill children: a pilot study using SCREEN reduces clinic waiting times [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Objective In low-resource settings, childhood mortality secondary to delays in triage and treatment remains high. This paper seeks to evaluate the impact of the novel Sick Children Require Emergency Evaluation Now (SCREEN) tool on the waiting times of ...
Dalwai, M   +6 more
core   +1 more source

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