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Noise in an intensive care unit [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Patients and staff in hospitals are exposed to a complex sound environment with rather high noise levels. In intensive care units, the main noise sources are hospital staff on duty and medical equipment, which generates both operating noise and acoustic ...
Arnold, Jörg   +2 more
core   +2 more sources

ICU delirium - a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge in the intensive care unit.

open access: yesAnaesthesiology Intensive Therapy, 2018
ICU delirium is a common medical problem occurring in patients admitted to the intensive care units (ICUs). Studies have shown that ICU delirium is associated with increased mortality, prolonged hospitalization, prolonged mechanical ventilation, costs ...
K. Kotfis, A. Marra, E. W. Ely
semanticscholar   +1 more source

The Impact of Tilburg Frailty on Poststroke Fatigue in First‐Ever Stroke Patients: A Cross‐Sectional Study With Unified Measurement Tools and Improved Statistics

open access: yesAnnals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Poststroke fatigue (PSF) and frailty share substantial overlap in their manifestations, yet previous research has yielded conflicting results due to the use of heterogeneous frailty assessment tools. Objective To evaluate the independent impact of frailty on PSF using a unified measurement system (Tilburg Frailty Indicator, TFI ...
Chuan‐Bang Chen   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Development of Prone Position Ventilation Device and Study on the Application Effect of Combined Life Support Technology in Critically Ill Patients

open access: yesCanadian Respiratory Journal
Objective. This study aims to evaluate a novel prone position ventilation device designed to enhance patient safety, improve comfort, and reduce adverse events, facilitating prolonged tolerance in critically ill patients. Methods. A randomized controlled
Yufeng Li   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Severe and refractory anaphylaxis in pediatric intensive care unit [PDF]

open access: hybrid, 2023
Guillaume Pouessel   +5 more
openalex   +1 more source

Burnout in the intensive care unit professionals

open access: yesMedicine, 2016
Background:Burnout has been described as a prolonged response to chronic emotional and interpersonal stress on the job that is often the result of a period of expending excessive effort at work while having too little recovery time.
Chien-Huai Chuang   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Expanding Hereditary Spastic Paraplegias Limits: Biallelic SPAST Variants in Cerebral Palsy Mimics

open access: yesAnnals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Hereditary spastic paraplegias (HSP) are rare neurodegenerative disorders marked by spasticity and lower limb weakness. The most common type, SPG4, is usually autosomal dominant and caused by SPAST gene variants, typically presenting as pure HSP.
Gregorio A. Nolasco   +18 more
wiley   +1 more source

Ethical issues associated with in-hospital emergency from the medical emergency team's perspective: a national survey [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Medical Emergency Teams (METs) are frequently involved in ethical issues associated to in-hospital emergencies, like decisions about end-of-life care and intensive care unit (ICU) admission.
ALAMPI, DANIELA   +13 more
core  

Update of Sepsis in the Intensive Care Unit

open access: yesJournal of Innate Immunity, 2017
Sepsis, the most common cause of admission to an intensive care unit (ICU), has had an increased incidence and prevalence over the last years with a simultaneous decrease in its short-term mortality.
K. Genga, J. Russell
semanticscholar   +1 more source

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