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Noise Sources and Levels in Intensive Care Units

Türk Yoğun Bakim Derneği Dergisi, 2015
Objective: Noise has been an important problem for both patients and healthcare workers at hospitals. The study was aimed at determining noise sources and noise levels intensive care units. Material and Method: Noise level measurements were performed in
Emine Kol, Emine İlaslan, Serpil İnce
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Surviving Capnocytophaga Canimorsus Septic Shock: Intertwining a Challenging Diagnosis with Prompt Treatment

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, Andrea Dipasquale, Elena Costantini, Enrico Giustiniano, Umberto Ripani, Maurizio Cecconi   +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, Alessandro Santini, Francesca Pennati, Chiara Chiurazzi, Michele Ferrari, Giacomo E. Iapichino, Luca Carenzo, Francesca Dalla Corte, Ezio Lanza, Nicolò Martinetti, Andrea Aliverti, Maurizio Cecconi   +11 more
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Trans-Esophageal Echocardiography of the Descending Aorta and Celiac Trunk as an Intraoperative Monitoring for Median Arcuate Ligament Syndrome (MALS) Treatment: Technique Proposal and Two Case Reports

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, Fulvio Nisi, Enrico Giustiniano, Umberto Ripani, Federico Piccioni, Maurizio Cecconi   +5 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, Selena Russo, Catia Quagliotto, Roberta Granello, Lorenza Menato, Antonio Nola, Stefano Addesa, Sergio Cassella, Antonio Farnia, Mariagrazia Strepparava, Alessandra Mauri, Mario Peta   +11 more
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Non-catecholamine vasopressors in the treatment of adult patients with septic shock—evidence from meta-analysis and trial sequential analysis of randomized clinical trials

Journal of Intensive Care, 2020
Background Norepinephrine (NE) has currently been the first-choice vasopressor in treating septic shock despite generally insufficient for patients with refractory septic shock.
Lei Zhong, Xiao-Wei Ji, Hai-Li Wang, Guang-Ming Zhao, Qing Zhou, Bo Xie   +5 more
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Prescription practice and clinical utility of chest radiographs in a pediatric intensive care unit: a prospective observational study

BMC Medical Imaging, 2021
Background Chest radiograph (CXR) prescribing pattern and practice vary widely among pediatric intensive care units (PICU). ‘On demand’ approach is increasingly recommended as against daily ‘routine’ CXRs; however, the real-world practice is largely ...
Rajeev Gupta, Karthi Nallasamy, Vijai Williams, Akshay Kumar Saxena, Muralidharan Jayashree   +4 more
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Acute Hemorrhagic Leukoencephalitis: A Case and Systematic Review of the Literature

Frontiers in Neurology, 2020
Objectives: To present a patient with acute hemorrhagic leukoencephalitis (AHLE) and a systematic review of the literature analyzing diagnostic procedures, treatment, and outcomes of AHLE.Methods: PubMed and Cochrane databases were screened.
Pascale Grzonka, Marleen C. Scholz, Gian Marco De Marchis, Gian Marco De Marchis, Kai Tisljar, Stephan Rüegg, Stephan Rüegg, Stephan Marsch, Stephan Marsch, Joachim Fladt, Raoul Sutter, Raoul Sutter, Raoul Sutter   +12 more
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Predicting death and readmission after intensive care discharge [PDF]

, 2008
Background: Despite initial recovery from critical illness, many patients deteriorate after discharge from the intensive care unit (ICU). We examined prospectively collected data in an attempt to identify patients at risk of readmission or death after ...
B.H. Cuthbertson, J.A. Cook, A.J. Campbell, Cuthbertson, BH, Cook, Jonathan Alistair, Adey, Gillian, Campbell, AJ, Cook, JA, Campbell, Alison J., Cuthbertson, Brian, G. Adey, Adey, G   +11 more
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Venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation to treat hypercapnia in a morbidly obese patient

Swiss Medical Weekly, 2018
Morbid obesity plays an increasingly important role in healthcare. Patients who are severely obese often suffer from a range of medical problems. One problem is obesity-related hypoventilation syndrome with its resulting hypercapnia.
Heidi Lederer, Magnus Stalder, Kai Tisljar, Fabio Lanzi, Emmanuelle Landmann, Tamina Mosimann, Franziska Zeeh, Stephan Zürcher, Vincent Mosimann, Rainer Spiegel, Raoul Sutter, Patrick Hunziker   +11 more
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