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Clinical and laboratory characteristics of critical Bordetella pertussis in hospitalized infants in the Southwest region of Saudi Arabia

Frontiers in Pediatrics
BackgroundCritical pertussis remains a critical health concern in infants and is characterized by severe leukocytosis, respiratory failure, and multisystem involvement.
Ali Alsuheel Asseri, Norah Alshehri, Ibrahim AlHelali, Ibrahim Al-Benhassan, Ahmed Alhijab Alhazmi, Khalid S. AlShehri, Abdullah Baoqbah, Ghada Haider, Syed Esam Mahmood, Ausaf Ahmad, Tarig Hamad   +10 more
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Fatal pulmonary embolism following ankle fracture in a 23-year-old man

Emergency Care Journal, 2014
Patients with lower extremity injuries are at increased risk of venous thromboembolism. We report a case of fatal pulmonary embolism following a simple ankle fracture in a 23-year-old man. The diagnosis was confirmed post-mortem.
Stella Charitidou, Theodoros Aslanidis, Stellios Papalexandris   +2 more
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[The meaning of caring in the intensive care unit].

Revista gaucha de enfermagem, 2005
This qualitative research with a phenomenological approach searchs to understand the meaning of care in the highly technical world of the Intensive Care Unit (ICU), viewed from the nurses’ perspective. It was developed in a University Hospital in Porto Alegre, RS, between 1998-2000, with seven nurses as participants.
Lucena, Amália de Fátima, Oliveira Crossetti, Maria da Graça   +1 more
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Ewing Sarcoma in Infants and Children Under 2 Years of Age: A French Retrospective Study

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Ewing sarcoma, the second most common primary bone cancer in children, requires intensive treatment that may lead to significant long‐term sequelae, particularly in infants. We retrospectively analyzed data from 1621 French patients treated between 1988 and 2015 within the EW88/93/97 or EE99 trials, focusing on 17 infants diagnosed before 24 ...
Elodie Verdier, Nathalie Cozic, Marie‐Dominique Tabone, Gaelle Pierron, Perrine Marec‐Berard, Sarah Winter, Gabriel Revon‐Rivière, Cyril Lervat, Dominique Plantaz, Marie‐Pierre Castex, Gregory Guimard, Estelle Thebaud, Stephanie Proust, Laure Saumet, Natacha Entz‐Werle, Sophie Taque, Cécile Vérité, Marta Jimenez, Nathalie Gaspar   +18 more
wiley   +1 more source

Patient-centred nursing, compassion satisfaction and compassion fatigue in Australian intensive care units [PDF]

, 2018
University of Technology Sydney. Faculty of Health.Aim: To develop a conceptual framework outlining processes involved in patient-centred nursing and compassion satisfaction or compassion fatigue in the context of critical care nursing.
Jakimowicz, Samantha Jane
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Moral distress, emotional impact and coping in intensive care units staff during the outbreak of COVID-19 [PDF]

, 2022
Background: From the beginning, the COVID-19 pandemic increased ICU workloads and created exceptionally difficult ethical dilemmas. ICU staff around the world have been subject to high levels of moral stress, potentially leading to mental health problems.
Delgado-Hito, Pilar, Benito Aracil, Llucia, Ángel Sesmero, José Antonio, Antonio Angel-Sesmero, Jose, Benito-Aracil, Llúcia, Romero-García, Marta, Gálvez-Herrer, Macarena, Velasco-Sanz, Tamara Raquel, Heras-la-Calle, Gabriel, Delgado Hito, Pilar, Velasco Sanz, Tamara Raquel, Romero García, Marta, Ángel-Sesmero, José Antonio, Gálvez Herrer, Macarena, Heras La Calle, Gabriel, Raquel Velasco-Sanz, Tamara, Heras-La Calle, Gabriel   +16 more
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Family refusal rates for organ donation after brain death and after circulatory death: a single-center 6-year experience

Journal of Anesthesia, Analgesia and Critical Care
Background A wide gap exists between the number of patients awaiting organ transplantation and the availability of donor organs. For most vital organs, no artificial substitutes are available, resulting in the death of approximately 3–4% of patients on ...
Federica De Min, Maria Assunta Donato, Elisa Raimondo, Alessandro Ivan De Martino, Alessia Bresil, Alessandra Agnese Grossi, Martina Baiardo Redaelli, Paolo Severgnini, Luca Cabrini   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Hemodynamic support in the early phase of septic shock: a review of challenges and unanswered questions

Annals of Intensive Care, 2018
Background Improving sepsis support is one of the three pillars of a 2017 resolution according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Septic shock is indeed a burden issue in the intensive care units.
Olivier Lesur, Eugénie Delile, Pierre Asfar, Peter Radermacher   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Safety and Effectiveness of a High‐Dose, Tailored Tissue Plasminogen Activator Therapy Protocol: A Joint Pediatric Hematology and Cardiac ICU Quality Improvement Initiative Analysis

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Pediatric thromboembolism is increasingly encountered in critical care. Systemic thrombolysis with tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) facilitates vessel or valve patency, yet pediatric‐specific protocols remain undefined, and safety concerns persist. Objective To evaluate the efficacy and safety of a tailored, prolonged systemic tPA
Eran Shostak, Oded Gilad, Yael Feinstein, Sigal Nakav, Ofer Schiller, Joanne Yacobovich   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

The impact of postoperative fluid balance on early hepatic function and renal replacement therapy requirement after liver transplantation: a single-center retrospective cohort study

European Journal of Medical Research
Objective Liver transplantation (LT) is the definitive treatment for end-stage liver disease, with acute kidney injury (AKI) and renal replacement therapy (RRT) as common severe early complications.
Shenghai Tan, Sinan Liu, Sha Xu, Ying Zhao, Shuhui Wang, Ting Lin   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source