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Predictors of mortality in COVID-19 patients at Kinshasa Medical Center and a survival analysis: a retrospective cohort study

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2021
Background Despite it being a global pandemic, there is little research examining the clinical features of severe COVID-19 in sub-Saharan Africa. This study aims to identify predictors of mortality in COVID-19 patients at Kinshasa Medical Center (KMC ...
Yannick Nlandu, Danny Mafuta, Junior Sakaji, Melinda Brecknell, Yannick Engole, Jessy Abatha, Jean-Robert Nkumu, Aliocha Nkodila, Marie-France Mboliassa, Olivier Tuyinama, Dauphin Bena, Yves Mboloko, Patrick Kobo, Patrick Boloko, Joseph Tshangu, Philippe Azika, Jean-Pierre Kanku, Pally Mafuta, Magloire Atantama, Jean-Michel Mavungu, Rosita Kitenge, Asma Sehli, Karel Van Eckout, Cathy Mukuku, Léo Bergeret, David Benchetritt, Golan Kalifa, Ahmed Rodolphe, Justine Bukabau   +28 more
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Does interprofessionality work in Swiss ICUs and should it be encouraged?

Swiss Medical Weekly, 2017
A charter for the collaboration of healthcare specialists has recently been proposed by the Swiss Academy of Medical Sciences, to promote interprofessionality in daily clinical practice.
Thierry Fumeaux, Michael Wehrli, for the Swiss Intensive Care Medicine Society (SGI-SSMI)   +2 more
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Daily use of extracorporeal CO2 removal in a critical care unit: indications and results

Journal of Intensive Care, 2018
Background While outcome improvement with extracorporeal CO2 removal (ECCO2R) is not demonstrated, a strong pathophysiological rational supports its use in the setting of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) and COPD exacerbation.
Hadrien Winiszewski, François Aptel, François Belon, Nicolas Belin, Claire Chaignat, Cyrille Patry, Cecilia Clermont, Elise David, Jean-Christophe Navellou, Guylaine Labro, Gaël Piton, Gilles Capellier   +11 more
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Simple prognostic markers to predict mortality in intensive care unit: Red cell distribution width

, 2021
Background: We tried to examine association between the prognostic intensive care unit (ICU) scores and red cell distribution width (RDW) for prediction of mortality in a cohort of ICU patients at a single centre in Turkey.Methods: This is a ...
Erdogan, Ahmet, Uckan, Enes Malik, Erdem, Deniz, Tez, Mesut   +3 more
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Economic evaluation in intensive care: The case of SDD [PDF]

, 1995
This thesis was submitted for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy and awarded by Brunel University.The aim of this thesis was to examine the use of modelling techniques in the economic evaluation of selective decontamination of the digestive tract (SDD ...
Elliott, Rachel
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Current research priorities in perioperative intensive care medicine [PDF]

, 2017
Introduction: Surgical treatments are offered to more patients than ever before, and increasingly to older patients with chronic disease. High-risk patients frequently require critical care either in the immediate postoperative period or after developing
Gillies, Michael A., Aldecoa, Cesar, Schultz, MJ, Pritchard, Naomi, Gillies, MA, Suzana M. Lobo, Grocott, Michael P.W., Wijeysundera, DN, Pritchard, N, Aldecoa, C, Wijeysundera, Duminda N., Jammer, I, Jammer, Ib, Marcus J. Schultz, Sanders, Michael, Michael Sander, Myburgh, John, John Myburgh, Shaw, Andrew, Sander, Michael, Michael A. Gillies, Ib Jammer, Lobo, SM, Naomi Pritchard, Schultz, Marcus J., Pearse, Rupert M., Shaw, A, Rupert M. Pearse, Cesar Aldecoa, Pearse, RM, Lobo, Suzana M., Andrew Shaw, Duminda N. Wijeysundera, Grocott, Michael P. W., Michael P. W. Grocott, Myburgh, J, Grocott, MPW, Sander, M   +37 more
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Hyperglycemia in the Intensive Care Unit

, 2014
Hyperglycemia is frequently encountered in the intensive care unit. In this disease, after severe injury and during diabetes mellitus homeostasis is impaired; hyperglycemia, hypoglycemia and glycemic variability may ensue.
Ozan Akca, Rainer Lenhardt
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A comprehensive neuromonitoring approach in a large animal model of cardiac arrest

Animal Models and Experimental Medicine, 2022
Background Anoxic brain injuries represent the main determinant of poor outcome after cardiac arrest (CA). Large animal models have been described to investigate new treatments during CA and post‐resuscitation phase, but a detailed model that includes ...
Filippo Annoni, Lorenzo Peluso, Lucas Akira Hirai, Giovanni Babini, Amina Khaldi, Antoine Herpain, Lorenzo Pitisci, Lorenzo Ferlini, Bruno Garcia, Fabio Silvio Taccone, Jacques Creteur, Fuhong Su   +11 more
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Benefitting From Monitorization in Intensive Care Unit

, 2011
The most essential matter about following a patient in intensive care unit is a fine and correct monitorization. While benefitting from monitorization is the main objective of every intensive care physician, it should be discussed how successful we are ...
Mois Bahar
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Chinese expert consensus on the use of sulbactam to treat patients infected with Acinetobacter baumannii in the neurosurgical intensive care unit

Chinese Journal of Contemporary Neurology and Neurosurgery
Treatment of neurosurgical intensive care patients infected with multidrug resistant (MDR) or extensive drug resistant (XDR) Acinetobacter baumannii presents significant challenges and is associated with high mortality rates.
Neurosurgical Branch, Chinese Medical Association, Chinese Neurosurgical Intensive Care Management Collaborative Group   +1 more
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