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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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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
The relationship between identity, lived experience, sexual practices and the language through which these are conveyed has been widely debated in sexuality literature.
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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Delirium in mechanically ventilated patients: validity and reliability of the confusion assessment method for the intensive care unit (CAM-ICU).

Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), 2001
CONTEXT Delirium is a common problem in the intensive care unit (ICU). Accurate diagnosis is limited by the difficulty of communicating with mechanically ventilated patients and by lack of a validated delirium instrument for use in the ICU.
E. Ely, S. Inouye, G. Bernard, Sharon M Gordon, PsyD Joseph Francis, L. May, B. Truman, T. Speroff, Shivam Gautam, R. Margolin, R. P. Hart, R. Dittus   +11 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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Microbial Air Contamination in an Intensive Care Unit [PDF]

, 2015
Unit layout affects every aspect of intensive care services, including patient safety. A previous study has shown that patients admitted to beds adjacent to the sink and to the door of a large bayroom had the highest number of positive blood cultures and
Chang, C. (Chih-Yi), Tseng, L. (Liang), Yang, L. (Lung-Shih)   +2 more
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Delirium as a predictor of mortality in mechanically ventilated patients in the intensive care unit.

Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), 2004
CONTEXT In the intensive care unit (ICU), delirium is a common yet underdiagnosed form of organ dysfunction, and its contribution to patient outcomes is unclear.
A. Shintani, R. Dittus
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Nutrition of the COVID-19 patient in the intensive care unit (ICU): a practical guidance

Critical Care, 2020
Five to 10% of the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2-infected patients, i.e., with new coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), are presenting with an acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) requiring urgent respiratory and hemodynamic support in the intensive care ...
R. Thibault, P. Seguin, F. Tamion, C. Pichard, P. Singer   +4 more
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Prevention and Management of Delirium in the Intensive Care Unit

Seminars in Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, 2020
Delirium is a debilitating form of brain dysfunction frequently encountered in the intensive care unit (ICU). It is associated with increased morbidity and mortality, longer lengths of stay, higher hospital costs, and cognitive impairment that persists ...
M. Mart, S. W. Roberson, S. W. Roberson, B. Salas, P. Pandharipande, E. W. Ely   +5 more
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Symptoms of burnout in intensive care unit specialists facing the COVID-19 outbreak

Annals of Intensive Care, 2020
Background The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in an unprecedented healthcare crisis with a high prevalence of psychological distress in healthcare providers.
É. Azoulay, J. D. De Waele, R. Ferrer, T. Staudinger, M. Borkowska, P. Póvoa, Katerina Iliopoulou, A. Artigas, S. Schaller, M. S. Hari, M. Pellegrini, M. Darmon, J. Kesecioglu, M. Cecconi   +13 more
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