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Risk factors for ventilator-associated pneumonia due to multi-drug resistant organisms after cardiac surgery in adults

BMC Cardiovascular Disorders, 2022
Background Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is one of the most common intensive care unit (ICU)-acquired infections, which can cause multiple adverse events. Due to bacterial mutation and overuse of antimicrobial drugs, multidrug-resistant organisms
Meizhu Wang, Xi Xu, Shuo Wu, Huiying Sun, Yan Chang, Meng Li, Xiaoxiao Zhang, Xing Lv, Zhaoxu Yang, Xinyu Ti   +9 more
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Design, Simulation, and Techno‐Economic Evaluation of a High‐Capacity Ammonia Cracking Facility for Pipeline‐Grade Hydrogen Production

Energy Science &Engineering, EarlyView.
Simplified process configuration for pipeline‐grade hydrogen production from ammonia, including refrigerated ammonia storage, catalytic cracking, hydrogen purification, multistage compression, and pipeline delivery. ABSTRACT Although ammonia cracking has attracted considerable attention as a hydrogen carrier technology, comprehensive studies ...
Amin Soleimani Mehr, Günter Scheffknecht, Reihaneh Zohourian, Markus Reinmöller, Joerg Maier   +4 more
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Epidemiology and microbiology of ventilator-associated pneumonia in COVID-19 patients: a multicenter retrospective study in 188 patients in an un-inundated French region

Critical Care, 2021
Background The COVID-19 pandemic is responsible for many hospitalizations in intensive care units (ICU), with widespread use of invasive mechanical ventilation (IMV) which exposes patients to the risk of ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP).
Gauthier Blonz, Achille Kouatchet, Nicolas Chudeau, Emmanuel Pontis, Julien Lorber, Anthony Lemeur, Lucie Planche, Jean-Baptiste Lascarrou, Gwenhael Colin   +8 more
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Engineering Bacteria for Medicine: Delivery, Diagnosis, and Therapy

iMetaMed, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT With rapid advances in synthetic biology and genetic engineering, genetically engineered bacteria (GEB) have emerged as a promising platform for biological therapy, addressing key limitations of conventional drug delivery systems and demonstrating significant clinical potential.
Shiyu Xia, Guiling Fu, Xiaoyue Ding, Wen Yang, Ruijie Bai, Yawei Cai, Jing xuan Zhang, Yanxia Wei, Conghui Han, Yi‐Zhou Gao, Ying Li, Zuobin Zhu   +11 more
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Incidence of Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia in Critically Ill Children Undergoing Mechanical Ventilation in Pediatric Intensive Care Unit

Children, 2017
Background: Among hospital-acquired infections (HAIs) in children, ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is the most common after blood stream infection (BSI).
Ali Amanati, Abdollah Karimi, Alireza Fahimzad, Ahmad Reza Shamshiri, Fatemeh Fallah, Alireza Mahdavi, Mahshid Talebian   +6 more
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Composition and functionalities of peanut protein concentrates using ethanol as a defatted solvent and a precipitating agent

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, EarlyView.
Abstract BACKGROUND Defatted solids (DSs) from vegetable oil extraction represent valuable feedstocks for producing protein concentrates with tailored functional properties. In the present study, using peanut protein concentrates obtained from press cakes defatted with ethanol (DSEt) or hexane (DSHx), we aimed to evaluate ethanol as a green solvent for
Paloma Jamily Cristina Magalhães, Luiza Cardoso Stumm, Paola de Cássia Franco Visioli, Keila Kazue Aracava, Rafaela Torrezan Privatti, Maria Carolina Capellini, Silvana Marina Piccoli Pugine, Daniel Gonçalves, Christianne Elisabete da Costa Rodrigues   +8 more
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The Impact of Tracheotomy on the Clinical Course of Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia

Acta Clinica Croatica, 2016
Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is the most common infection among intensive care unit (ICU) patients. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the impact of tracheotomy on VAP clinical course.
Tihana Magdić Turković, Anita Lukić, Iva Pažur, Ognjen Ožegić, Melanija Obraz   +4 more
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Missed Nursing Care in Neonatal Intensive Care Units for Infants Experiencing or at Risk of Experiencing Substance Withdrawal

Research in Nursing &Health, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Caring for infants experiencing or at risk of substance withdrawal often increases nursing workload and may contribute to missed nursing care (MNC). This study examined the relationship between infants' substance withdrawal status and the occurrence of MNC in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs). We conducted a secondary analysis of data from
Sooyoung Kim, Adam C. Carle, Rita Pickler, Jin Jun, Heather L. Tubbs‐Cooley   +4 more
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Date package and storage conditions play a key role in controlling Plodia interpunctella and Oryzaephilus surinamensis and preserving date quality

Journal of Crop Protection, 2018
Piarom is considered as one of the most important semi-dried date fruits in Iran which has been highly affected by stored pests. The current study was aimed to evaluate the effects of the modified atmosphere packaging (MAP) and vacuum packaging (VAP ...
Iran Mohammadpour, Majeed Askari Siahooei, Behjat Tajeddin, Fatemeh Koohpayma, Abdoolnabi Bagheri   +4 more
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Ventilator-associated pneumonia – What price does the public health system pay?

Lung India
Background Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is the commonest healthcare-associated infection (HAI) in intensive care units (ICU), especially in trauma patients. VAP imposes a significant cost burden on the healthcare ecosystem.
Guruprasad Thimmaiah, Navin Pandey, Shankar Prinja, Kajal Jain, Manisha Biswal, Ritesh Agarwal, Vipin Koushal, Saru Sethi   +7 more
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