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The role of routine FIBERoptic bronchoscopy monitoring during percutaneous dilatational TRACHeostomy (FIBERTRACH): a study protocol for a randomized, controlled clinical trial

Trials, 2021
Background Tracheostomy is one of the most frequent techniques in intensive care units (ICU). Fiberoptic bronchoscopy (FB) is a safety measure when performing a percutaneous dilatational tracheostomy (PDT), but the controversy surrounding the routine use
José M. Añón, María Soledad Arellano, Manuel Pérez-Márquez, Claudia Díaz-Alvariño, José A. Márquez-Alonso, Jorge Rodríguez-Peláez, Kapil Nanwani-Nanwani, Ana Martín-Pellicer, Belén Civantos, Alba López-Fernández, Irene Seises, Jorge García-Nerín, Juan C. Figueira, Henar Casero, Javier Vejo, Alexander Agrifoglio, Lucía Cachafeiro, Mariana Díaz-Almirón, Jesús Villar   +18 more
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Initiation Strategies for Renal-Replacement Therapy in the Intensive Care Unit.

New England Journal of Medicine, 2016
BACKGROUND The timing of renal-replacement therapy in critically ill patients who have acute kidney injury but no potentially life-threatening complication directly related to renal failure is a subject of debate. METHODS In this multicenter randomized
S. Gaudry, D. Hajage, F. Schortgen, L. Martin‐Lefèvre, B. Pons, É. Boulet, A. Boyer, G. Chevrel, N. Lerolle, D. Carpentier, N. de Prost, A. Lautrette, A. Bretagnol, J. Mayaux, S. Nseir, B. Mégarbane, M. Thirion, J. Forel, J. Maizel, Hodane Yonis, P. Markowicz, G. Thiery, F. Tubach, J. Ricard, D. Dreyfuss   +24 more
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Candidemia in an intensive care unit

Medicina, 2008
Candidemia is becoming more actual because of better survival of even critically ill patients, wide use of antimicrobials, and increased numbers of invasive procedures and manipulations. Diagnosis of candidemia remains complicated, and costs of treatment and mortality rates are increasing. Objective.
Adukauskienė, Dalia, Kinderytė, Aida, Dambrauskienė, Asta, Vitkauskienė, Astra   +3 more
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The impact of frailty on intensive care unit outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Intensive Care Medicine, 2017
PurposeFunctional status and chronic health status are important baseline characteristics of critically ill patients. The assessment of frailty on admission to the intensive care unit (ICU) may provide objective, prognostic information on baseline health.
J. Muscedere, J. Muscedere, Braden Waters, Aditya Varambally, S. Bagshaw, J. Boyd, D. Maslove, S. Sibley, K. Rockwood   +8 more
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Delirium in the intensive care unit [PDF]

Korean Journal of Anesthesiology, 2013
Delirium is a serious complication that commonly occurs in critically ill patients in the intensive care unit (ICU). Delirium is frequently unrecognized or missed despite its high incidence and prevalence, and leads to poor clinical outcomes and an increased cost by increasing morbidity, mortality, and hospital and ICU length of stay.
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Detecting impaired myocardial relaxation in sepsis with a novel tissue Doppler parameter (septal e′/s′)

Critical Care, 2017
Background Left ventricular diastolic dysfunction is associated with mortality outcomes in severe sepsis and septic shock. There are ongoing issues with diagnosing diastolic dysfunction in this cohort, partly owing to the poor applicability of ...
David J. Clancy, Michel Slama, Stephen Huang, Timothy Scully, Anthony S. McLean, Sam R. Orde   +5 more
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Use, timing and factors associated with tracheal intubation in septic shock: a prospective multicentric observational study

Annals of Intensive Care, 2020
Background No recommendation exists about the timing and setting for tracheal intubation and mechanical ventilation in septic shock. Patients and methods This prospective multicenter observational study was conducted in 30 ICUs in France and Spain.
C. Darreau, F. Martino, M. Saint-Martin, S. Jacquier, J. F. Hamel, M. A. Nay, N. Terzi, G. Ledoux, F. Roche-Campo, L. Camous, F. Pene, T. Balzer, F. Bagate, J. Lorber, P. Bouju, C. Marois, R. Robert, S. Gaudry, M. Commereuc, M. Debarre, N. Chudeau, P. Labroca, K. Merouani, P. Y. Egreteau, V. Peigne, C. Bornstain, E. Lebas, F. Benezit, S. Vally, S. Lasocki, A. Robert, A. Delbove, N. Lerolle   +32 more
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Dysphagia in the intensive care unit: epidemiology, mechanisms, and clinical management

Critical Care, 2019
Dysphagia may present in all critically ill patients and large-scale clinical data show that e.g. post-extubation dysphagia (PED) is commonly observed in intensive care unit (ICU) patients.
P. Zuercher, C. Moret, R. Dziewas, J. Schefold   +3 more
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Confusion assessment method to analyze delirium in intensive care unit: literature review [PDF]

, 2009
Delirium is frequently observed in intensive care unit patients and its occurrence is related to increased morbidity and mortality, length of stay, functional decline and high costs.
Kashiba, Kelly Iuriko, Mori, Satomi, Silva, Daniela Veruska Da, Whitaker, Iveth Yamaguchi, Zanei, Suely Sueko Viski   +4 more
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Predictive factors for severe long-term chronic kidney disease after acute kidney injury requiring renal replacement therapy in critically ill patients: an ancillary study of the ELVIS randomized controlled trial

Critical Care, 2022
Background Acute kidney injury (AKI) requiring renal replacement therapy (RRT) is a serious complication in the ICU that results in increased mortality and risk of chronic kidney disease (CKD). Some studies suggest RRT modality may have an impact on long-
Edouard Soum, Jean-François Timsit, Stephane Ruckly, Didier Gruson, Emmanuel Canet, Kada Klouche, Laurent Argaud, Maïté Garrouste-Orgeas, Christophe Mariat, François Vincent, Sophie Cayot, Michael Darmon, Julien Bohé, Carole Schwebel, Lila Bouadma, Claire Dupuis, Bertrand Souweine, Alexandre Lautrette   +17 more
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