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Intensive Care Unit [PDF]

, 2010
Derek K. Juang, Mitesh S. Patel
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Ineffectiveness of Intermittent Hemodialysis in a Critically Ill COVID-19 Patient: A Case of Persistent Heparin-Induced Hyperkalemia

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, Yannick M. Engole, Marie-France I. Mboliassa, Théodore-Junior M. Sakaji, Patrick U. Kobo, Patrick M. Boloko, Pally K. Mafuta, Joseph P. Tsangu, Karel Van Echkout, Jean-Pierre M. Kanku, Golan Kalifa, Rodolphe Ahmed, Justine B. Bukabau   +12 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, Viviane Martins Correa Boniatti, Michelle Carneiro Teixeira, Alessandra Preisig Werlang, Francielle Martins, Pedro Henrique Rigotti Soares, Leonardo da Silva Marques, Wagner Luis Nedel   +7 more
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A Case of COVID-19-Associated Pediatric Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Shock Managed by Cytokine Filtration

Case Reports in Pediatrics, 2022
Multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) after COVID-19 has been recognized as a complication arising due to cytokine storm. Several management strategies including intravenous immunoglobulin and immunomodulators have been reported.
Priyanka Lalwani, Subashini Baskaran, Diego Arango Uribe, Anil Ramaiah, Aqdas Saqib, Mohammed ElMesserey, Emad M. Fathi, Yuichi Tabata, Christoph Fink, Marco Pallavidino   +9 more
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Obesity Paradox of All-Cause Mortality in 4,133 Patients Treated with Coronary Revascularization

Journal of Interventional Cardiology, 2021
Objectives. The purpose of this study was to determine whether there is a dose-response relationship between body mass index (BMI) and all-cause mortality in patients after coronary revascularization. Methods.
Chengzhuo Li, Didi Han, Fengshuo Xu, Shuai Zheng, Luming Zhang, Zichen Wang, Rui Yang, Haiyan Yin, Jun Lyu   +8 more
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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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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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High dose dexamethasone treatment for Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome secondary to COVID-19: a structured summary of a study protocol for a randomised controlled trial

Trials, 2020
Objectives The aim of this study is to explore the effectiveness and safety of high dose dexamethasone treatment for Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome secondary to SARS-Cov-2 pneumonia.
Luis Patricio Maskin, Gabriel Leonardo Olarte, Fernando Palizas, Agostina E. Velo, María Fernanda Lurbet, Ignacio Bonelli, Natalio D. Baredes, Pablo Oscar Rodríguez   +7 more
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Nebuliser therapy in the intensive care unit [PDF]

, 1997
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A Brah, A Ka Tat Tsang, A Konitzer-Smirnov, A Rotkirch, A Temkina, BJ Baer, C Farquhar, C Ramazanoglu, CM Hann, D Altman, D Cameron, D Healey, D Kulick, DP Schluter, E Lewin, E Omel’chenko, E Omel’chenko, EK Sedgwick, EW Said, F Fukuyama, F Stella, F Stella, I Brade, IB Neumann, IS Kon, J Binnie, J Butler, J Butler, J Weeks, JD Brewer, JK Puar, K Plummer, K Sarajeva, K Weston, L Duggan, L Engelstein, L Essig, L Garber, L McCall, L Wolff, M Besemeres, M Foucault, M Müller, M Nemtsev, M Vicinus, MFI Manalansan, N Duncan, N Nartova, N Nartova, N Nartova, NA Naples, R Bleys, S Ashwin, S Seidman, SI Golod, T Boellstorff, T Boellstorff, V Kolossov, W Leap, Y Taylor   +59 more
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The Positive and Negative Effects of Calcium Supplementation on Mortality in Septic ICU Patients Depend on Disease Severity: A Retrospective Study from the MIMIC-III

Critical Care Research and Practice, 2022
Background. Calcium administration in septic patients with hypocalcemia is a controversial issue. The present study preliminarily investigated the effects of calcium supplementation on the length of hospitalization and mortality in septic ICU patients ...
Wencheng He, Lei Huang, Hua Luo, Jingying Chen, Weijia Li, Yiming Zhang, Youzhong An, Weixing Zhang   +7 more
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