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Severity of illness and the weekend effect [PDF]
William J, Kostis, Abel E, Moreyra
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Development of artificial neural network models for paediatric critical illness in South Africa
ObjectivesFailures in identification, resuscitation and appropriate referral have been identified as significant contributors to avoidable severity of illness and mortality in South African children.
Michael A. Pienaar +4 more
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Severity of Illness Confusion [PDF]
To the Editor:I’d like to thank Drs. Tasker and Randolph (1) for a thoughtful and occasionally provocative commentary on the article published in a recent issue of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, Pollack et al (2).
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Sepsis biomarkers in unselected patients on admission to intensive or high-dependency care [PDF]
Although many sepsis biomarkers have shown promise in selected patient groups, only C-reactive protein and procalcitonin (PCT) have entered clinical practice.
Berger, Mario +10 more
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Severity of illness and the weekend mortality effect: a retrospective cohort study
Background Weekend admission to the hospital has been found to be associated with higher in-hospital mortality rates, but the cause for this phenomenon remains controversial.
Eric Bressman +3 more
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Objectives This study explored the miR-101 clinical significance in hypertensive disorder complicating pregnancy (HDCP). Methods Pregnant women with gestational hypertension (GH)/mild preeclampsia (mPE)/severe preeclampsia (sPE) were included.
Yushan Li, Yuanyuan Wei, Jiong Shao
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The influence of 'significant others' on persistent back pain and work participation: a qualitative exploration of illness perceptions [PDF]
Background Individual illness perceptions have been highlighted as important influences on clinical outcomes for back pain. However, the illness perceptions of 'significant others' (spouse/partner/close family member) are rarely explored, particularly ...
A Cano +45 more
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Worldwide audit of blood transfusion practice in critically ill patients
Background The aim was to describe transfusion practice in critically ill patients at an international level and evaluate the effects of red blood cell (RBC) transfusion on outcomes in these patients.
Jean-Louis Vincent +10 more
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A scale for assessing the severity of diseases and adverse drug reactions: Application to drug benefit and risk [PDF]
Physicians were interviewed to assess their willingness to risk adverse drug reactions among patients. These untoward reactions were ranked according to severity and weighted against the primary illness being treated. A specially designed questionnaire
Eiben, Carl +2 more
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Illness severity is a major determinant of neonatal mortality. In neonatal intensive care, severity-of-illness scales, primarily relied on subjective judgment by experienced physicians, are used to assess the mortality risk prediction and therapeutic ...
Hsiu-Lin Chen +3 more
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