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Interdisciplinary communication in the intensive care unit [PDF]

, 2007
Background. Patient safety research has shown poor communication among intensive care unit (ICU) nurses and doctors to be a common causal factor underlying critical incidents in intensive care.
B.H. Cuthbertson, Baggs, Baker, Baron, Boyle, Burke, Cohen, Dodek, Edmondson, Edmondson, Flin, Griffin, K. Mearns, Leonard, Lingard, Miller, Pronovost, R. Flin, Reader, Render, Sexton, Shortell, Sutcliffe, T.W. Reader, Thomas, Undre, Zimmerman   +26 more
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Fungal brain abscesses caused by Acremonium species

The Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine, 2023
Unusual fungal agents that exist environmentally as saprophytes can often lead to opportunistic infections, hyalohyphomycosis is a group of fungal infections caused by fungi characterized by hyaline septate hyphae and can infect both immunocompetent as ...
Hamdy Ibrahim, Mostafa ALfishawy, Attaa Ali, Safwat Abdel Maksod, Magdy Khorshed, Hanan Rady, Ahmed Alsisi, Adel Mohamed, Omar Alkassas, Marwa Haron, Suzan Saied   +10 more
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Near-infrared spectroscopy after high-risk congenital heart surgery in the paediatric intensive care unit [PDF]

, 2011
Objective: To establish whether the use of near-infrared spectroscopy is potentially beneficial in high-risk cardiac infants in United Kingdom paediatric intensive care units. Design: A prospective observational pilot study.
Hovarth, Lyvonne N. Tume, MacLeod, Meastiz, Philip Arnold, Plowman   +5 more
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Preferences of Pediatric Patients and Their Caregivers for Chemotherapy‐Induced Nausea and Vomiting Control Endpoints: A Mixed Methods Study

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Purpose Although not always achieved, complete chemotherapy‐induced nausea and vomiting (CINV) control is the conventional goal of CINV prophylaxis. In this two‐center, mixed‐methods study, we sought to understand the preferences of adolescent patients and family caregivers for CINV control endpoints.
Haley Newman, Tadi Hondonga, Alison Berry, Caitlin Elgarten, Jason Freedman, Katelyn Oranges, Sara McDonough, Caroline Diorio, L. Lee Dupuis   +8 more
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A Neonatal Patient Diagnosed with a COL4A1 Mutation Presenting with Hemorrhagic Infarction and Severe Jaundice

Case Reports in Genetics, 2022
We report a patient diagnosed with a COL4A1 mutation in the early postnatal period. Patients with early postnatal jaundice, intracranial lesions that are negative for TORCH syndrome, and recurrent hemolytic anemia should be suspected of having a COL4A1 ...
Akihiro Kirimura, Hajime Yasuhara, Soshi Hachisuka, Kumiko Takagi, Reiko Ebisu, Ayako Ohgitani, Hideki Minowa   +6 more
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Intravitreal GD2‐Specific Chimeric Antigen Receptor T‐Cell Therapy for Refractory Retinoblastoma

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Effective treatments for advanced, treatment‐resistant retinoblastoma (RB) remain limited. GD2‐specific chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cells show potent antitumor activity with minimal toxicity but have not previously been evaluated in RB.
Subongkoch Subhadhirasakul, Jatuporn Sujjitjoon, Pa‐thai Yenchitsomanus, Kridtin Jarutatsanangkoon, Ng Wei Loon, Kleebsabai Sanpakit, Jassada Buaboonnam, Chayamon Takpradit, Pornpimon Yuti, Nunghathai Sawasdee, Piriya Luangwattananun, Siripakorn Sangkitporn, Arnan Limmahachai, La‐ongsri Atchaneeyasakul   +13 more
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Defining Roles in Pediatric Palliative Care: Perspectives From Oncology and Palliative Care Teams

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Early integration of pediatric palliative care (PPC) is associated with improved symptom management, quality of life, and healthcare utilization for children with cancer. Despite this, variation persists in how PPC is understood, operationalized, and integrated within pediatric oncology programs. In particular, ambiguity surrounding
Leeat Granek, Lori Wiener, Stephanie Veldhuijzen van Zanten, Donna Johnston, Fyeza Hasan, Adam Rapoport, Nathasha Datoo, Kimberley Widger, Sumit Gupta, Karen Fergus, Anthony K. C. Chan, Alisha Kassam, Emily McCullogh, Dave Lysecki   +13 more
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Infection Control Practices for Vascular Access Management in Hemodialysis: Results From a Nationwide Survey of Japanese National University Hospitals

Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Bloodstream infections due to repeated vascular access (VA) puncture and circuit connections remain major concerns in hemodialysis. Therefore, we examined current practices for glove, disinfectant, and personal protective equipment (PPE) use according to VA type in national university hospitals in Japan.
Aiko Yamada, Makoto Harada, Tadahiko Kikugawa, Takeshi Nakata, Koji Hashimoto, Tsuneo Konta, Yuji Kamijo   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Dexmedetomidine Attenuates LPS-Stimulated Alveolar Type II Cells’ Injury through Upregulation of miR-140-3p and Partial Suppression of PD-L1 Involving Inactivating JNK-Bnip3 Pathway

Canadian Respiratory Journal, 2022
Dexmedetomidine (DEX), which is reported to be a newly discovered, novel α-2 adrenoceptor agonist, is known to exhibit anti-inflammatory properties in several diseases.
Xianfeng Chen, Juntao Hu, Jie Lai, Zhiyong Zhang, Zhanhong Tang   +4 more
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Preditores de fibrilação atrial de novo em unidade de cuidados intensivos não cardíaca [PDF]

, 2018
OBJECTIVE: To assess the predictors of de novo atrial fibrillation in patients in a non-cardiac intensive care unit. METHODS: A total of 418 hospitalized patients were analyzed between January and September 2016 in a non-cardiac intensive care unit.
Augusto, J, Fernandes, A, Freitas, PT, Gil, V, Morais, C   +4 more
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