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Mortality in intensive care: The impact of bacteremia and the utility of systemic inflammatory response syndrome [PDF]
Background: The purpose of this study was to determine the impact of bacteremia on intensive care unit (ICU) mortality and to develop a bacteremia prediction tool using systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS) criteria. Methods: Patients
Booth, Malcolm G. +4 more
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Abstract Implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs) reliably prevent death due to life‐threatening arrhythmias; this may become less relevant in people with more severe heart failure who are reaching the end of life (EOL). This review aimed to explore the ICD deactivation process and identify ethical issues, especially around the initiation of ...
Siobhan C. Murray +2 more
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A nurse manager, preceptor, and novice explore what it takes to cut it in critical care.
Patricia, Graham +2 more
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Frontiers in EEG as a tool for the management of pediatric epilepsy: Past, present, and future
Abstract Electroencephalography (EEG) has evolved into an indispensable tool in pediatric epilepsy, fundamentally transforming the diagnosis, classification, and management of this condition. This review chronicles the historical journey of EEG from its groundbreaking inception to its current pivotal role in delineating distinct pediatric epilepsy ...
Hiroki Nariai
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Clinical characteristics and risk factors for death in patients with stress cardiomyopathy in the ICU [PDF]
Tiezhu Yao +3 more
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Using Shock Index as a Predictor of ICU Readmission: A Quality Iimprovement Project [PDF]
Background: Adverse events will occur in one-third of patients discharged from the intensivecare unit (ICU) and evidence shows that ICU readmissions increase a patient’s length of stay,mortality, hospital costs, and nosocomial infections, as well as ...
Sykes, Melissa
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Intensive care unit-related fluconazole use in Spain and Germany: patient characteristics and outcomes of a prospective multicenter longitudinal observational study [PDF]
Background: Candida spp. are a frequent cause of nosocomial bloodstream infections worldwide. Objective: To evaluate the use patterns and outcomes associated with intravenous (IV) fluconazole therapy in intensive care units in Spain and Germany ...
Ballus, Jose +7 more
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A multi‐feature method for real‐time seizure detection in pediatric intensive care unit
Abstract Purpose Continuous electroencephalogram (cEEG) monitoring is an important technique used in detecting electroclinical seizures in the pediatric intensive care unit (PICU). This study developed an artificial intelligence method for the real‐time automatic detection of seizures in the PICU.
Tian Sang +10 more
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Abstract The principle “time is brain” applies to epileptic seizures as well as stroke. Despite existing guidelines, delays in treatment initiation remain common. In 2020, we developed a consensus statement aiming to improve the acute management of emergency seizures and implement a “Seizure Code” (SC) in Madrid, Spain. A multidisciplinary group of 105
Irene García Morales +7 more
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ABSTRACT Acute kidney injury (AKI) has emerged as a significant global public health concern due to its high morbidity and mortality rates. Cisplatin, a highly effective and widely used chemotherapeutic agent, is often limited in clinical application by its nephrotoxicity, particularly AKI.
Mingkang Zhang +5 more
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