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Gastroparesis in the intensive care unit [PDF]
Gastroparesis is a common problem in the intensive care unit. Impaired gastric motility in critically ill patients is associated with an increased risk of enteral feeding intolerance, gastric bacterial colonization, pulmonary aspiration and progressive malnutrition leading to adverse outcomes.
Magdalena Stojek, Tomasz Jasiński
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Standard clinical care in neonatal and pediatric intensive-care units (NICUs and PICUs, respectively) involves continuous monitoring of vital signs with hard-wired devices that adhere to the skin and, in certain instances, can involve catheter-based ...
Ha Uk Chung+61 more
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Therapeutic Environment and Premature newborns Development [PDF]
Introduction: Prematurity is the leading cause of neonatal mortality, however, the survival of preterm infants is guaranteed. Prolonged exposure to numerous sensory stimuli during early neonatal intensive care units contributes to the increased ...
Calado, Gabriela, Costa, Mónica
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IMPORTANCE Limited information exists about the epidemiology, recognition, management, and outcomes of patients with the acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS).
G. Bellani+15 more
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To assess the capacity of intensive care units (ICUs) in Australia to respond to the expected increase in demand associated with COVID‐19.
E. Litton+12 more
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Mothers’ perceptions of family centred care in neonatal intensive care units [PDF]
Objective To explore mothers’ perceptions of family centred care (FCC) in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) in England. Design The qualitative experiences of 12 mothers from three NICUs in the UK were elicited using individual interviews.
Als+40 more
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Venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation to treat hypercapnia in a morbidly obese patient
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+11 more
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The resilient intensive care unit
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+5 more
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Leptospirosis in Intensive Care Unit
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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Nursing workload in intensive care units and the influence of patient and nurse characteristics.
BACKGROUND Understanding factors that can potentially influence patient care and nursing workload in intensive care units is important. Previous studies have shown contradictory outcomes about the relationships between nursing workload and patient and ...
Kolsoom Nasirizad Moghadam+6 more
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