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Patients with COVID-19 in 19 ICUs in Wuhan, China: a cross-sectional study

Critical Care, 2020
Background A COVID-19 outbreak started in Wuhan, China, last December and now has become a global pandemic. The clinical information in caring of critically ill patients with COVID-19 needs to be shared timely, especially under the situations that there ...
Yuan Yu, Dan Xu, Shouzhi Fu, Jun Zhang, Xiaobo Yang, Liang Xu, Jiqian Xu, Yongran Wu, Chaolin Huang, Yaqi Ouyang, Luyu Yang, Minghao Fang, Hongwen Xiao, Jing Ma, Wei Zhu, Song Hu, Quan Hu, Daoyin Ding, Ming Hu, Guochao Zhu, Weijiang Xu, Jun Guo, Jinglong Xu, Haitao Yuan, Bin Zhang, Zhui Yu, Dechang Chen, Shiying Yuan, You Shang   +28 more
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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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NUTRIC-S proposal: Using SAPS 3 for mortality prediction in nutritional risk ICU patients

Clinical Nutrition Experimental, 2020
Summary: Objectives: The Nutrition Risk in the Critically Ill score (NUTRIC) identify patients who will benefit the most from optimal nutrition therapy and it is composed by the variables age, number of comorbidities, days from hospital to Intensive ...
Diogo Oliveira Toledo, João Manoel Silva Junior, Jerusa Márcia Toloi, Thaisa de Assis, Luciana Martins Serra, Paula Glaucieli do Carmo, Flavia Julie do Amaral Pfeilsticker, Dyaiane Marques dos Santos, Branca Jardini de Freitas, Amanda M.R. de Oliveira, Daren K. Heyland   +10 more
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Physiotherapy in critically ill patients

Revista Portuguesa de Pneumologia, 2011
Prolonged stay in Intensive Care Unit (ICU) can cause muscle weakness, physical deconditioning, recurrent symptoms, mood alterations and poor quality of life. Physiotherapy is probably the only treatment likely to increase in the short- and long-term care of the patients admitted to these units.
N. Ambrosino, N. Janah, G. Vagheggini
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Does a history of sickle cell disease affect the prescription of morphine? An international, randomised study based on clinical vignettes conducted among emergency physicians

BMJ Open
Objectives To assess whether emergency physicians prescribe morphine differently for patients with or without sickle cell disease (SCD). Given the difficulty of comparing strictly homogeneous patients in real clinical settings, we used a standardised ...
Francois-Xavier Ageron, Florence Dupriez, Gregory Yates, Fabien Coisy, Xavier Bobbia, Alexandre Simon, Céline Occelli, Lorie N’Diaye, Anne-Laure Feral-Pierssens   +8 more
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Effect of Implementing Delirium Prevention Bundle on Clinical Outcomes of Critically Ill Patients [PDF]

Alexandria Scientific Nursing Journal
Background: Although delirium during critical illness is a common health problem with a high prevalence rate in mechanically ventilated patients, it is always under-recognized and undertreated by critical care nurses. Studies have proven that delirium is
Ahmed Abdelmawla Bazina, Nadia Mohamed Ahmed, Suad Abdelmotilib Elsaman, Haitham Tammam   +3 more
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Toll-like receptors (TLR) 2, 3, and 4 gene polymorphisms in critically ill patients [PDF]

Archives of Biological Sciences, 2015
Considering that TLR2, TLR3 and TLR4 play very important roles in inflammatory processes, the question arises whether the presence of polymorphisms in these genes is associated with susceptibility to sepsis.
Elkilany Atia, Željić Katarina, Surbatović Maja, Đorđević Dragan, Magić Zvonko, Božić Biljana   +5 more
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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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Liberation from Mechanical Ventilation in Critically Ill Patients: Korean Society of Critical Care Medicine Clinical Practice Guidelines [PDF]

Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
Background Successful liberation from mechanical ventilation is one of the most crucial processes in critical care, because it is the first step through which a respiratory failure patient begins to transition out of the intensive care unit, and return ...
Tae Sun Ha, Dong Kyu Oh, Hak-Jae Lee, Youjin Chang, In Seok Jeong, Yun Su Sim, Suk-Kyung Hong, Sunghoon Park, Gee Young Suh, So Young Park   +9 more
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Nurses' Performance Regarding Infusion Pumps' Medication Administration among Critically Ill Patients [PDF]

Egyptian Journal of Health Care, 2019
Background: An infusion pump is a medical device that delivers fluids, such as nutrients and medications, into a patient’s body in controlled amounts.
Yosreah M. Mohamed, Mahasen I. Abdel-sattar, Shaymaa S. El-sayed   +2 more
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