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Body weight definitions for evaluating a urinary diagnosis of acute kidney injury in patients with sepsis

BMC Nephrology, 2018
Background We hypothesized that the use of actual body weight might lead to more frequent misdiagnosis of acute kidney injury (AKI) than when ideal body weight is used in underweight and/or obese patients.
Shinshu Katayama, Kansuke Koyama, Yuya Goto, Toshitaka Koinuma, Ken Tonai, Jun Shima, Masahiko Wada, Shin Nunomiya   +7 more
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The impact of lung ultrasound on clinical-decision making across departments: a systematic review

The Ultrasound Journal, 2022
Background Lung ultrasound has established itself as an accurate diagnostic tool in different clinical settings. However, its effects on clinical-decision making are insufficiently described.
Micah L. A. Heldeweg, Lian Vermue, Max Kant, Michelle Brouwer, Armand R. J. Girbes, Mark E. Haaksma, Leo M. A. Heunks, Amne Mousa, Jasper M. Smit, Thomas W. Smits, Frederique Paulus, Johannes C. F. Ket, Marcus J. Schultz, Pieter Roel Tuinman   +13 more
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Covid-19 in China: ten critical issues for intensive care medicine

Critical Care, 2020
In December 2019, a newly identified coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) major outbreak appeared in Wuhan City, Hubei Province, and it is now termed the Covid-19. The SARS-CoV-2 infection moved rapidly through China [1, 2] and spread to more than 90 countries.
Li Li, S. Gong, Jing Yan
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Optimization of the treatment with beta-lactam antibiotics in critically ill patients—guidelines from the French Society of Pharmacology and Therapeutics (Société Française de Pharmacologie et Thérapeutique—SFPT) and the French Society of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine (Société Française d’

Critical Care, 2019
BackgroundBeta-lactam antibiotics (βLA) are the most commonly used antibiotics in the intensive care unit (ICU). ICU patients present many pathophysiological features that cause pharmacokinetic (PK) and pharmacodynamic (PD) specificities, leading to the ...
R. Guilhaumou, S. Benaboud, Y. Bennis, C. Dahyot-Fizelier, E. Dailly, P. Gandia, S. Goutelle, S. Lefeuvre, N. Mongardon, C. Roger, J. Scala-Bertola, F. Lemaitre, M. Garnier   +12 more
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Predictive factors for successful INTELLiVENT-ASV® use: a retrospective observational study

BMC Anesthesiology, 2020
Background INTELLiVENT-ASV® (I-ASV) is a closed-loop ventilation mode that automatically controls the ventilation settings. Although a number of studies have reported the usefulness of I-ASV, the clinical situations in which it may be useful have not yet
Shinshu Katayama, Ken Tonai, Jun Shima, Kansuke Koyama, Shin Nunomiya   +4 more
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Direct discharge from the intensive care unit improved patient flow in a resource-pressured health system

Journal of Anesthesia, Analgesia and Critical Care, 2023
Critical care practice is constantly evolving. Pressures for bed availability in publicly funded healthcare systems have led to an increase in patients delayed in their discharge from critical care to the wards.
E. O’Riordan, K. Maher, Z. O’Hagan, I. Martin-Loeches   +3 more
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Shared Decision-Making in Intensive Care Units. Executive Summary of the American College of Critical Care Medicine and American Thoracic Society Policy Statement.

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, 2016
Shared decision-making is a central component of patient-centered care in the intensive care unit (ICU) (1–4); however, there remains confusion about what shared decision-making is and when shared decision-making ought to be used.
A. Kon, J. Davidson, W. Morrison, M. Danis, D. White   +4 more
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Arterial blood pressure [PDF]

, 2019
The measurement of blood pressure (BP) is a key component of hemodynamic monitoring in various fields of medicine, including intensive care medicine, emergency medicine, and anesthesiology.
Saugel, Bernd, Scheeren, Thomas W.L., Teboul, Jean Louis   +2 more
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Team working in intensive care:current evidence and future endeavors [PDF]

, 2010
Purpose of review: It has recently been argued that the future of intensive care medicine will rely on high quality management and teamwork. Therefore, this review takes an organizational psychology perspective to examine the most recent research on the ...
Cuthbertson, Brian H., Richardson, Joanne, West, Michael A.   +2 more
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Esophageal Achalasia: An Unusual Cause of Respiratory Distress

Case Reports in Critical Care
Esophageal achalasia is a rare condition affecting both men and women. It is a motility disorder of the esophagus resulting in the lack of relaxation of the lower sphincter, yielding to food stasis.
Océane Thiry, Marion Schaefer, Aurélie Cravoisy, Lionel Nace, Thibault François, Jacques Allard, Sébastien Gibot   +6 more
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