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Best practices for iatrogenic anaemia prevention in the intensive care unit: Blood‐sparing techniques

Nursing in Critical Care, Volume 30, Issue 1, Page 47-52, January 2025.
Abstract Anaemia is a common issue in patients who are admitted to intensive care units and worsens their condition throughout the stay due to the extraction of blood for diagnostic purposes. It is also well‐known that an important amount of the carbon dioxide produced by health services is likely attributable to blood donation, testing and manufacture,
Marta Raurell‐Torredà, Rafael‐Jesús Fernández‐Castillo, María‐Esther Rodríguez‐Delgado, Susana Arias‐Rivera, Luis Basco‐Prado   +4 more
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Potenciales evocados visuales en cuidados intensivos

Revista Repertorio de Medicina y Cirugía, 2002
El objeto de este trabajo es comprobar si los potenciales evocados visuales en los pacientes hospitalizados en la unidad de cuidados intensivos (UCI) y bajo sedación varían en sus parámetros de amplitud y latencia, según se realicen con los ojos abiertos o cerrados. Se realizaron ocho potenciales evocados visuales en pacientes hospitalizados en la UCI,
Raúl Corredor, Clara López de Mez, Ángela Gómez, Jesús H. Rodríguez   +3 more
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Plasma transfusion in the intensive care unit

Transfusion, Volume 65, Issue 1, Page 73-87, January 2025.
Abstract Background Current guidelines discourage prophylactic plasma use in non‐bleeding patients. This study assesses global plasma transfusion practices in the intensive care unit (ICU) and their alignment with current guidelines. Study Design and Methods This was a sub‐study of an international, prospective, observational cohort.
Maite M. T. van Haeren, Senta Jorinde Raasveld, Sanne de Bruin, Merijn C. Reuland, Claudia van den Oord, Jimmy Schenk, Cécile Aubron, Jan Bakker, Maurizio Cecconi, Aarne Feldheiser, Harm‐Jan de Grooth, Jens Meier, Thomas W. L. Scheeren, Zoe McQuilten, Andrew Flint, Tarikul Hamid, Michaël Piagnerelli, Tina Tomić Mahečić, Jan Benes, Lene Russell, Hernan Aguirre‐Bermeo, Konstantina Triantafyllopoulou, Vasiliki Chantziara, Mohan Gurjar, Sheila Nainan Myatra, Vincenzo Pota, Muhammed Elhadi, Ryszard Gawda, Mafalda Mourisco, Marcus Lance, Vojislava Neskovic, Matej Podbregar, Juan V. Llau, Manual Quintana‐Diaz, Maria Cronhjort, Carmen A. Pfortmueller, Nihan Yapici, Nathan D. Nielsen, Akshay Shah, Alexander P. J. Vlaar, Marcella C. A. Müller, the InPUT Study Group, Maite MT van Haeren, Senta Jorinde Raasveld, Sanne de Bruin, Merijn C Reuland, Claudia van den Oord, Jimmy Schenk, Cécile Aubron, Jan Bakker, Maurizio Cecconi, Aarne Feldheiser, Harm‐Jan de Grooth, Jens Meier, Thomas W.L. Scheeren, Zoe McQuilten, Andrew Flint, Tarikul Hamid, Michaël Piagnerelli, Tina Tomić Mahečić, Jan Benes, Lene Russell, Hernan Aguirre‐Bermeo, Konstantina Triantafyllopoulou, Vasiliki Chantziara, Mohan Gurjar, Sheila Nainan Myatra, Vincenzo Pota, Muhammed Elhadi, Ryszard Gawda, Mafalda Mourisco, Marcus Lance, Vojislava Neskovic, Matej Podbregar, Juan V Llau, Manual Quintana‐Diaz, Maria Cronhjort, Carmen A. Pfortmueller, Nihan Yapici, Nathan D. Nielsen, Akshay Shah, Alexander P.J. Vlaar, Marcella C.A. Müller   +82 more
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Eustachian Valve Endocarditis: Echocardiographic Diagnosis in a Critical Care Patient

Case Reports in Critical Care, 2018
Eustachian valve endocarditis is rare. A literature review revealed that only 29 cases have been reported and, among them, there is only one mention of an intensive care unit (ICU) admission. We present an 82-year-old man without previous medical records
Mariana Alves, Rita Faria, António Messias, Carlos Meneses-Oliveira   +3 more
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Actitudes de las enfermeras frente a la muerte de los pacientes en una unidad de cuidados intensivos

Revista Ciencias de la Salud, 2019
Introducción: en las unidades de cuidado intensivo (UCI) es frecuente el contacto con la muerte a la que se expone el profesional de enfermería. Este tema ha sido poco estudiado en nuestro país.
Diana Isabel Cáceres Rivera, Luisa Yaneth Cristancho Zambrano, L. Romero   +2 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Severe Dengue With Hyperinflammatory State and Associated Acute Pancreatitis

Case Reports in Infectious Diseases, Volume 2025, Issue 1, 2025.
The increase in the incidence of dengue cases in the region has led to the identification of multiple complications associated with the disease. The present study presents the case of an adolescent girl with severe dengue in a hyperinflammatory state, who presented mild acute pancreatitis. This complication, although infrequent, can be harmful.
Susan Alessandra Rodriguez Gonzalez, Linda Banegas, Edwin Mauricio Cantillano Quintero, Jesús Domínguez-Rojas, Dawei Cui   +4 more
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The checklists: A help or a hassle?

Anales de Pediatría (English Edition), 2020
Patient safety has become a central component of quality of care. One of the best known and most widely used security tools in all work settings is the checklists.The checklist is a tool that helps to not forget any step during the performance of a ...
Andrés Concha-Torre, Yolanda Díaz Alonso, Sara Álvarez Blanco, Ana Vivanco Allende, Juan Mayordomo-Colunga, Bárbara Fernández Barrio   +5 more
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Sociedade Portuguesa de Cuidados Intensivos guidelines for stress ulcer prophylaxis in the intensive care unit

Revista Brasileira de Terapia Intensiva, 2019
Critically ill patients are at risk of developing stress ulcers in the upper digestive tract. Agents that suppress gastric acid are commonly prescribed to reduce the incidence of clinically important stress ulcer-related gastrointestinal bleeding ...
João João Mendes, Mario Jorge Sobreira da Silva, Luís Silva Miguel, M. A. Gonçalves, Maria João Oliveira, C. Oliveira, João Gouveia   +6 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Exploring critical factors in referral systems at different health‐care levels

World Medical &Health Policy, Volume 16, Issue 4, Page 729-744, December 2024.
Abstract Background A consistent referral system and patient patronage are the primary connections between the three tiers in the healthcare delivery system. Patients were scheduled to visit primary care clinics for the first time. Subsequently, patients are moved to more distinguished healthcare facilities to receive additional care.
Farrukh Jamal, Abdullah Ali H. Ahmadini, Muhammad M. Hassan, Waqas Sami, Muhammad Ameeq, Areeba Naeem   +5 more
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Assessment of quadriceps muscle mass by ultrasound in the postoperative period of cardiac surgery

The Ultrasound Journal
Background Patients undergoing cardiac surgery are exposed to many factors that activate catabolic and inflammatory pathways, which affect skeletal muscle and are, therefore, related to unfavorable hospital outcomes.
Nestor David Caicedo Buitrago, Diana Trejos Gallego, Maria Cristina Florián Pérez, Carlos Andrés Quintero Cardona, Cristian Chaparro Botero   +4 more
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