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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 +7 more
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Delirium in the intensive care unit
Journal of Emergencies, Trauma, and Shock, 2017 Delirium is characterized by impaired cognition with nonspecific manifestations. In critically ill patients, it may develop secondary to multiple precipitating or predisposing causes. Although it can be a transient and reversible syndrome, its occurrence in Intensive Care Unit (ICU) patients may be associated with long-term cognitive dysfunction.
Suresh Arumugam +7 more
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[The meaning of caring in the intensive care unit].
Revista gaucha de enfermagem, 2005 This qualitative research with a phenomenological approach searchs to understand the meaning of care in the highly technical world of the Intensive Care Unit (ICU), viewed from the nurses’ perspective. It was developed in a University Hospital in Porto Alegre, RS, between 1998-2000, with seven nurses as participants.
Lucena, Amália de Fátima +1 more
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Annals of Intensive Care, 2020 Background Nonintubated chest trauma patients with fractured ribs admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) are at risk for complications and may require invasive ventilation at some point. Effective pain control is essential.
Konstantinos Bachoumas +41 more
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Journal of Immunology Research, 2021 This study is aimed at exploring the effects of lentinan on small intestinal mucosa as well as lung and liver injury in mice with gut-origin sepsis. Cecal ligation and perforation (CLP) were used to construct a mouse model of gut-origin sepsis.
Zhongshen Kuang +13 more
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Oral Care in the Intensive Care Unit [PDF]
American Journal of Critical Care, 2004 One of my favorite aphorisms is, “The mouth really is part of the body.” The mouth gets limited exposure in medical education and has been delegated to dentistry, where emphasis is directed to 2 major clinical infections: caries and periodontitis.
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M2c Macrophages Protect Mice from Adriamycin-Induced Nephropathy by Upregulating CD62L in Tregs
Mediators of Inflammation, 2022 Regulatory T cells (Tregs) and M2c macrophages have been shown to exert potentially synergistic therapeutic effects in animals with adriamycin-induced nephropathy (AN), a model chronic proteinuric renal disease.
Junyu Lu +8 more
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Hazards of the intensive care unit [PDF]
American Journal of Roentgenology, 1976 Complications arise in the introduction, maintenance, and use of devices for life support and monitoring in an intensive care unit. Since recognition of such complications is frequently difficult in this clinical setting, the radiologist is often in a position to be the first to detect complications associated with the use of endotracheal and ...
C E, Ravin, C E, Putman, T C, McLoud
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Critical Care, 2022 Background In patients with COVID-19-related acute respiratory failure (ARF), awake prone positioning (AW-PP) reduces the need for intubation in patients treated with high-flow nasal oxygen (HFNO).
Mariano Esperatti +23 more
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Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Background Neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD) is a relapsing autoimmune disease of the central nervous system. High‐dose intravenous methylprednisolone (IVMP) is the standard first‐line therapy for acute attacks, although some patients remain refractory.
Wataru Horiguchi +5 more
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