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Temporal Trends in Healthcare Costs and Outcome Following ICU Admission After Traumatic Brain Injury [PDF]

, 2018
Objective: To assess temporal trends in 1-year healthcare costs and outcome of intensive care for traumatic brain injury in Finland. Design: Retrospective observational cohort study. Setting: Multicenter study including four tertiary ICUs.
Ala-Kokko, Tero, Bendel, Stepani, Higgins, Alisa, Hoppu, Sanna, Kivisaari, Riku, Koivisto, Timo, Laitio, Ruut, Luoto, Teemu, Raj, Rahul, Reinikainen, Matti, Rinne, Jaakko, Siironen, Jari, Skrifvars, Markus B., Tetri, Sami   +13 more
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Prognostic Utility of the Preoperative Cachexia Index in Patients Undergoing Emergency Laparotomy

Annals of Gastroenterological Surgery, EarlyView.
The preoperative cachexia index, incorporating muscle mass, nutritional status, and inflammation, predicts in‐hospital and one‐year mortality in patients undergoing emergency laparotomy. This simple index may aid in risk stratification and perioperative decision‐making in high‐risk surgical patients. ABSTRACT Aim Emergency laparotomy is associated with
Naoko Fukushima, Takahiro Masuda, Kazuto Tsuboi, Masami Yuda, Keita Takahashi, Fumiaki Yano, Ken Eto   +6 more
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Effectiveness of Self Instructional Module on Knowledge and Skills Regarding Use of Glasgow Coma Scale in Neurological Assessment of Patients among Nurses Working in Critical Care Units of KLE Dr. Prabhakar Kore Hospital and Medical Research Centre, Belgaum [PDF]

, 2013
Background: The brain is the central unit that controls all the functions of our body. The brain cannot function all by its self without the neurons. The proper functioning of the brain and its relationship with the world is known as consciousness.
Marian Teles, Milka Madhale, Preeti Bhupali   +2 more
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CLINICAL AND NEUROIMAGING STUDIES IN PATIENTS WITH ACUTE SPONTANEOUS INTRACEREBRAL HEMORRHAGE. [PDF]

, 2014
Objective: To define the prognostic value of clinical and neuroimaging parameters on the 30-th day mortality and clinical outcome after spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage (sICH).
Irena I. Gencheva, Margarita L. Alexandrova, Nachko I. Totsev, Plamen G. Stoev, Мaya P. Danovska   +4 more
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Detecting Awareness in the Intensive Care Unit Using Functional Near‐Infrared Spectroscopy

Annals of Neurology, EarlyView.
Objective Signs of awareness after acute severe brain injury are critical for informing goals‐of‐care decisions, ranging from the continuation of aggressive life‐sustaining therapy to comfort‐focused end‐of‐life measures. However, awareness may go undetected in some critically ill patients when assessed using bedside behavioral neurological examination.
Karnig Kazazian, Jack de Jeu, Androu Abdalmalak, Sergio L. Novi, Matthew Kolisnyk, Garima Gupta, Laura E. Gonzalez‐Lara, Teneille E. Gofton, Loretta Norton, Derek B. Debicki, Adrian M. Owen   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Assessment of Nurse's Knowledge Concerning Glasgow Coma Scale in Neuro Surgical Wards

Kufa Journal for Nursing Sciences, 2013
Objective: The study aims to assess nurse's knowledge concerning Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) and to find out the relationship between nurses' knowledge and their demographical characteristics include educational level and years of experiences ...
Widad K. Mohammed, Ali D. Abbas, Batool A. Jaddoua   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

30-Day Mortality in Acute Pulmonary Embolism: Prognostic Value of Clinical Scores and Anamnestic Features. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2016
PURPOSE:Identification of high-risk patients with pulmonary embolism is vital. The aim of the present study was to examine clinical scores, their single items, and anamnestic features in their ability to predict 30-day mortality.
Andreas Gunter Bach, Bettina-Maria Taute, Nansalmaa Baasai, Andreas Wienke, Hans Jonas Meyer, Dominik Schramm, Alexey Surov   +6 more
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Intracranial hypotension following traumatic brain injury: a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge. [PDF]

, 2017
BACKGROUND: Intracranial hypotension (IH) is a recognised cause of coma, however, the diagnosis is often challenging, especially in patients with superimposed traumatic brain injury (TBI). CASE REPORT: We report a case of a 67-year-old patient who became
Alcaide-Leon, Couch, Ferrante, Hong, Kranz, Loya, Savoiardo, Schaltenbrand, Schievink, Schievink, Shah, Smith, Thorsen, Wicklund   +13 more
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In‐hospital outcomes of lacosamide versus levetiracetam for early adjunctive treatment of status epilepticus: A Nationwide Japanese retrospective cohort study

Epilepsia Open, EarlyView.
Abstract Objective Status epilepticus (SE) is a neurological emergency requiring immediate treatment. Although intravenous lacosamide (LCM) is used for the management of epilepsy, its effectiveness in treating SE remains unclear. We aimed to compare the in‐hospital outcomes between intravenous LCM and levetiracetam (LEV) as an early adjunctive therapy ...
Yumiko Nakamura, Shotaro Aso, Hideo Yasunaga, Hiroki Matsui, Yuichiro Shirota, Masashi Hamada, Kiyohide Fushimi, Tatsushi Toda, Satoshi Kodama   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Validity of Glasgow Coma Scale - Pupil Age Charts in Predicting The Outcome for Patients with Traumatic Brain Injury

Evidence-Based Nursing Research
Context: Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) is considered a cornerstone of neurological assessment to distinguish the prognosis of traumatic brain injury patients.
Omnia M. Mohamed, Sahar Y. Mohammad, Dalia A. Ameen, Ahmed H. Abo El-Hoda   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source