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Intestinal constipation in intensive care units [PDF]
, 2009 Constipation is a common complication identified among critically ill patients. Its incidence is highly variable due to lack of definition of such patients. Besides the already known consequences of constipation, in recent years it was observed that this
Azevedo, Rodrigo Palácio De +3 more
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Intensive Care Units (ICUs), and Ordinary Means: Turning Virtue Into Vice [PDF]
, 1990 There is a social process by which what have been virtues in one social context can become vices in another. Alasdair MacIntyre 1
Bole III, Thomas J.
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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.
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Parents' experiences of sharing neonatal information and decisions: Consent, cost and risk [PDF]
, 2005 This paper is about the care of babies with confirmed or potential neurological problems in neonatal intensive care units. Drawing on recent ethnographic research, the paper considers parents' experiences of sharing information and decisions with ...
Alderson, Priscilla +2 more
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Mediators of Inflammation, 2020 Sepsis-evoked acute lung injury (ALI) and its extreme manifestation, acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), constitute a major cause of mortality in intensive care units.
Hongchao Zhou, Xinhui Wang, Bin Zhang
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Littoral Rights Under the Takings Doctrine: The Clash Between the Ius Naturale And Stop The Beach Renourishment [PDF]
, 2011 Background. Organizing and performing patient transfers in the continuum of care is part of the work of nurses and other staff of a multiprofessional healthcare team.
Britt Bäckström, Marie Häggström
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Prevention of ventilator-associated pneumonia in intensive care units: an international online survey [PDF]
, 2013 Background: On average 7% of patients admitted to intensive-care units (ICUs) suffer from a potentially preventable ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP). Our objective was to survey attitudes and practices of ICUs doctors in the field of VAP prevention.
Agodi, Antonella +8 more
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Pervasive patient timeline for intensive care units [PDF]
, 2016 This research work explores a new way of presenting and representing information about patients in critical care, which is the use of a timeline to display information.
Abelha, António +6 more
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The apelinergic system as an alternative to catecholamines in low-output septic shock
Critical Care, 2018 Catecholamines, in concert with fluid resuscitation, have long been recommended in the management of septic shock. However, not all patients respond positively and controversy surrounding the efficacy-to-safety profile of catecholamines has emerged ...
David Coquerel +6 more
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Critical Care, 2020 Background Hypertonic sodium lactate (HSL) may be of interest during inflammation. We aimed to evaluate its effects during experimental sepsis in rats (cecal ligation and puncture (CLP)).
Emmanuel Besnier +10 more
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