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Nutritional Support in Critically Ill Patients [PDF]
, 2018 Critically ill patient is at risk of malnutrition. The aim of nutritional support is to prevent malnutrition and its complication, and also fulfill macro- and micronutrient, reduce nitrogen deficit, and improve inflammaroty response.
Selfie, S. (Selfie) +1 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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Estimated glomerular filtration rate correlates poorly with four-hour creatinine clearance in critically ill patients with acute kidney injury. [PDF]
, 2013 Introduction. RIFLE and AKIN provide a standardised classification of acute kidney injury (AKI), but their categorical rather than continuous nature restricts their use to a research tool. A more accurate real-time description of renal function in AKI is
Kirwan, CJ, Macphee, IA, Philips, BJ
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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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Prescribed hypocaloric nutrition support for critically-ill adults [PDF]
, 2018 Background There are controversies about the amount of calories and the type of nutritional support that should be given to critically‐ill people. Several authors advocate the potential benefits of hypocaloric nutrition support, but the evidence is ...
Ciapponi, Agustín +6 more
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Nonthyroidal illness in critically ill children [PDF]
Current Opinion in Endocrinology, Diabetes & Obesity, 2019 Purpose of review This review summarizes recent literature on nonthyroidal illness syndrome (NTI) and outcome of pediatric critical illness, to provide insight in pathophysiology and therapeutic implications. Recent findings NTI is typically characterized by lowered triiodothyronine
Jacobs, An +2 more
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Journal of Intensive MedicineEffective 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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An investigation into the effects of commencing haemodialysis in the critically ill [PDF]
, 2012 <b>Introduction:</b> We have aimed to describe haemodynamic changes when haemodialysis is instituted in the critically ill. 3 hypotheses are tested: 1)The initial session is associated with cardiovascular instability, 2)The initial ...
Docking, R. +4 more
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BMC Emergency MedicineBackground 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 +6 more
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Prevalence of myocarditis in critically-ill pediatric patients in Qena University Hospital
SVU - International Journal of Medical SciencesBackground: Myocarditis is a potentially life-threatening inflammatory disease affecting the myocardium. There are many different etiologies, most of which are infectious. The spectrum of presentations can range between subclinical disease and congestive
Ahmed El-Abd Ahmed +3 more
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