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Use of Dexamethasone to Prevent Extubation Failure in Pediatric Intensive Care Unit: A Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial
(Georg Thieme Verlag Kg, 2020-11-03)
Extubation failure is a common event in intensive care units. Corticosteroids are effective in preventing failure in adults, but no consensus has been reached on this matter in pediatrics. We assessed the efficacy of ...
Candida spp. isolated from inpatients, the environment, and health practitioners in the Pediatric Unit at the Universitary Hospital of the Jundiai Medical College, State of Sao Paulo, Brazil
(SOC BRASILEIRA MEDICINA TROPICALBRASILIA, 2012)
Introduction: This study aimed to isolate and identify Candida spp. from the environment, health practitioners, and patients with the presumptive diagnosis of candidiasis in the Pediatric Unit at the Universitary Hospital ...
Nursing workload in specialized Semi-intensive Therapy unit: workforce size criteria
(Univ Sao Paolo, 2015-12-01)
Objective: To assess the nursing workload (NW) in Semi-intensive Therapy Unit, specialized in the care of children with Craniofacial anomalies and associated syndromes; to compare the amount of workforce required according ...
The frequency of pharmacological pain relief in university neonatal intensive care units
(2005-09-01)
Objective: To evaluate the use of drugs to relieve the pain of invasive procedures newborn infants cared for at a university hospital NICU. Methods: A prospective cohort study of all newborn infants hospitalized in four ...
Caring for organ donors: the intensive care unit physicians' view
(Mosby, Inc, 2006-05-01)
This study examined the meanings that the intensive care unit (ICU) physicians attribute to their practice when caring for brain-dead organ donors. It is a phenomenological study, a qualitative method that searches for ...
Invasive candidiasis in newborns: Diagnosis, treatment and prophylaxis candidiasis invasoras en recién nacidos: Diagnóstico, tratamiento y prevención
(Sociedad Chilena de Infectologia, 2014)
Invasive fungal infections have become an increasingly common problem in neonatal intensive care units (NICU). Invasive candidiasis (IC) is associated with substantial morbidity and mortality rates, especially in preterm ...
Pharmacokinetic considerations in critically ill patients Consideraciones farmacocinéticas en el paciente crítico
(2012)
Critically ill patients in Intensive Care Units (ICUs) are exposed to multiple procedures and usually require complex treatment regimens. Many of them suffer from comorbidities and different complications such as organ ...
Intensive care unit admission for patients in the INTERACT2 ICH blood pressure treatment trial: characteristics, predictors, and outcomes
(Springer, 2017-06)
Background Wide variation exists in criteria for accessing intensive care unit (ICU) facilities for managing patients with critical illnesses such as acute intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH). We aimed to determine the predictors ...
Incidence, risk factors and prognostic factors of acute renal failure in patients admitted to an intensive care unit
(Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica, 2006-10-01)
The objective of the present study was to assess the incidence, risk factors and outcome of patients who develop acute renal failure (ARF) in intensive care units. In this prospective observational study, 221 patients with ...
Seven-year trend analysis of nosocomial candidemia and antifungal (fluconazole and caspofungin) use in Intensive Care Units at a Brazilian University Hospital
(INFORMA HEALTHCARE, 2008)
Candidemia is associated with high morbidity and mortality resulting in significant increases in the length of patients` hospitalization and in healthcare costs. Critically ill patients are at particular risk for candidemia ...