Terminal heart failure care for women: better or more of the same?
Abstract Background Women with chronic heart failure (CHF) experience an increased symptom burden, activity impairment and frailty. Although receiving palliative care services has been shown to improve the quality of life of people with CHF, few patients access this in a timely manner.
Vithoosharan Sivanathan+2 more
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The frequency of sepsis‐associated delirium in intensive care unit and its effect on nurse workload
Abstract Aim To determine the frequency of sepsis‐associated delirium (SAD) in the intensive care unit and its effect on nurse workload. Design A cross‐sectional and correlational design was used. Methods The study was conducted with 158 patients in the adult intensive care unit of a hospital between October 28 and July 28, 2022. Data analysis included
Şerife Alıcı+1 more
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Inotropes do not increase mortality in advanced heart failure
Maya Guglin, Marc KaufmanUniversity of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USAAbstract: Inotrope use is one of the most controversial topics in the management of heart failure.
Guglin M, Kaufman M
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Midline Head Position for Preterm Infants in the First 72 h: A Pilot Randomised Control Trial
ABSTRACT Aim Midline head positioning for preterm infants in the first 72 h of life may prevent intraventricular haemorrhage (IVH). The feasibility of conducting a RCT was explored, namely (1) acceptability of the recruitment and consenting process, (2) practicality of recruitment within 4 h after birth, (3) protocol compliance, and (4) staff ...
Traci‐Anne Goyen+9 more
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Geographic variation in the use of continuous outpatient inotrope infusion therapy and beta blockers
Background: Continuous outpatient inotrope infusion therapy (COIIT) can be used as palliative or interim treatment in patients with advanced heart failure (AHF). Despite widespread use, there is a relative lack of data informing best practices.
Luanda Grazette+8 more
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Pharmacokinetics of Carnosine, a Novel Oral Inotrope, in a Phase I Trial in Healthy Volunteers [PDF]
Michael H. Wall+4 more
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ميزان نياز به اينوتروپ در بيماران دريافت کننده پيوند عروق کرونر با دو روش بيهوشی متفاوت [PDF]
ويژگی فارماکوکی نتيکی منحصر به فرد داروی پروپوفول که باعث بيداری سريع از بيهوشی میگردد، باعث شد که اين دارو جای خود را در اعمال جراحی عروق کرونر قلب باز کند.
شهبازی, شهربانو+1 more
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The heart, a secondary organ in the control of blood circulation
Abstract Circulation of the blood is a fundamental physiological function traditionally ascribed to the pressure‐generating function of the heart. However, over the past century the ‘cardiocentric’ view has been challenged by August Krogh, Ernst Starling, Arthur Guyton and others, based on haemodynamic data obtained from isolated heart preparations and
Branko Furst, José González‐Alonso
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Early volume expansion versus inotrope for prevention of morbidity and mortality in very preterm infants [PDF]
David A Osborn, Nicholas Evans
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Abstract Background Sepsis is a leading cause of mortality worldwide, characterized by a dysregulated host response to infection. Despite the development of multiple clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) to standardize sepsis management, substantial variability exists in methodological quality and key clinical recommendations.
Marwa Amer+22 more
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