Mortality of Patients with Hematological Malignancy after Admission to the Intensive Care Unit [PDF]
, 2012 Background: The admission of patients with malignancies to an intensive care unit (ICU) still remains a matter of substantial controversy. The identification of factors that potentially influence the patient outcome can help ICU professionals make ...
Alexander Mück +21 more
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Renal Doppler Ultrasound in the Evaluation of Renal Function in Patients with Sepsis
Applied Bionics and Biomechanics, 2022 This study was aimed to explore the renal Doppler ultrasound in the evaluation of renal function in patients with sepsis. Fifty patients with sepsis or septic shock were classified into the acute kidney injury (AKI) group (n =25) and the non-AKI group (n
Aili Yu +3 more
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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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A novel computerized test for detecting and monitoring visual attentional deficits and delirium in the ICU [PDF]
, 2017 Objectives: Delirium in the ICU is associated with poor outcomes but is under-detected. Here we evaluated performance of a novel, graded test for objectively detecting inattention in delirium, implemented on a custom-built computerized device ...
Allerhand, Mike +6 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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Mortality in intensive care: The impact of bacteremia and the utility of systemic inflammatory response syndrome [PDF]
, 2016 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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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
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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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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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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.
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