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Symptoms of burnout in intensive care unit specialists facing the COVID-19 outbreak

open access: yesAnnals 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   +13 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Nebuliser therapy in the intensive care unit [PDF]

open access: yes, 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   +59 more
core   +4 more sources

Daily use of extracorporeal CO2 removal in a critical care unit: indications and results

open access: yesJournal 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   +11 more
doaj   +1 more source

Delirium in mechanically ventilated patients: validity and reliability of the confusion assessment method for the intensive care unit (CAM-ICU).

open access: yesJournal 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   +11 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Nutrition of the COVID-19 patient in the intensive care unit (ICU): a practical guidance

open access: yesCritical 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   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Microbial Air Contamination in an Intensive Care Unit [PDF]

open access: yes, 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)   +2 more
core   +2 more sources

The resilient intensive care unit

open access: yesAnnals of Intensive Care, 2022
Abstract Background The COVID-19 pandemic tested the capacity of intensive care units (ICU) to respond to a crisis and demonstrated their fragility. Unsurprisingly, higher than usual mortality rates, lengths of stay (LOS), and ICU-acquired complications occurred during the pandemic.
Jorge I. F. Salluh   +5 more
openaire   +3 more sources

Lentinan Attenuates Damage of the Small Intestinal Mucosa, Liver, and Lung in Mice with Gut-Origin Sepsis

open access: yesJournal 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
doaj   +1 more source

Delirium as a predictor of mortality in mechanically ventilated patients in the intensive care unit.

open access: yesJournal 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.
E. Ely   +8 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Prevention and Management of Delirium in the Intensive Care Unit

open access: yesSeminars 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   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

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