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Disease Severity and Activity in Bronchiectasis: A Paradigm Shift in Bronchiectasis Management [PDF]

Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
Bronchiectasis has an increasing prevalence and substantial clinical and economic burden. Therefore, physicians should identify patients with bronchiectasis at high risk of disease progression to ensure optimal management in advance. The heterogeneity of
Yunjoo Im, James D. Chalmers, Hayoung Choi   +2 more
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Prognosis predictive value of the Oxford Acute Severity of Illness Score for sepsis: a retrospective cohort study [PDF]

PeerJ, 2019
Background The Oxford Acute Severity of Illness Score (OASIS) has shown fair prognosis predictive value in critically ill patients, but its predictive value has not been assessed in septic patients.
Qingui Chen, Lishan Zhang, Shanhui Ge, Wanmei He, Mian Zeng   +4 more
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25-Hydroxy Vitamin D Deficiency Is Associated With Cardiovascular Sequential Organ Failure Assessment and Pediatric Risk of Mortality III Scores in Critically Ill Children

Frontiers in Pediatrics, 2020
Aim: Investigate 25-hydroxy vitamin D (25(OH)D) levels and the correlation with cardiovascular sequential organ failure assessment (CV-SOFA) and pediatric risk of mortality III (PRISM-III) scores in critically ill children.Methods: This prospective ...
Hongxing Dang, Hongxing Dang, Hongxing Dang, Jing Li, Jing Li, Jing Li, Chengjun Liu, Chengjun Liu, Chengjun Liu, Feng Xu, Feng Xu, Feng Xu   +11 more
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Severity of illness scores may misclassify critically ill obese patients [PDF]

, 2017
Objective: Severity of illness scores rest on the assumption that patients have normal physiologic values at baseline and that patients with similar severity of illness scores have the same degree of deviation from their usual state.
Alistair E W Johnson, Miguel Angel Armengol de La Hoz, Komorowski, M, Rodrigo Deliberato, Stephanie Ko, Jesse D. Raffa, Leo Anthony Celi, David J Stone, Maria P. Frushicheva, David J. Stone, M. A. Armengol de La Hoz, Rodrigo Octávio Deliberato, Matthieu Komorowski, Alistair E. W. Johnson   +13 more
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Severity of illness index for surgical departments in a Cuban hospital: revalidation study

Medwave, 2017
In the context of the evaluation of hospital services, the incorporation of severity indices allows an essential control variable for performance comparisons in time and space through risk adjustment. The severity index for surgical services was developed in 1999 and validated as a general index for surgical services.
Amadys, Armas-Bencomo, Teddy Osmin, Tamargo-Barbeito, Edelberto, Fuentes-Valdés, Rosa Eugenia, Jiménez-Paneque   +3 more
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Semi-quantitative visual assessment of chest radiography is associated with clinical outcomes in critically ill patients

Respiratory Research, 2019
Background Respiratory pathology is a major driver of mortality in the intensive care unit (ICU), even in the absence of a primary respiratory diagnosis.
Stefanie E. Mason, Paul B. Dieffenbach, Joshua A. Englert, Angela A. Rogers, Anthony F. Massaro, Laura E. Fredenburgh, Angelica Higuera, Mayra Pinilla-Vera, Marta Vilas, Raul San Jose Estepar, George R. Washko, Rebecca M. Baron, Samuel Y. Ash   +12 more
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The relationship between illness severity, sociodemographic factors, general self-concept, and illness-specific attitude in Swedish adolescents with epilepsy

, 2004
Purpose: The aim of this study was to describe the relationship between the epilepsy condition (illness severity), sociodemographic factors, general self-concept, and illness-specific attitude in adolescents with uncomplicated epilepsy.
Söderfeldt, Birgitta A, Räty, L., Larsson, Bodil M.Wilde, Larsson, Gerry,, Wilde-Larsson, B., Räty, Lena K.A, Larsson, Gerry, Söderfält, B. A.   +7 more
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Use of the Obstetric Early Warning Score in emergency triage for pregnant trauma patients: a retrospective cross-sectional study on a tool for early hospitalization decision-making [PDF]

Journal of Trauma and Injury
Purpose Traumatic injuries during pregnancy present significant challenges for emergency providers, necessitating rapid assessment to ensure the safety of both mother and fetus.
Figen Topalak, Selen Acehan, Salim Satar, Muge Gulen, Sarper Sevdimbas, Kadir Nigiz, Mehmet Gorur, Ali İsa Aslan, Ihsan Dengiz   +8 more
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Can joint analysis of postoperative MELD, base excess and blood lactate levels be used as an index of postoperative outcome for patients submitted to liver transplantation? [PDF]

Acta Cirúrgica Brasileira, 2013
PURPOSE: The objective of the present study was to evaluate the postoperative levels of classical or pure MELD and changes in lactate or base excess (BE) levels as possible predictive factors of the type of outcome of patients submitted to orthotopic ...
Nathalia Cardoso, Tiago Silva, Daniel Cagnolati, Thiago Freitas, Enio David Mente, Anibal Basile-Filho, Orlando Castro e Silva   +6 more
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Recognition of severity of illness.

, 2013
Recognition of severity of illness.
Deborah Nyirenda (430490), Robert S. Heyderman (108590), Macpherson Mallewa (108588), Elizabeth Molyneux (133440), David G. Lalloo (101770), Nicola A. Desmond (430489), Queen Dube (430491)   +6 more
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