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Hemoperfusion in the intensive care unit
Intensive Care Medicine, 2022 Multiple organ failure following a septic event derives from immune dysregulation. Many of the mediators of this process are humoral factors (cytokines), which could theoretically be cleared by direct adsorption through a process called hemoperfusion. Hemoperfusion through devices, which bind specific molecules like endotoxin or theoretically provide ...
Z. Ricci +4 more
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Spiritual care in the intensive care unit
Anaesthesiology Intensive Therapy, 2021 The aim of the present paper is to describe the real possibilities of providing spiritual care in intensive care units (ICUs) in Poland. Faced with suffering and death, critically ill patients and their families need a source of comfort and hope ...
Maciej W. Klimasiński
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Teamwork in the Intensive Care Unit [PDF]
American Psychologist, 2017 Intensive care units (ICUs) provide care to the most severely ill hospitalized patients. Although ICUs increasingly rely on interprofessional teams to provide critical care, little about actual teamwork in this context is well understood. The ICU team is
J. Ervin, J. Kahn, T. Cohen, L. Weingart
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Eye care in the intensive care unit [PDF]
Journal of the Intensive Care Society, 2018 Ocular surface disease is common in the intensive care population with 20–42% of patients developing corneal epithelial defects. The ocular surface is normally protected by the ability to produce tears, to blink and to close the eyes with rest or sleep ...
B. J. Hearne +3 more
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Sleep in the intensive care unit. [PDF]
Jornal Brasileiro de Pneumologia, 2015 Sleep is an important physiologic process, and lack of sleep is associated with a host of adverse outcomes. Basic and clinical research has documented the important role circadian rhythm plays in biologic function.
M. Pisani +5 more
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Case Reports in Nephrology, 2022 Heparin is widely used in the intensive care unit despite the risk of bleeding it can cause. Although it is rarely reported, hyperkalemia is one of the side effects associated with heparin therapy (unfractionated or fractionated heparin).
Yannick M. Nlandu +12 more
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Probiotics in the Intensive Care Unit [PDF]
Antibiotics, 2022 The understanding of the gut microbiome in health and disease has shown tremendous progress in the last decade. Shaped and balanced throughout life, the gut microbiome is intricately related to the local and systemic immune system and a multitude of mechanisms through which the gut microbiome contributes to the host’s defense against pathogens have ...
Alex R. Schuurman +2 more
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Mechanical Power in Prone Position Intubated Patients with COVID-19-Related ARDS: A Cohort Study
Critical Care Research and Practice, 2023 Background. Respiratory monitoring of mechanical ventilation (MV) is relevant and challenging in COVID-19. Mechanical power (MP) is a novel and promising monitoring tool in acute distress respiratory syndrome (ARDS), representing the amount of energy ...
Roberto Stalla Alves da Fonseca +7 more
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Scurvy in the Intensive Care Unit [PDF]
Journal of Investigative Medicine High Impact Case Reports, 2021 Scurvy, caused by vitamin C deficiency, is a forgotten disease in the modern era of medicine. The prevalence of vitamin C deficiency in the United States is reported to be 7.1%. We present a case of a 56-year-old man with a history of chronic alcohol use who was admitted to the intensive care unit due to sepsis.
Amarah Baluch, David Landsberg
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