Role of the microbiome, probiotics, and 'dysbiosis therapy' in critical illness. [PDF]
, 2016 Purpose of reviewLoss of 'health-promoting' microbes and overgrowth of pathogenic bacteria (dysbiosis) in ICU is believed to contribute to nosocomial infections, sepsis, and organ failure (multiple organ dysfunction syndrome).
Knight, Rob +2 more
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Clinical Nutrition, 2020 Critically ill patients often acquire neuropathy and/or myopathy labeled ICU-acquired weakness. The current insights into incidence, pathophysiology, diagnostic tools, risk factors, short- and long-term consequences and management of ICU-acquired weakness are narratively reviewed.
Fengming Ni +2 more
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A Nomogram for Predicting Physical Restraint of Patients in Intensive Care Unit
Emergency Medicine International, 2023 Background. Despite its ethical implications, physical restraint (PR) is widely used in the intensive care unit (ICU) to guarantee the safety of patients.
Yun Wang +3 more
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The effect of adding comorbidities to current centers for disease control and prevention central-line–associated bloodstream infection risk-adjustment methodology [PDF]
, 2017 BACKGROUNDRisk adjustment is needed to fairly compare central-line–associated bloodstream infection (CLABSI) rates between hospitals. Until 2017, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) methodology adjusted CLABSI rates only by type of ...
Anderson, Deverick J +11 more
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Empiric Antibiotic Therapy in the Treatment of Community-acquired Pneumonia in a General Hospital in Saudi Arabia [PDF]
, 2019 Background: Guideline-based empiric antimicrobial therapy is recommended for the treatment of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP). In this study, we evaluate the pattern of empiric antibiotics of CAP patients.
Al-Tawfiq, Jaffar A. +2 more
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Annals of Intensive Care, 2017 Background Left ventricular diastolic dysfunction is suggested to be associated with higher mortality in severe sepsis and septic shock, yet the methods of diagnosis described in the literature are often inconsistent. The recently published 2016 American
David J. Clancy +5 more
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Epidemiology of intensive care unit-acquired sepsis in Italy: results of the SPIN-UTI network [PDF]
, 2018 BACKGROUND: Sepsis is the major cause of mortality from any infectious disease worldwide. Sepsis may be the result of a healthcare associated infection (HAI): the most frequent adverse events during care delivery especially in Intensive Care Units ...
Agodi A +15 more
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Classification of pain and its treatment at an intensive care rehabilitation clinic [PDF]
, 2016 Introduction Treatment in an Intensive Care Unit (ICU) often necessitates uncomfortable and painful procedures for patients throughout their admission.
Daniel, M. +5 more
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Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine, 2023 Background Accidental hypothermia designates an unintentional drop in body temperature below 35 °C. There is a major risk of ventricular fibrillation below 28 °C and cardiac arrest is almost inevitable below 24 °C.
Tal Soumagnac +11 more
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Exploration of the Association Between Professional Interactions and Emotional Distress of Intensive Care Unit Nursing Personnel [PDF]
, 2012 Several studies provide evidence for the association between the quality of collaboration among intensive care unit (ICU) professionals and patients' outcomes, as well as nurses' moral distress and professional satisfaction.
Kalafati, Maria +2 more
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