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The validity and reliability of the portuguese versions of three tools used to diagnose delirium in critically ill patients [PDF]
Clinics, 2011 OBJECTIVES: The objectives of this study are to compare the sensitivity and specificity of three diagnostic tools for delirium (the Intensive Care Delirium Screening Checklist, the Confusion Assessment Method for Intensive Care Units and the Confusion ...
Dimitri Gusmao-Flores +15 more
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A Reinforcement Learning Approach to Weaning of Mechanical Ventilation in Intensive Care Units [PDF]
arXiv, 2017 The management of invasive mechanical ventilation, and the regulation of sedation and analgesia during ventilation, constitutes a major part of the care of patients admitted to intensive care units. Both prolonged dependence on mechanical ventilation and premature extubation are associated with increased risk of complications and higher hospital costs,
Cheng, Li-Fang +4 more
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Diagnostics, 2022 Capnocytophaga canimorsus is zoonotic agent isolated from humans bitten by dogs or cats. Although rare, severe infection usually affects male patients over the age of 50, asplenic or immunocompromised.
Fulvio Nisi +5 more
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Probiotics in the Intensive Care Unit [PDF]
Antibiotics, 2022 The understanding of the gut microbiome in health and disease has shown tremendous progress in the last decade. Shaped and balanced throughout life, the gut microbiome is intricately related to the local and systemic immune system and a multitude of mechanisms through which the gut microbiome contributes to the host’s defense against pathogens have ...
Alex R. Schuurman +2 more
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Surgeries, 2023 Dunbar syndrome is caused by the compression of the celiac artery by the median arcuate ligament (MAL) and the diaphragmatic crura, presenting with abdominal pain.
Marta Lubian +5 more
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Lung response to prone positioning in mechanically-ventilated patients with COVID-19
Critical Care, 2022 Background Prone positioning improves survival in moderate-to-severe acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) unrelated to the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19). This benefit is probably mediated by a decrease in alveolar collapse and hyperinflation
Alessandro Protti +11 more
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Care and compassion at time of pandemic: an ICU field experience in Italy
Journal of Anesthesia, Analgesia and Critical Care, 2022 After the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak in March 2020, the majority of hospital policies have followed guidelines aimed to prevent the virus transmission and the families’ entry was denied in all hospital wards and intensive care units (ICU).
Annalaura Ferrari +11 more
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Scurvy in the Intensive Care Unit [PDF]
Journal of Investigative Medicine High Impact Case Reports, 2021 Scurvy, caused by vitamin C deficiency, is a forgotten disease in the modern era of medicine. The prevalence of vitamin C deficiency in the United States is reported to be 7.1%. We present a case of a 56-year-old man with a history of chronic alcohol use who was admitted to the intensive care unit due to sepsis.
Amarah Baluch, David Landsberg
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JAMA Internal Medicine, 2020 Importance Many patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) are critically ill and require care in the intensive care unit (ICU). Objective To evaluate the independent risk factors associated with mortality of patients with COVID-19 requiring ...
G. Grasselli +147 more
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Sedation in the Intensive Care Unit [PDF]
Current Anesthesiology Reports, 2021 This narrative review illustrates literature over the last 5 years relating to sedation delivery to mechanically ventilated adult patients in intensive care units.There has been an increase in dexmedetomidine-related publications but although systematic reviews suggest dexmedetomidine reduces delirium, agitation, and length of stay, clinical trials ...
Valerie J. Page +3 more
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