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[Healthcare associated infections and severity of illness index of patients in intensive care units].

open access: yesRevista gaucha de enfermagem, 2013
This study was aimed at verifying the relationship between the severity illness index and the occurrence of healthcare associated infections. A prospective cohort was conducted in an intensive care unit of a university hospital, between August 2009 and February 2001. The Average Severity Index Score was used to evaluate the severity of illness.
Adriana Cristina, Oliveira   +3 more
openaire   +1 more source

Clinical Practice Guideline for Evaluation and Management of Peripheral Nervous System Manifestations in Sjögren's Disease

open access: yesArthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective Sjögren's disease is an autoimmune disorder that can impact multiple organ systems, including the peripheral nervous system (PNS). PNS manifestations, which can exist concurrently, include mononeuropathies, polyneuropathies, and autonomic nervous system neuropathies.
Anahita Deboo   +88 more
wiley   +1 more source

Illness perceptions and stress: mediators between disease severity and psychological well-being and quality of life among patients with Crohn’s disease

open access: yesPatient Preference and Adherence, 2016
Maochen Zhang,1,* Liwen Hong,1,* Tianyu Zhang,1 Yun Lin,1 Sichang Zheng,1 Xiaolin Zhou,1 Rong Fan,1 Zhengting Wang,1 Chenli Zhang,2 Jie Zhong1 1Department of Gastroenterology, 2Exclusive Medical Center, Ruijin Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao
Zhang M   +9 more
doaj  

Quality of life, pain, depression, fatigue and sleep in patients with remission or mild fibromyalgia: a comparison with remission or low disease activity rheumatoid arthritis and healthy controls

open access: yesBMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
Background Fibromyalgia is a chronic condition marked by widespread pain and various accompanying symptoms. Compared to healthy individuals and other rheumatic disease patients, it leads to more severe symptoms and a lower quality of life.
Yidan Wang   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Hospital management of community-acquired pneumonia in Malta [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) remains a common diagnosis requiring hospital admission and a leading cause of death worldwide. No local guideline is currently available for the management of CAP.
Callus, Roberta   +3 more
core  

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Youth With Childhood‐Onset Lupus: A Randomized Clinical Trial

open access: yesArthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective Our objective was to determine the feasibility and acceptability of the Treatment and Education Approach for Childhood‐Onset Lupus (TEACH), a six‐session cognitive behavioral intervention addressing depressive, fatigue, and pain symptoms, delivered remotely to individual youth with lupus by a trained interventionist.
Natoshia R. Cunningham   +29 more
wiley   +1 more source

[Construction and validation of a severity of illness index of patients hospitalized in clinical areas].

open access: yesGaceta sanitaria, 1997
Severity of illness indexes for hospitalized patients are frequently used for the assessment of hospital performance. The purpose here was to develop and validate a quantitative index for clinical areas which could measure severity of illness during hospitalization period and would be easy to obtain from the information contained in a regular clinical ...
R E, Jiménez Paneque   +2 more
openaire   +1 more source

Association Between Symptomatic Knee Osteoarthritis and Target Glycemic Control in Individuals With Type 2 Diabetes

open access: yesArthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective Knee osteoarthritis (OA) commonly affects individuals with type 2 diabetes (T2DM) and is associated with increased risk of diabetes‐related complications. To better understand potential mechanisms, we examined the association between symptomatic knee OA and glycemic control in individuals with T2DM.
Lauren K. King   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Prognostic Nutritional Index (PNI) and Systemic Immune-Inflammatory Index (SII) as markers of severity among patients having COVID-19 infection

open access: yesJournal of Family Medicine and Primary Care
Background: Prognostic nutritional index (PNI) and systemic immune-inflammatory index (SII) are two novel markers that have emerged as potential candidates as an early indication of the severity of the disease in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19 ...
Rithika Manjunatha Reddy   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

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