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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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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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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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Limiting futile therapy as part of end-of-life care in intensive care units

, 2022
The debate about medical futility often involves intensive care units where life-support procedures are routinely applied. Futile therapy is part of end-of-life therapy. In the discussion about medical futility it is important to distinguish the effect
Maksymilian Gajda, Ewa Kucewicz-Czech, Małgorzata Kowalska, Maria Damps, Ludwik Stołtny   +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.
Suresh Arumugam, Ayman El-Menyar, Ammar Al-Hassani, Gustav Strandvik, Mohammad Asim, Ahammed Mekkodithal, Insolvisagan Mudali, Hassan Al-Thani   +7 more
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The impact of mass casualty incidents on intensive care units

, 2020
Objectives: Mass casualty incidents occur worldwide and have the capacity to overwhelm local healthcare facilities. There has been much research into how these events are managed in the prehospital environment and in the emergency department.
Ranse, J, Sellers, D
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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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Making co-enrolment feasible for randomised controlled trials in paediatric intensive care. [PDF]

, 2012
Enrolling children into several trials could increase recruitment and lead to quicker delivery of optimal care in paediatric intensive care units (PICU).
Ball, T, Mok, Q, Twin Lee, Gamble, Carrol, Carrol Gamble, Gamble, C, Gilbert, R, Ruth Gilbert, Macrae, Duncan, Tracy Ball, Katie Harron, Ball, Tracy, Harron, Katie, Harron, K, CATCH team, Lee, Twin, Macrae, D, Quen Mok, Lee, T, Mok, Quen, Gilbert, Ruth, Duncan Macrae   +21 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, Cook, Jonathan Alistair, Adey, Gillian, Campbell, Alison J., Cuthbertson, Brian, G. Adey   +7 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, Xavier Sainsily, Lauralyne Dumont, Philippe Sarret, Éric Marsault, Mannix Auger-Messier, Olivier Lesur   +6 more
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