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COVID-19 related acute necrotizing encephalopathy and acute myocarditis in an adult female: a novel case report of brain injury and myocarditis

open access: yesBMC Neurology
Background Acute necrotizing encephalopathy (ANE) and myocarditis are both acute, life-threatening conditions that can be triggered by COVID-19. We report a case of sequential ANE and myocarditis following a COVID-19 infection.
Chang Xu   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

About adaptive state knowledge extraction for septic shock mortality prediction [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
The early prediction of mortality is one of the unresolved tasks in intensive care medicine. This contribution models medical symptoms as observations cased by transitions between hidden markov states.
Brause, Rüdiger W.
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Triage and Ongoing Care for Critically Ill Patients in the Emergency Department: Results from a National Survey of Emergency Physicians [PDF]

open access: yes, 2020
Introduction: We conducted a cross-sectional study at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to elicit emergency physician (EP) perceptions regarding intensive care unit (ICU) triage decisions and ongoing management for boarding of ICU patients in ...
Mathews, Kusum S.   +3 more
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Grid data mining for outcome prediction in intensive care medicine [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
This paper introduces a distributed data mining approach suited to grid computing environments based on a supervised learning classifier system. Specific Classifier and Majority Voting methods for Distributed Data Mining (DDM) are explored and compared ...
Portela, Filipe   +2 more
core   +1 more source

The impact of lung ultrasound on clinical-decision making across departments: a systematic review

open access: yesThe 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   +13 more
doaj   +1 more source

Feasibility and Safety of High‐Dose Proton Re‐Irradiation in Recurrent Pediatric Central Nervous System Tumors: A Single‐Institution Retrospective Study

open access: yesPediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Purpose Pediatric central nervous system (CNS) tumors often recur despite multimodality therapy. Although re‐irradiation (re‐RT) has historically been limited by concerns for severe late toxicities, modern techniques have renewed interest in this approach. Proton therapy provides dosimetric advantages that may enable curative re‐treatment with
Jin‐Ho Song   +15 more
wiley   +1 more source

Impact assessment in a non-government organisation [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Supplemental_figure for A Simple Scoring System Using the Red Blood Cell Distribution Width, Delta Neutrophil Index, and Platelet Count to Predict Mortality in Patients With Severe Sepsis and Septic Shock by Yong Chan Kim, Je Eun Song, Eun Jin Kim, Heun ...
Eun Jin Kim (311868)   +10 more
core   +3 more sources

Defining Roles in Pediatric Palliative Care: Perspectives From Oncology and Palliative Care Teams

open access: yesPediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Early integration of pediatric palliative care (PPC) is associated with improved symptom management, quality of life, and healthcare utilization for children with cancer. Despite this, variation persists in how PPC is understood, operationalized, and integrated within pediatric oncology programs. In particular, ambiguity surrounding
Leeat Granek   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

Visual TASK: A Collaborative Cognitive Aid for Acute Care Resuscitation

open access: yes, 2016
Preventable medical errors are a severe problem in healthcare, causing over 400,000 deaths per year in the US in hospitals alone. In acute care, the branch of medicine encompassing the emergency department (ED) and intensive care units (ICU), error rates
Calhoun, Aaron W.   +3 more
core   +1 more source

The Durban World Congress Ethics Round Table conference report: I. Differences between withholding and withdrawing life-sustaining treatments [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
Introduction: Withholding life-sustaining treatments (WHLST) and withdrawing life-sustaining treatments (WDLST) occur in most intensive care units (ICUs) around the world to varying degrees.
Argent, Andrew   +10 more
core   +1 more source

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