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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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International study of the prevalence and outcomes of infection in intensive care units.
Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), 2009 CONTEXT Infection is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in intensive care units (ICUs) worldwide. However, relatively little information is available about the global epidemiology of such infections.
J. Vincent +10 more
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Haemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis patients admitted to intensive care units. [PDF]
, 2007 Hutchison and colleagues report a 10-year experience of dialysis patients admitted to intensive care units (ICUs) in the UK excluding Scotland. Their study is the largest published so far and raises issues of interest to both ICU physicians and ...
Arulkumaran, N +2 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 +3 more
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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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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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Synthesis of qualitative research studies regarding the factors surrounding UK critical care trial infrastructure [PDF]
, 2019 © 2019 Author(s). Re-use permitted under CC BY-NC. No commercial re-use. See rights and permissions. Published by BMJConducting clinical trials in critical care is integral to improving patient care.
Arulkumaran, Nishkantha +7 more
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Costos reales de tratamientos intensivos por paciente y día cama [PDF]
, 2013 Alvear, S (Alvear, Sandra); Rodriguez, P (Rodriguez, Patricia).Univ Talca, Fac Ciencias Empresariales, Talca, ChileReal daily costs of patients admitted to public intensive care units Background: Patient care costs in intensive care units are high and ...
Alvear, S. +3 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 +7 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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