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Feeding the critically ill patient

British Journal of Nursing, 1992
Evidence for the active role of the gut in multiple organ failure has turned attention away from total parenteral nutrition back to enteral nutrition as the optimal nutritional support in the critically ill. With proper feeding protocols it is possible to feed enterally the most critically ill patients.
S, Raper, N, Maynard
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Lung Ultrasound for Critically Ill Patients

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, 2019
&NA; Point‐of‐care ultrasound is increasingly used at the bedside to integrate the clinical assessment of the critically ill; in particular, lung ultrasound has greatly developed in the last decade.
F. Mojoli, B. Bouhemad, S. Mongodi, D. Lichtenstein   +3 more
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Psychoneuroimmunology in Critically Ill Patients

AACN Clinical Issues: Advanced Practice in Acute and Critical Care, 2003
Psychoneuroimmunology is the study of the interactions among behavior, neural, and endocrine functions and the immune system. The purpose of this review is to briefly summarize the evidence concerning interactions among behavior, the neuroendocrine system, and the immune system, and to show how this evidence relates to critical care patients.
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Feeding the Critically Ill Patient

Critical Care Medicine, 2014
Critically ill patients are usually unable to maintain adequate volitional intake to meet their metabolic demands. As such, provision of nutrition is part of the medical care of these patients. This review provides detail and interpretation of current data on specialized nutrition therapy in critically ill patients, with focus on recently published ...
Stephen A, McClave, Robert G, Martindale, Todd W, Rice, Daren K, Heyland   +3 more
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Monitoring the Critically Ill Patient

Veterinary Clinics of North America: Small Animal Practice, 1989
Monitoring is the key to a successful critical care endeavor. It is the only way in which we know if we did a good thing and if we did enough of it (or too much). Oftentimes, the decision to treat or not to treat is made difficult by the paucity of information available. The secret is to make an intuitive decision and then monitor the patient to see if
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Sedation in Critically Ill Patients

Critical Care Clinics, 2015
Sedation in the intensive care unit (ICU) is a topic that has been frequently researched, and debate still exists as to what are the best sedative agents for critically ill patients. There is increasing interest in sleep and circadian rhythm disturbances in the ICU and how they may impact on outcomes.
Mark, Oldham, Margaret A, Pisani
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Probiotics in Critically Ill Patients

Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology, 2008
Severe sepsis with associated multisystem organ dysfunction is a leading cause of death in patients hospitalized in intensive care units. The gastrointestinal system plays a key role in the pathogenesis of multisystem organ dysfunction owing to a breakdown of intestinal barrier function and increased translocation of bacteria and bacterial components ...
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Sedation in critically ill patients

Nursing Standard, 1989
Propofol is a satisfactory agent for sedation in critically ill patients, according to researchers.
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Stroke in critically ill patients.

Minerva anestesiologica, 2009
Advances in critical care medicine have led to improved survival rates among patients admitted to the Intensive Care unit (ICU), but complications experienced during admittance in an ICU may influence long-term outcome and the neurocognitive state of these patients.
Pilato F., Profice P., Dileone M., Ranieri F., Capone F., Minicuci G., Tagliente D., Florio L., Di Iorio R., Plantone D., Tonali P. A., Di Lazzaro V.   +11 more
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The Critically Ill Obstetric Patient

Journal of PeriAnesthesia Nursing, 2005
T P IN A PACU THAT normally does not recover obstetric patients, receiving a phone call from the delivery room brings concern to the nurses. A pregnant patient undergoes physiological changes in virtually every organ system, and the care of a perinatal patient demands specialized training to meet the requirements of mother and baby.
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