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Obstetric patients admitted to the intensive care unit of Dr George Mukhari Academic Hospital, Ga-Rankuwa, South Africa

Southern African Journal of Critical Care, 2017
Background. Pregnancy is a natural physiological process that normally ends uneventfully. However, there are instances where admission to an intensive care (ICU) is required. Objectives.
M Motiang
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Focused liquid ultrasonography in dropsy protocol for quantitative assessment of subcutaneous edema

Critical Care, 2023
Background Although subcutaneous edema is a common symptom of critically ill patients, it is still underreported due to the lack of a systematic method for evaluating it.
Weiqing Zhang, Yanting Gu, Yujin Zhao, Jun Lian, Qian Zeng, Xiaoting Wang, Jun Wu, Qiuying Gu, Chinese Critical Care Ultrasound Study Group (CCUSG)   +8 more
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Fluid overload: clinical outcomes in pediatric intensive care unit

Jornal de Pediatria, 2023
Objective: The aim of this study was to analyze the effects of fluid overload related to mechanical ventilation, renal replacement therapy, and evolution to discharge or death in critically ill children.
Romina Aparecida dos Santos Gomes, Lorena Ferreira Azevedo, Bruna Pessanha Cerqueira Simões, Letícia Silva Detomi, Karla Emília de Sá Rodrigues, Adriana Teixeira Rodrigues, Maria do Carmo Barros de Melo, Jaisson Gustavo da Fonseca   +7 more
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Utility of fiberoptic bronchoscopy in the critical care unit: how far-reaching are the complications and outcomes?

Egyptian Journal of Chest Disease and Tuberculosis, 2020
Background Fiberoptic bronchoscopy (FOB) is standard as a pre-eminent technique for diagnostic, palliative, and curative purposes in variable pulmonary insults.
Amr Darwish, Rana El-Helbawy, Ahmed El-Esdoudy, Marwa D Khedr   +3 more
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Impact of Acute Kidney Injury on Critically Ill Children and Neonates

Frontiers in Pediatrics, 2021
Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a clinical syndrome that manifests as an abrupt impairment of kidney function. AKI is common in critically ill pediatric patients admitted to the pediatric intensive care units. AKI is a deleterious complication in critically
Bassil Leghrouz, Ahmad Kaddourah, Ahmad Kaddourah   +2 more
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Evaluation Of The Relationship Between Transcutaneous Carbondioxide Monitorization And End-tidal Carbondioxide And Partial Carbondioxide Monitorization

The Journal of Pediatric Academy, 2021
To evaluate the correlation of transcutaneous CO2(TcCO2) monitoring with PaCO₂ and ETCO2in mechanically ventilated patients in peditaric intensive care units. Single-center, prospective, observational cohort study. We enrolled 60 patients between the age
Serkan Özsoylu, Başak Nur Akyıldız, Adem Dursun, Ali Baykan   +3 more
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Bradycardia resulting in cardiac arrest in a critically ill patient receiving dexmedetomidine

Trauma Case Reports, 2021
Dexmedetomidine is an alpha-2 agonist sedative and analgesic used in anesthesia practice, and it has become more prevalent in the critically ill patients requiring short-term mechanical ventilation.
Anoosh Bahraini, Oyshik Banerjee, Jin Ra
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Understanding antimicrobial pharmacokinetics in critically ill patients to optimize antimicrobial therapy: A narrative review

Journal of Intensive Medicine
Effective treatment of sepsis not only demands prompt administration of appropriate antimicrobials but also requires precise dosing to enhance the likelihood of patient survival.
Claire Roger
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Intensivist coverage and critically ill COVID-19 patient outcomes: a population-based cohort study

Journal of Intensive Care, 2023
Background Trained intensivist staffing improves survival outcomes in critically ill patients at intensive care units. However, the impact on outcomes of critically ill patients with coronavirus disease 2019 has not yet been evaluated.
Tak Kyu Oh, Saeyeon Kim, In-Ae Song
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Exploration of patient blood management metrics for emergency departments: a 4-year retrospective monocenter study

BMC Emergency Medicine
Background Red blood cell (RBC) transfusions are essential in emergency departments (ED), but their practices lack standardization, often leading to inefficiencies and risks. Patient blood management is poorly developed in ED, particularly because of the
Fabien Coisy, Florian Ajavon, Alberto Di Castri, Mélodie Lagarrigue, Céline Occelli, Xavier Bobbia, Romain Genre Grandpierre   +6 more
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