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Appraising extracorporeal life support - current and future roles in adult intensive care

, 2017
Despite advances in conventional intensive care, patients continue to die of cardiorespiratory failure. Many of them could be bridged to recovery, longer term destination devices or thoracic organ transplantation, with the timely use of extracorporeal ...
Fraser, J, Brodie, D, MacLaren, G, Shekar, K   +3 more
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Uncovering critical transitions and molecule mechanisms in disease progressions using Gaussian graphical optimal transport

Communications Biology
Understanding disease progression is crucial for detecting critical transitions and finding trigger molecules, facilitating early diagnosis interventions. However, the high dimensionality of data and the lack of aligned samples across disease stages have
Wenbo Hua, Ruixia Cui, Heran Yang, Jingyao Zhang, Chang Liu, Jian Sun   +5 more
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Prognostic accuracy of oxygen debt for mortality in patients undergoing venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation therapy: a retrospective cohort study

Frontiers in Medicine
BackgroundCardiogenic shock is associated with high mortality. Prognostic scales, such as Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (SOFA), Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation II (APACHE II), and Survival After Venoarterial ECMO (SAVE), have been ...
Michel Perez-Garzon, Michel Perez-Garzon, Michel Perez-Garzon, Henry Robayo-Amortegui, Henry Robayo-Amortegui, Henry Robayo-Amortegui, Angie Ochoa-Ricardo, Alejandro Quintero-Altare, Claudia Poveda-Henao, Claudia Poveda-Henao   +9 more
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Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for severe acute respiratory distress syndrome in children with leukemia/lymphoma: A retrospective case series

Frontiers in Pediatrics, 2022
ObjectiveThe cancer patients with severe acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) benefit from extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) remains unanswered. We analyzed clinical characteristics and outcomes of pediatric patients with leukemia/lymphoma
Yucai Zhang, Yucai Zhang, Yucai Zhang, Yiping Zhou, Jingyi Shi, Yijun Shan, Ting Sun, Chunxia Wang, Chunxia Wang, Chunxia Wang, Jingbo Shao, Yun Cui, Yun Cui, Yun Cui   +13 more
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Life Expectancy Projections Supporting Life Care Planning

Journal of Life Care Planning, 2013
Patients, following catastrophic injuries or illnesses, frequently question health care providers regarding prognosis including life expectancy. Projecting life expectancy is important in medicolegal cases due to its impact on determining the extent of damages. Developing an individualized Life Care
Richard Paul Bonfiglio, Dakota Kasas
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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
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Awareness of Nursing Students’ Biomedical Ethics and Attitudes toward Withdrawal of Life-Sustaining Treatment [PDF]

Child Health Nursing Research, 2017
Purpose: This study was done to analyze nursing students’ attitudes to life-sustaining treatment by measuring their awareness of biomedical ethics and resulting attitude toward withdrawal of life-sustaining treatment.
Geun Myun Kim, Kyung Suk Sung, Eun Joo Kim   +2 more
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Provider and Parent Perspectives on Prioritizing the “Asking and Monitoring” Pediatric Cancer Psychosocial Standards of Care

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background The Standards for Psychosocial Care for Children with Cancer and Their Families (“Standards”) are evidence‐based guidelines for psychosocial care in pediatric oncology. Care related to the three “Asking and Monitoring” Standards—Assessment of Psychosocial Needs, Assessment of Financial Needs, and Monitoring Neurocognitive Problems ...
Julia B. Tager, Natalie Koskela‐Staples, Emily M. Pariseau, Michele Scialla, Kimberly Buff, Lori Wiener, Victoria Sardi Brown, Anne E. Kazak, Kimberly S. Canter   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

“I can’t make all this work.” End of life care provision in natural disasters: a qualitative study

BMC Palliative Care, 2023
Background Natural disasters are becoming more frequent and severe and profoundly impact the end-of-life care experience, including service provision. There is a paucity of research examining healthcare workers’ experiences in responding to care demands ...
Marguerite Kelly, Imogen Mitchell, Iain Walker, Jane Mears, Brett Scholz   +4 more
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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