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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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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, Valerie J. Page, Catherine McKenzie, Catherine McKenzie   +3 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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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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The resilient intensive care unit

Annals of Intensive Care, 2022
Abstract Background The COVID-19 pandemic tested the capacity of intensive care units (ICU) to respond to a crisis and demonstrated their fragility. Unsurprisingly, higher than usual mortality rates, lengths of stay (LOS), and ICU-acquired complications occurred during the pandemic.
Jorge I. F. Salluh, Pedro Kurtz, Leonardo S. L. Bastos, Amanda Quintairos, Fernando G. Zampieri, Fernando A. Bozza   +5 more
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Leptospirosis in Intensive Care Unit

Indian Journal of Critical Care Medicine, 2021
Tropical infections constitute 20 - 30% of intensive care unit (ICU) admissions in developing countries. Leptospirosis is a spectrum with mild form presenting as an acute febrile illness with jaundice, complicating in few as acute kidney injury (AKI), acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC), and multi ...
Niteen D Karnik, Aditi Patankar
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Depression of lncRNA NEAT1 Antagonizes LPS-Evoked Acute Injury and Inflammatory Response in Alveolar Epithelial Cells via HMGB1-RAGE Signaling

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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Eye care in the intensive care unit [PDF]

Journal of the Intensive Care Society, 2018
Ocular surface disease is common in the intensive care population with 20–42% of patients developing corneal epithelial defects. The ocular surface is normally protected by the ability to produce tears, to blink and to close the eyes with rest or sleep.
Benjamin J Hearne, Elewys G Hearne, Hugh Montgomery, Susan L Lightman   +3 more
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Hemoperfusion in the intensive care unit

Intensive Care Medicine, 2022
Multiple organ failure following a septic event derives from immune dysregulation. Many of the mediators of this process are humoral factors (cytokines), which could theoretically be cleared by direct adsorption through a process called hemoperfusion. Hemoperfusion through devices, which bind specific molecules like endotoxin or theoretically provide ...
ricci Z, Romagnoli S, Reis T, Bellomo R, Ronco C.   +4 more
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Delirium in the intensive care unit

Journal of Emergencies, Trauma, and Shock, 2017
Delirium is characterized by impaired cognition with nonspecific manifestations. In critically ill patients, it may develop secondary to multiple precipitating or predisposing causes. Although it can be a transient and reversible syndrome, its occurrence in Intensive Care Unit (ICU) patients may be associated with long-term cognitive dysfunction.
Mohammad Asim, Suresh Arumugam, Hassan Al-Thani, Insolvisagan Natesa Mudali, Ahammed Mekkodithal, Gustav Strandvik, Ammar Al-Hassani, Ayman El-Menyar   +7 more
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